Ithaca Pale Ale

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Ithaca, New York USA

Bottle: Orangish colored pour with little to no head. Toasted, toffee, with a little citrus aroma. Spicy, metallic, carbonated finish.

bottle poured a golden color with a thin foamy white head that fell to a coating. aroma of bitter hops, lighter citrus, and sweetness. light mouth feel with minimal carbonation. flavor has mild hop character with nice citrus touches, light bitters, balanced sweetness, and grass. nice middle of the road pale ale.

In short: Standard basic Pale Ale like so many others.
How: Bottle 12oz, consumed very fresh, purchased directly at the brewery and drank the same day.
The look: Clear dark golden body topped by a medium off-white head
In long: Typical pale ale citrusy nose. Honeyed and caramelized cereals that taste like Cherrios™ dipped in caramel. Hops add your standard fruity citrusy notes. A little cat litter as it warms up. Overall the beer was rather crisp. Not very tasty. Very easy to drink. Standard stuff for the style. Doesn’t re-invent the wheel, and what use would a wheel be to a beer anyway?

Bottle: Pours a nice cloudy deep orange with a dense tan film of head. The aroma is fairly sweet- some toasted vanilla/butterscotch soaked oranges and dusty herbal notes. Light on the palate. The flavor has a touch of diacetyl. There’s a sweet yet soft malt back with ginger cookie and graham cracker character and a vanilla touch. Some mildly bitter herbal hops show up into the finish. Taste like portion of the hops were British? Minus the diacetyl, it’s not bad.

Draft at brewery. Poured golden copper in color with a small white head. Aroma of floral and piney hops. Tastes of caramel malt base, pine, light citrus hops. Finish is a little thin but for an APA I thought it was ok.

Draught at Ithaca Beer Company in NY. Copper colored, with a medium white head. Pine, citrus aroma. Flavor similar, some caramel, crisp finish.

Poured a weak golden color with a small white head. Aroma was grassy and metalic. Flavor was bland, not hoppy, watery and blah.

Bottle. pours dark amber with creamy head. Smell of beautiful citrusy hops. Taste is more on the hoppy side than malty. I enjoy and once again Ithaca Beer Company has produced a winner.