ReaperAle Deathly Pale Ale

Brewed by ReaperAle Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Lake Elsinore, California USA

So I noticed that Sudwerk is now brewing this beer. It was nice to see it there on the shelf, as I kicked myself for not getting it when it was brewed by the previous brewery.

The beer pours out a hazy golden/orange body (looked like apple juice in my glass) with a foamy 2" thick head. Medium carbonation present. Aroma is chock full of citrus/grapefruit hops, with a bready yeast/caramel malt character which allowed the hops to really show up. Juicy was my first thoughts regarding the hops. Flavor of caramel malts really stand-up well to the citrus hop profile of the beer. Definite grapefruit, some pine too show up as it gets a bit warmer. Fantastic bitter finish, long and lingering. Quite refreshing to see a pale ale with this amount of bitterness. It could even cross over into IPA territory.

It looked decent enough with a nice slightly citrus hop aroma/ Initial taste was the same as aroma but it faded in a heartbeat to a dryish finish. "ok" Cool label tho.

Bomber from the Orland park, IL, Binny’s: This pours a slightly hazed golden amber body with a sudsy white head that leaves a thick coating of lace. The aroma has a citrusy juciness to it - tart oranges and tangerines - along with a soft grainy sweetness. Medium-bodied, it’s full of that same juiciness, moderately bitter, with a malty sweetnes that loses its struggle to keep the flavor balanced. The finish is a light peppery dry bitterness that lingers for quite a while. Nice.

Big and hoppy for a pale ale. I liked this one much better than the stout they had on hand at the LA Beer Fest.

Pours a clear amber color, low carbonation and a 1/2 inch white, frothy head. Aroma is citrusy and grassy with some light malt in the background. Flavor is citrus hops at first but then moves quickly into a strong grassy flavor after this a light malt flavor kicks in. The flavors kinda meld at the end to give a semi-plastic flavor on my palate. Overall the beer is an okay one but nothing to write home about.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange copper with a medium white head. Sweet malt aroma with a hop balance. Hop flavor up front, but very acidic. Some yeast character as well.

A so so APA. Aroma was nice. Grapefruit hops with a weird staleness to it. Pour was a nice bubbly orange with one finger off white head. Taste was thin, but nice and hoppy. Grass and citrus hops with a thin malty aftertaste. Nice carbonation. Decent beer.

22oz from Norm’s, Vienna. A quite lively pour, just on the other side of golden and leaning towards orange. Lively carbonation, minimal head and lacing. Very strong grassy aroma, without many other qualities to it. It’s a medium bodied beer, with a prickly feel to it that more or less complements the extremely dry and bitter flavors. Grapefruit rind, with not much balance. Decent.