Bright, sharp hop aroma. Broad palate flavor of mild hoppiness. Smooth drinking with no bitterness in aftertaste, just mild hop fruitiness.
4 out of 5 stars.
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Category Archives: Pale Ale
Metazoa Hoppopotamus
Faint resinous hop aroma. Smooth taste on the palate, some mild hop flavors come in, mixed with some light caramel-y malts. Very light flavor overall, and easy to drink large amounts. But the flavor is so mild, it doesn’t really beg lots of drinking…
4 out of 5 stars.
SanTan Devil’s Ale
Bright sweet hop aroma with caramel malt notes. Crisp hop bite with a fish of clean light caramel malt flavor that washes out the bitterness. Very tasty.
5 out of 5 stars.
3 Floyd’s Zombie Dust
Says canned 11/15/22, tasted on 1/14/2023.
Fresh, bright hop aroma. Taste is slightly crisp, and builds a slight edge of hop bitterness slowly. Never a strong bitterness, and mellows and calms as mild caramel malt flavors come in. Finishes very soft and smooth, with a mild nutty flavor at the very end.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Sweet Water Extra Pale Ale 420
Bright, crisp, fruity hop aroma. Taste is crisp, almost more pilsner-like than pale ale. Hint of green, raw tasting hops in the after taste, but not bitter. In the glass I can see a slow motion dance of unfiltered particles as they move about.
Remind me of Rolling Rock somehow (maybe the can color), but brighter and crisper.
4 out of 5 stars.
Odd Side Hoplicated
Strong citrus hop aroma. Taste is very fruity, almost like a bitter orange juice. Strong sweet yeast flavor with full hop flavor, which drops down very quickly, and then leaves a mild lingering juice flavor.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Aroma of slight caramel malt, maybe some hop or yeast sweetness. Taste is even across the palate and had a balanced malt taste that gives way to a smooth hop flavor. Aftertaste has a slight lingering bitterness.
4 out of 5 stars.
3 Floyds Alpha King
Sweet, mild aroma of some hops and caramel malt. Slight edge of hops on first taste, but quickly overtaken but a smooth caramel malt flavor. Goes down fairly smoothly, almost slick-like, with a kick of hop bitterness at the very end.
4 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas 2020 Born Yesterday Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Faint fresh hop aroma. Slight tang on first taste, that mellows really quickly. Pretty smooth finish that leaves a mild hop aftertaste.
4 out of 5 stars.
Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue Galaxy Dry Hop
Bright sweet hop aroma. Crisp bite of hops which transitions to full-mouth raw hop taste, then smooths into sweetness of yeast and clean malt. Super flavorful.
5 out of 5 stars.