Weirdly interesting amber-hued farmhouse ale with pink pigged label reveals unexpected herbaceous character anchoring grapefruit rind dryness and wood-smoked bacon ambience. Subtle juniper, currant, ginger, and floral notes weave through mint-y interlude. But nondescript finish flounders alongside dissipated carbonation.
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(CLAY PIPE) BACKFIN PALE ALE
DESCHUTES HOP TRIP PALE ALE
EEL RIVER EXTRA PALE ALE
Droll puffy white-headed pale body must be poured slowly since high carbonation overwhelms. Inconsequential phenolic warble squanders lemony hop spritz lost amongst dim banana-pineapple conflux bedecking slick wheat backbone.
GEARY’S PALE ALE
Frothy amber-hazed ale with conspicuous sugary malts, sharp hops, and acrid alcohol pungency goes down easy. Watery texture has crisp frisk of Canadian ales, but squandered grains meander and weak caramel finish lacks creaminess. ’09 re-tasting: dark spice-hopped mildness, dry orange tartness and slight grapefruit bittering overcome cider-soured acidity.
HALE’S PALE ALE
(KERKOM) BINK BLOESEM
(LE CHAUDRON) COEUR D’OR
Amber-yellow Belgian-styled pale ale bursts forth with carbolic champagne fizz overwhelming mild grapefruit-teased lemon rind sourness. Yeast specks dot deep-grained medium body, enhancing black currant, black tea, and black licorice astringency. Extra dry finish picks up lemon-parched orange-elderberry acridity, suffocating its placid grain base. Casual drinkers will dismiss acute bitterness.