Rock Bottom College Park Purge Pale

This draft brew from Indianapolis, IN poured a very small sized head of finely sized white colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a transparent uncarbonated orange colored body and a poor lacing. The mouth feel was tingly from start to finish. Its mouth feel was crisp with a hoppy aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of mild hops and no caramel as I was expecting.

Draft in Indianapolis, IN. Poured a very small head that mostly diminished, virtually no lacing, transparent, no carbonation observed, and a golden hue. Nose was hoppy, pine and grapefruit. Ditto for the flavor. Tingly mouthfeel and light in body.Quaffable APA, not overly hoppy tasting, and easy to drink.

Out of the sampler at the College Park pub. Light amber color with a little haze to it. Whispy white head with some pine and grapefruit in the nose. The pine and grapefruit notes continue in the flavor with some caramel sweetness and a lasting orange zest bitterness in the finish.

cloudy amber, white bubbles around rim. aroma of hoppy grapefruit. lots of grapefruit evident in the flavor too. this is an ok ale; just a bit llight.

tasted at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/rock-bottom-chicago/4301/> Rock Bottom Chicago First Annual <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Events-Detail.asp?EventID=7155> ROCK FEST

A bit heavier malt bill and this would have made a fine IPA. As it is, it’s a dandy APA. I was told it was a single hop ale, but I’ll be jiggered if I know what it is. It poured a deepish yellow body with a decent head. The aroma had some pale malt in it, but the hops took command. Earthy, citrus zest, herbs, and a wee touch of the cat box. But it worked. The flavor was slightly lopsided, but this hop-head didn’t mind. The hoppy bitterness beat out the sweet toasty pale malt and lasted long into the finish. Good stuff.

<font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eventID=7155>First Annual RockFest, Rock Bottom Chicago, 3/22,2008<font size=-1>