Rock Bottom Denver Falcon Pale Ale

another forgetable brew with no character; it has weak hop aroma and flavor, certainly not a pale ale in strict sense. the lame malt profile is apparent without the disguise of heavy hopping.

On tap at Rock Bottom DIA. The body was dark gold with a slight haze. Topped with a white head. The aroma was strong caramel with some grapefruit notes. The taste was strong caramel, especially for a pale, with some peanuts and wood. I believe that this was promoted as an English pale ale at the brewpub which makes sense for what i tasted.

Draft at Denver International Airport. Lightly cloudy medium-dark amber in color. Musty nose of toast/bread and mild orange/pine hops. Wet and silky on the palate, medium bitterness, somewhat pine-centered with notes of old oranges and wet wood. Well-made but I think the recipe is somewhat simple. That said, it is basically without flaws and does a good job quenching thirst when something with a little bit of hop bitterness is needed.

It comes out of the tap a nice, clear, dark, brownish-golden amber. Aroma is seriously hoppy and almost like an evergreen tree. Flavor is decidedly hoppy, not complex, rather like drinking fresh pine needles; there is some bitterness, but not too much. Mouthfeel is jazzy and leaves a lively, hoppy aftertaste.

dirty orange brown body with a marshmallow fluff head. smells like popsicle sticks and candy orange slices. flat cola, caramel, and hop flavor, tea like hop notes that i like, it keeps this balanced very well, and i can dig balance. grain flavor kind of comes out under it all, but not too much. easy enough to drink.