Golden blonde ale with natural strawberry flavor matching pungent berry aroma. But fruited aftertaste is not as sweet as the first swallow would indicate, growing stale over the course of a bottle. As is the case with all Pete’s ales, it’s way better on tap (where a maple-like residue tickles the senses).
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PILSENER OF EL SALVADOR
Plain, simple pilsener with moderate barley sweetness, understated grain-hopped bitterness, and tart peach-grapefruit mist hidden below overwhelming carbonation. Zesty citrus pep deadened by swill water flow that puts it too close to cheap American macrobrews such as Schmidt’s and Black Label. Hopefully, you’ll think it’s a tad closer to Red Stripe upon further inspection.
POCONO CARAMEL PORTER
Splendid ebony-hued maroon-sidled porter integrates burnt caramel creaminess and black chocolate thickness with cedar-sweetened raw maple usurpation. Sour coffee midst backs up against moldy orange souring to raspberry puree finish.
PORTLAND WOODSTOCK I.P.A.
Dewy grains, billowed oats, and citric hops caress woody cherry-pine undercurrent of well-defined India Pale Ale. Lean finish relies on smoked barley dryness and fruity nuttiness.
PRIPPS 1828 LAGER
Attractive Scotch-like copper-toned Swede finds faded wheat wine aroma caressing roasted barleymalt dryness and dainty caramel creaminess. Bottom yeast sediment provides sweet warmth echoing candied clove reassurance countering dry hop finish.
PYRAMID TILTED KILT ALE
Mocha malt drone, heavy barley influence, and butterscotch glaze provide subtle up-front nuance for moderate-bodied Scotch ale. Soft hop-spiced bottom complements subsequent cocoa-caramel sweetness well. Just needs more resilience.
RAMAPO VALLEY PASSOVER HONEY LAGER
Cloying gluten-free 5% alcohol drear plunges to overly sugared ginger ale template. Fizzy-hopped honeyed molasses opening picks up lemony tartness, but dank cider-y aftertaste is either off-putting or an acquired taste.
REAPER REDEMPTION RED ALE
Soured orange-apricot tartness given thin dry-hopped oak-soaked cherry mustiness before grassy-to-toasted barley finish recedes rapidly. Residual pine needle, floral and earthen tones underscore barrenly spiced berry-apple-pear remnant as harsh oxidation invades hazy copper amber medium body.
(ATLANTA) RED BRICK PEACHTREE PALE ALE
Zesty orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering invades nose then sour lemon-bruised tongue. Bark-wooded pine nuts further embitter hop-headed delight.
RED HOOK TREBLEHOOK BARLEYWINE
Not-so ‘vigorously-hopped’ limited edition ’07 barleywine hides 9.8% alcohol thrust behind pleasing sweet Scotch frontage, IPA-like hop-embittered quince-apricot-cherry center, and syrupy malt usurpation. Candy apple glaze secures imminent floral-citric tang. Though thin-bodied, very approachable for lighter thirsts.
REISSDORF KOLSCH ALE
Murky fruit-wafted sourdough pungency overrides delicate sweet-spiced fizziness and floral-herbed restiveness softening easygoing pale-bodied moderation. Lemony apricot and banana trifle receives phenol hop restitution. Not far removed from a summer ale with its perky citrus spritz and passive wheat backdrop. Fine all-purpose brew for light-bodied thirsts.
RIDGEWAY INDIA PALE ALE
Bereft gold-cleared medium-bodied faux-IPA applies piney-hopped lemon rind bittering to wayward wheat wafer sweetness. Nasty phenolic finish disturbs clean water flow while fruity expectancy never materializes. Caught between a boring American IPA and its original peat-licked English version.