 Pastor (509), Maine, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 26, 2009
Thanks to GrittyMug345 for sending this my way, I really appreciate it.
Bottle poured into a tulip glass produced a finger worth of white head that didn’t last long, and settled to a thin lace. The body of the brew was a hazy yellow.
The first thing I noticed was a wonderful hoppy aroma, nice floral, and piney. The only concern was the flavor. The yeast fruitiness was a little to dominate for me it was hard to pick up the nice malty backbone I look for in a pale. I did enjoy it, the hops were right on in my book. It was light and crisp in my mouth and extremely drinkable
Serving type: bottle
porterhouse (1161), Alna, Maine, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 (16 oz. bottle (batch 3) from Rising Tide) Hop bomb...Pours cloudy pale golden, cloudier and more amber as it gets deeper in the bottle. Very tall foamy off-white head slowly recedes to a big foamy, frothy sloppy cap. Big hoppy, resiny aroma of grapefruit and pine. Mouthfeel fairly smooth, a bit thin, lightly carbonated. Palate becomes a little thicker deeper in the bottle. Big, sticky, sloppy foamy lacing all along inside of shaker. Flavor is all about the hops - sharp grapefruit rind and lighter pine. Medium-heavy bitter. Malt base is barely discernible. Has kind of a rough feel to it. Like a mini Alpha King.
mar (1916), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 18, 2009 bottle thanks to ericandersavy I think. cloudy light brown with a cream head. citrusy hops and smooth esters. nice on the palate, hoppy flavor and a bouquet of esters along with a clean finish.
ericandersnavy (1131), crossroads, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 bottle thanks to sigma23. poured yellow with a white head and some good lace. aroma and flavor were lemon, pine, and florals. light body and really high carbonation. pretty tastey stuff.
blutt59 (2147), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. cloudy yellow pour with thin foam, aromas of citrus wirth a light sour lemon and bright hoppy finish.
angrypirate06 (781), Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Hazy gold pour. Aroma is citrus, orange. Flavor is orange, citrus, pine, hops.
ilovedarkbeer (1367), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Goofy ass name. Notes of white grapefruit juice, pine, and floor clearner. Mouthfeel is foamy and the finish is medium length. Enjoyable.
BMan1113VR (2916), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours with a white head and a hazy golden body. Aroma is hoppy with orange and brown sugar. Taste is hoppy with caramel. Highly carbonated (too highly carbonated).
MartinT (5068), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 My Bottom Line:
A tantalizing grassy and coniferous hop perfume leads to a much quieter flavor profile where citrus fruit and bready yeast attempt to add character. This foamy American-style Pale Ale shows a lot of promise for a new brewery.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A whipped cream-like tower of foam thrones atop the cloudy blond.
-There’s too much yeast in the bottle for the delicate malt flavors to stand out.
-That dry-hop perfume is just beautiful. If only the flavor profile carried through, we’d have a world class beer here.
-The very lean body makes this very drinkable, but then again few malt flavors come through.
-A gracious grassy hop bitterness lasts long.
-Effervescence might be a tad overdone.
Bottle; merci Marc!
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