Classic off-dry flagship retains clean pale malt-spiced orange tang , grassy hop astringency and resinous herbal whim. Wispy peach, mango and tangerine illusions add further brisk zesting to perfectly centrist, yet stylishly bold, West Coast pale ale.
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FLYING FISH XPA CITRA PALE ALE
Unassumingly splendid updated version of standard Extra Pale Ale given delicate Citra-hopped IPA fruiting for truly sessionable appeal. Soft-tongued lemony orange-grapefruit tang embeds hushed herbal hop astringency above bready barley-toasted pale malts as tertiary pineapple, peach and tangerine snips waver.
MARLOWE EAGER TO SHARE PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, vibrantly soft-tongued yellow-marbled moderation renders Citra-Mosaic-hopped citrus sunshine for salty herbal-spiced pale malt dryness. Subdued grapefruit-orange tang holds steady.
PIPEWORKS PINEAPPLE GUPPY PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, salted pineapple tang greeted by tart guava-mango conflux and mild lemon-limed bittering above desiccated pale malting.
NAP TIME STAR OCEAN PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, dry citrus-spiced extra pale ale lets sunny Cascade-Citra hop fruiting spread above floral-daubed herbal wood tones and sugared pale malts. Lemony orange-seeded grapefruit rind bittering and relegated peach-mango-nectar tang linger.
BEACH HAUS FREE WORLD PALE ALE
Dry orange-grapefruit spritz remains pallid over grassy astringency. Timid Cascade-Citra-Mosaic hop conflux lacks distinction and wispy white bread spine dissipates.
HARPOON ONE HAZY SUMMER NEW ENGLAND PALE ALE
FOUR CITY “C”ITY PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sharp Cascade/Citra/Columbus/Centennial-hopped citrus zesting sits atop dry pale malt base. Grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering picks up spicy lemon twist. Crisply clean citrus surface will appeal to IPA lovers as well as pale ale thirsts.
PHRESH PHLAVORS PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, crisply clean golden-hazed dry body stays refreshingly juicy as tangy orange, grapefruit and lemon spicing bursts thru above mild oats spine. Hoppy sedation with a slight citric-pined IPA bent.
LIC BEER PROJECT CODED TILES PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, rambunctious hazy yellowed dry-hopped pale ale bolder than moderate stylistic competition. Loudly bittersweet IPA-like citrus influence brings lemony grapefruit and orange tang to piney Simcoe hop resin and dark floral Columbus hop herbage. Juicy fruited Cascade-Citra hops resonate as subsidiary mango, pineapple, papaya and guava tropicalia add colour.