Sequoia Moto Brew Pale Ale

Draft at brewery. Pours a hazy brass with no head. Aroma of floral hops and some malt. Flavor is hops all the way through with some citrus. Very bitter finish.

Bottle. Pours a pale golden body with a thin white head. Light earthy character and some spices. Grainy with caramel malt. eh.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with odeed (thanks!). Poured a deeper and clear golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of earthiness, some grains, and floral. Tastes of caramel, citrus (oranges), and floral.

Bottle courtesy of Irishboy. Pours a slight hazy amber color with a thin white head. Has a nice nose to it with some slightly spicy floral hops. Mouthfeel is light. Tastes like a rough around the edges pale ale with some rough caramel malt blending with some hops that don’t seem to be in the right proportion. Overall a nice brew.

From IrishBoy via trade. Thanks! The pour was clear and light copper with a thin white head that didn’t sustain and failed to produce much more than a spot or two of lacing. The aroma was light, sweet malt with some floral hops. The flavor followed suit with the floral, somewhat earthy hops leading the charge as the malt and pine struggled to gain a foothold. The mouthfeel was forgettable but overall it was a drinkable diversion.

Name: Moto Pale Ale
Date: December 04, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: hazy gold, scant white head, streak of drippy lace
Aroma: light dry crystal malt and earthy hop aroma
Flavor: light cereal malt flavor, kept dry by floral and earthy hops, light bitter finish
Overall: more like a hoppy version of their golden

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *+/4

Name: Moto Brew
Date: July 13, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine white head, drippy streaks of lace
Aroma: light sweet malt aroma with light citrus hops
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor, light citrus and floral hops

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

12 oz bottle; grassy hop nose, hazy bubbly orange-gold with a medium yellowish head; flavor has light hoppiness, and bitternessalong with some caramel and lots of bubbles.

Aroma was mostly malt. Sweet caramel. Poured gold more or less. Flavor was sweet and malty with mild hop bite on the finish. This one was definitley a malt heavy APA. I did not get the hops that the previous rater is talking about. Rather light and boring. Not dry or resiny. Nonetheless, a rather average beer. Nothing distinguishes it as special, but nothing distinguishes it as bad.