Faint, sharp hop aroma, very citrusy. Clean and bright fruit hop taste. Crisp bite with a mild citrusy hop flavor slowly fading away in the background.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Category Archives: Pale Ale
Cigar City Guayabera
Fresh hop aroma. Crisp hop bite that immediately softens to a full flavor of fresh hops. Mike malt taste in background. Amazing job of such a strong hop punch to not be overpowering, and still have a detectable malt presence.
5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Space Rock Aug-2018
Fresh sweet aroma that’s a nice even mix of hops and malt. Crisp hop bite that’s slightly fruity, but has a bitter edge to it. Full mouth flavor. Slightly bitter hop aftertaste lingers together with a nice bready malt flavor. Malt flavor dissipates, then hop bitterness slowly fades away.
5 out of 5 stars.
Gigantic Sassy Pony Pale Ale
Great floral hop aroma. Slightly crisp hop bite of tropical fruits. Fades slowly and leaves you with mild hop sweetness. Fairly smooth mouthfeel.
4 out of 5 stars.
Ninkasi Yours Truly
Mild fruity hop aroma and sweet malt smell. Clean, crisp bite that tweaks the taste buds slightly, but finishes smoothly to a clean malt taste. Clean and refreshing.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Amsterdam Cruiser All Day Pale Ale
Strong floral hop aroma. Crisp hop bite that catches your attention, then an immediate drying hop crispness on the back end. Lingering hop bitterness with a slightly “green hop” edge to it. Further drinks provide a huge aroma of hops like you’re burying your head in a bag full of ’em. Very clean, dry aftertaste.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Sawdust City Golden Beach Ale
Faint sweet smell of hops. Crisp bite of light hops and very light malt. Finishes with a slightly tangy yeast sweetness them a lingering hop sweetness.
As it warms a bit, clean malt taste starts to be more notable.
4 out of 5 stars.
Farmington Brewing Guava Pale Ale
Strong sweet aroma, very flowery and nice. Taste is immediately sweet, then dries a bit. Lingering fruity sweetness. Refreshing and tasty. But not sure I could drink more than one.
4 out of 5 stars.
Downey Brewing Thunder Down Under Pale Ale
From 2017 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Summer Beer Festival sample.
5 out of 5 stars.
Tri City Intergalactic Jack
Faint sweet aroma. Taste is mild with a bit of malt sweetness and a hint of hops. Can’t detect any of that Galaxy hop flavor I love. A bit disappointing, almost tastes like it’s a bit old. They don’t use date stamps so don’t know. Bought from a good beer store, but you just never know.
3.5 out of 5 stars.