Triumph Chico Ale

Pours a brownish amber. Flavor is earthy sweet. Meaty hops and pine attributes abound. The info cars says that it’s brewed in a Pac-North style and it shows I think. Feel is good. Drinkability is good. A bit of a hophead type of beer. With so many of this style out there, and the more I try, the competition is tough, but this one holds some ground.

Date: 07/26/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Philly

hazy dark gold, fine beige head, drippy streaks of lace, light hop aroma, lots of hop flavor on a slightly sweet caramel malt base, long bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Tap @ Triumph Philly. Poured a clear copper color with a white head. Earthy and sweaty hops made up the aroma. The flavor had a caramel malt start then a fairly large amount of hops in the middle. The caramel came back at the finish along with a mild bitterness.

Draft at the new Philly location. Deep amber in color, hoppy, malty. Everything a solid American Pale should be. I dig it.

fairly citrusy and piney aroma. flavor was mostly the same. coper color with an off-white head. reminiscent of SNPA. decent but nothing noteworthy.

on tap-pours a full creamy off white head and slightly hazy gold color. Aroma is nice citrus/pine-hops, some malt. Taste is nice citrus/pine/resiny-hops, some malt.

On draft at the New Hope brewery. Pours a semi-clear orange gold with a medium white head. Aroma of faint orange peel and grapefruit. Taste is similar to the aroma, hoppy with orange peel and grapefruit hints. Citrusy aftertaste. Average.

Draft at Philly. Clear orange with a large head. Aroma of pine and floral hops and a fair amount of caramel malt. Well balanced and drinkable!