Pastoral golden-hued pale ale loses creamy luster as head fades. Bittersweet Cascade-hopped apricot-tangerine-grapefruit tang stays above honeyed cereal oats base, fading at clean metallic finish. Fair lawnmower fodder.
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BALLAST POINT YELLOWTAIL PALE ALE
BIG SKY SCAPEGOAT PALE ALE
Strangely reliant on doughy sourness rather than fruity briskness most pale ales offer. Complacent barleymalt toasting casually sweetens orange pith bitterness up-front. Ripe vegetal waft and pumpernickel-rye wisp nicely counter burnt sugar sweetness consuming dry spiced-hop finish mellower palates will enjoy.
BRIDGEPORT BLUE HERON PALE ALE
(CASTELAIN) JADE FRENCH COUNTRY ALE
COOPERSTOWN OLD SLUGGER PALE ALE
Dedicated to baseball, this Hall of Fame ale may only be aesthetically middle of the road, but it’ll please lowest common denominator Bud drinkers in a heartbeat. Lively carbolic pep greets the senses, followed by variable mocha, molasses, and nut hints. Lingering hops enliven dry finish. Those who cannot appreciate well-crafted microbrews will enjoy its wispy satisfaction.
(COOPER’S) DOUBLE DIAMOND ORIGINAL BURTON ALE
Sourly citric bitterness and skunked yeast scent of dark amber pale ale is an acquired taste perfect for macho males frequenting sports pubs. Rustic hop-spiced cereal oats symmetry retains heady mustiness and straight down the middle alacrity reminiscent of Heineken or Grolsch. Bitter graining wipes away any casual sweetness by off-dry finish. Noticeably better on tap, where crystal malt sweetness gains hold.
FLYING BISON BARNSTORMER AMERICAN PALE ALE
GREENE KING ABBOT ALE
Whether bottled or in 14-ounce can (with nitro widget), richly regal hand-pumped English draught crisply resonates from taut grain usurpation to sugary malt finish. Creamy butterscotch-vanilla sweetness thickens doughy yeast sinew. Smoked wood singe and tar-like trail embitter biscuit-y wheat moderation. Popcorn illusion rubs up against tart apple tenure in the herbal recesses.
HUDSON VALLEY RIP’S HOP AWAKENING PALE ALE
LAGUNITAS EQUINOX PALE OAT ALE
MAGIC HAT ‘9’ NOT QUITE PALE ALE
Swanky Sangria fruitiness awakens nose as up-front sweet-tart raspberry essence and cereal-grained cherry-apricot follow-through given easygoing orange rind bittering to dry-hopped wheat spine. Creamy caramel malt sweetness and juicy berry illusions join forces for perfect summer brew or light dessert fodder. On tap, floral peach distinction ups it another notch.