Wabash Gangster Pale Ale

Brewed by Brugge Brasserie
Style: American Pale Ale
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

@Indiana Beerfest-on tap-pours a thin rich off white head and yellow/gold color. Aroma is mild/nice pine/citrus hops (cascade). Taste is tart/sharp/bad Amarillo hops, some/faint light malt.

Single bottle purchase at Pat-apostrophe-s Liquors in Porter, IN: This pours a yellow/gold body with lazy bubbling and a modest fizzy white head. The aroma is dusty grain topped with pine and citrus zest. The light, slightly sold grain remains in the flavor but the hop bitterness is replaced by a combination of grapefruit rind, lemon zest, and crushed orange pips. It finishes on a dry, sharply bitter note.

Draft sample at Keg Fest. Poured clear golden color with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate malt & sour citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body. Medium bitter flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

8/02/2008: Gangster Pale Ale pours a hazy yellow color with an average, off-white head. The aroma has a light citrus (i.e. sweet lemon, hint of orange and peach) and a honey sweetness. The flavor has a decent balance of pale malty sweetness, a hint of mango, and a soft, citrus peel bitterness, but overall it is fairly unremarkable and plain. It has an average body with prickly carbonation. Drinkable, but not terribly unique or rememorable.

12 Fl Oz bottle from tish. Thank you Tish! Rating #4 for this beer...

Bottle (with a low fill line, I might add). A rush of crackery, slightly mildewy grassy funk coming out of the bottle on opening, but after the beer had been poured into a glass, the aroma settled into a more recognizable musty hop presence. Some citrus (orange) and week-old mango. Pours a pale amber-orange, calm with a scant white head. Taste is dry and very bitter, certainly approaching IPA levels, with a dry and slightly gritty finish. The sweaty, sweatsock-influenced pungency is actually appealing to me, perhaps reminding of other things. Smooth medium body finishes very dry with a lightly bitter dose of bread. I do think I’d have this again.

I got this one in a trade. From a 12 oz bottle it poured a cloudy light orange with a very tiny head and no lacing to speak of. The nose is really odd, with aromas of stale grass. Light and watery mouthfeel. Flavor is odd as well with some sweetness, and tinges of citrus and flowers. Watery finish. Not a very beer I am sorry to say.

Refreshing and clean, but not out of the world. Sufficient, even if not amazing. Thanks to Thomas for sending this.

12oz - Aroma of pale malts, straw and dry grass. Pours transparent copper with a small head and good lacing. Flavor matches aroma with a touch of hops and some lingering sweetness. Palate is crisp and clean. Drinkable, but nothing special.