Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Draft)

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Chico, California USA

very nice translucent copper color, very little head, good lacing, medium hop aroma, very, very bitter taste, mouthfeel is a little watery, light, sweet finsh

Overall, this is the most commonly found beer that I’ll drink. Very mainstream. Aroma is very much an earthy hops. weak finish, but nice and hoppy for a beer that’s found as commonly as this.

This beer is quite commonly found bottled in England, but rare to find on draught, so I was pleased to find it served on tap today. Not much in the way of aroma, but my pint of SNPA was an attractive, reddish beer with a nice head and was less aggressively hopped than I had expected. Overall, an excellent beer which was sunk very quickly indeed for a beer of this strength.

Pours from tap a light amber with a slightly off-white head. There is a hoppy grass aroma. The taste start rather hoppy for a pale ale but fades quickly into a mild bitterness. There is lots of carbonation to this one that lends an acidic bite on the tongue that is quite pleasant. Nice ale here.

draft @ papago... golden copper color with a thin white head which leaves minimal lacing. citrus hop aroma along with some grass, grain and yeast? (or floral, maybe). flavor starts with a hop kick then drops off to smooth malt. it leads to a dry floral finish. medium body and mouth feel. a bit more subdued than it’s brother in the bottle....

served cold from tap. pours a slightly orange, amber-ish color with a pretty good sized white head. good lacing. it was nice and hoppy in flavor, very crisp and easy to drink. in a pinch, i’ll order this at a bar and enjoy it.

Draught @ The Rum Barrel, Key West, FL: Practically a drive-by draughting for me as I was running late to get back to the cruise ship I had come in on but wanted to try something. Poured deep rusty orange, decent foamy white head. Very hoppy and citrusy aroma, some floral notes, quite nice. The flavour hits you all hops off the top, which I loved, and makes way for a smooth sweetness and rich malty balance. I’d had high hopes for this one and it didn’t disappoint! And, I made it back to the ship with.. minutes to spare.

Interesting. Not much to look at or smell, but it had an okay flavor. A little hops and malts, but it was mostly florals, mostly lilac. Not exactly my taste.