Silverton Pale Ale

Hazy and rusty orange with a big, rocky, lasting head. Very smooth and creamy with a light carbonation on the tongue. Seemed a little watery at times, but it wasn’t bad; very drinkable. Juicy hops, and a surprisingly large amount of them. They carried with them notes of sweet grass, aromatic flowers, and a little citrus (mostly orange). Finish was moderately bitter, but it seemed to be much more bitter in the aftertaste. At any rate, it gave the beer a little edge. Malts occasionally shot off mild notes of chocolate and bread dough. Not a bad beer at all. Actually, it was pretty good. You have no idea how excited I was to find a brewery in one of my favorite little mountain towns ... and the fact that they weren’t catering specifically to the light-lager-swilling tourists that drift through town (yeah, yeah, I was a tourist, too) made me even happier.