Sessionable canned moderation lacks fortitude as light honey-spiced lemon twist evaporates above bready wheat spine. Crisp and clean, yet ultimately forgettable.
Tag Archives: pale ale
HILL FARMSTEAD CONDUCT OF LIFE
On tap at Ambulance, well-designed pale ale really brings zesty citric bittering to life. Lemony grapefruit-orange tang and subtler tangerine-pineapple-peach-mango illusions come to the fore. Pungent hardwood-floored Amarillo hops stabilize below grassy citra-hopped florality while aspirin-like solvency gains latent acidic sway.
(THIRD STREET) THREE WAY PALE ALE
LUCID DYNO
FARGO IRON HORSE PALE ALE
REVIVAL BURNSIDER PALE ALE
On tap at Doherty’s, extremely dry pale ale brings briskly hop-embittered citric fruiting to dewy herbal dankness. Zesty grapefruit and orange rind sharpness infiltrates green tea musk at midst, gaining astringent acidity along the way. Serve to hop-headed English IPA lovers.
SPENCER DEVON FALL LINE PALE ALE
Sassy strawberry-jammed version of brewers’ hop-crazy West Coast-styled pale ale maintains crisp clean-watered briskness. Dank pine bittering softly seeps into tropical-fruited midst (provided by unheralded Azacca and Ella hops). Tangy mango, peach, tangerine and navel orange illusions add color.
MAINE A TINY BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING ALE
On tap at Ambulance, highfalutin pale ale retains dry-bodied citrus zing above French-breaded flaked oats spine. Soft-toned El Dorado hop tropicalia picks up mild barnyard astringency to counter candied orange tartness and zesty lemon-limed grapefruit juicing. Tertiary pineapple, yellow grape, mango and tangerine tang reinforces fruity nature of silken smoothie.
THIRD RAIL BODEGA PALE ALE
MAUMEE BAY GLASS CITY PALE ALE
Tolerable moderation needs crisper floral-perfumed citrus hop punch and richer pale wheat malting. Mildly embittered grapefruit-peeled lemon zest and soft pineapple-orange-peach tang fade alongside tea-like oxidation.
EINSTOK ICELANDIC PALE ALE
(FLYING DOG) COUNTER CULTURE ALE
Valiant hybridized pale ale utilizes mildly plied agave nectar and lime peel adjuncts to help differentiate easygoing light body from more ‘hop-forward’ varietal. Instead of usual citric-heightened hop profile, toasted biscuit-like Munich malting leads the way alongside subtle tobacco crisping, polite coffee roast, brown tea sedation and wayward nuttiness. Dry-grained hop toasting reminiscent of ESB styling.