Floral citric hop nose and soured blueberry setting admit lively lemony orange-grapefruit juiciness to embitter spicy herbal comeuppance. Spruce finish gathers grassy green tea nuance for refreshing lightweight mood.

Bittersweet fruited malt surge acquires floral-hopped bouquet juxtaposing nutty bottom. Raspy blueberry-raspberry sweetness anchors off-dry medium body. On second passing, sharp orange-peeled lemon rind zest punctuates whiskey-soaked wheat husk, leaving spritzy mandarin orange aftertaste.

Boring Irish-styled pale ale with skunky malt aroma, crisp hop flow and unassuming dry-fruited finish. Neither bitter nor sweet, just an average ale lost in the middle of the pack.

Interesting blonde-hazed white-headed dry-grained pilsner-styled India Pale Ale uses old fashion country hops to embitter roasted barleymalt sweetness, setting firm foundation. Despite undefined sour fruiting, muted nuttiness, and soapy finish, compares favorably to Labatt’s ales (or similar mountain-watered Canadian refreshments).

Prickly spice-hopped sharpness fades by bland malt finish as embittered grains calmly cloak orange-peach aftertaste.

Workmanlike ale drapes cake-like malts over busy orange-berry tang, cracked wheat richness, honeyed biscuit affluence, and rye-pumpernickel hint. Tamped down hops temper backend.

Translucent coppery amber ale celebrates 25 years brewing circa 2004, boasting full-on barley roast and caramelized wheat sweetness girding soured lemon-orange-apricot pinch. But paltry hop bitterness nuzzling sullen grain finish lowers potential.

Musty barley essence curtails earthy minerals, chocolate malts, corn sugar remnant, and nutty undercurrent. Subtle butterscotch and dark citrus hidden beneath pliant pilsner-embittered spice-hopped finish.

Richly expressive honeyed wheat surge immerses roasted barleymalt sweetness and butternut-vanilla illusions of cloudy amber-hued winner. Tangy apricot-tangerine-nectarine amiability adds juicy sub-texture.  Brewery defunct: 2009.

Creamy barleymalt-fronted pale ale ultimately lacks body, as unassuming off-dry graining and paltry fruited backing will appeal to amateurs only.

Bottled by Mercury Brewing, this well hopped citric-embittered pale body retains lemon rind, orange peel, and unripe grapefruit-peach tang deepening raw-honeyed medicinal stipulation, long-lasting black currant resolve and coarse coal aftertaste. Metallic oxidation tucked beneath hay-grass appeasement.

Musty grain holding and beckoning barleymalt sweetness convey lager sensibility, but spicy orange peel aroma, compressed citrus midst, and persistent hop bitterness place this firmly in pale ale territory. Not as organic or busy as most first-rate West Coast brews, however. Brewery defunct: 2003.