On tap at Ambulance Brew House, delicate sunny day offering totally defines efficient California-styled pale ale style. Light floral hop spicing affects evenly dispersed navel orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine and pineapple tang, becoming a tad pine-dried by the zesty citric finish. Papery pale malting remains apprehensive, allowing subtle tropical fruiting to shine brightly above.
On tap at Ambulance, mighty pale ale may be mistaken for hop-headed IPA in the wink of an eye. Mouth-drenching pine needling and zesty yellow grapefruit rind bittering are the product of a sticky Mosaic/ Calypso hop pungency that brings bark-dried wood tones to the fore as well. Orange rind, lemon peel, and passion fruit illusions backup massive grapefruit contingent. Sugar-spiced spruce sweetness perfectly contrasts brash piney citrus bitterness and slight turpentine-like ethanol burn.
Nebulous autumnal medium body adds fresh-pressed apple juice to musky raw-honeyed graining and leafy hop stead, but lacks sufficient stylistic intention. Barren apple juicing shadows tannic grape snips and spiced citric nips, fading away quickly with nary a trace.
Sessionable dry-bodied moderation with sunny India Pale Ale fruiting layers zesty lemon, pink grapefruit, tangerine and navel orange briskness above lightly lingered hemp-oiled Galaxy hop astringency and French-breaded rye graining. Floral-pined pineapple, peach, apricot and mango undertones receive slight phenolic backdraft.
Sessionably lightweight ‘hopped-up ale’ stays crisp and clean as initial floral citrus waft, lilting lemon-lime tartness and meager grapefruit zesting fizzle out by mild grassy-hopped midst. Not as hop-induced as advertised, but quite refreshing.
Fine canned pale ale layers lemony passionfruit tartness above zesty citric follow-thru, dry floral herbage, grassy hop freshness and light pale malting. Tangy yellow grapefruit, pineapple, mango, guava and clementine illusions provide nice backdrop.
Explosive carbolic thrust withstanding, stylistically robust Australian pale ale utilizes peachy passionfruit-like Galaxy hops to inform the peppery floral spicing and drape the light caramel malting. Lemon-peeled grapefruit zest freshens the bittersweet passionfruit tartness. Resinous pine and fresh-cut grass waft thru the tropical-fruited frontage as well as the candi-sugared mango, pineapple, papaya, guava, tangerine, nectar and lychee undertones.
Climactic yellow grapefruit bittering lingers as piney citric-oiled Mosaic hops harken West Coast IPA styling. Freshly-squeezed lemon juicing subsumes earthen herbs, sweetening at tropical-leaning citrus finish, leaving tertiary pineapple, mango and papaya undertones.
Bettering most lighter bodied pale ales with its full flavored profile, murkily rust-hazed Texan (in a can) offers crystal-malted cereal grain toasting and moderate piney hop bittering to delicately sugar-spiced grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang as well as zesty lemon twist. Crisp well-watered minerality provides clean base for brisk floral-fruited finish. Recommended to softer ale palates.
Dandy li’l canned pale ale brings German alt yeast to soft-toned fruit spicing and mild grassy hops. Lemony grapefruit, tangerine and Bartlett pear illusions soak up dry piney niche. Cereal grain remnant found at sourdough bottom.
On tap at Taphouse Grille, easygoing flagship pale ale retains dry moderate body. Punctual citric-hopped bittering juxtaposes buttery pale malts. Sharp lemon pith bite enlightens dark floral bouquet, chamomile tea reminder and light vanilla persuasion. Just a tad askew.
“Evoking a classic midsummer salad” with its musky dry-hopped herbage, brusquely salted tomato-cucumber niche and faintly bruscetta-like backdrop, halfway intriguing 2014 limited edition (draft-only) pale ale needs firmer stylistic identity (though finding a referential pale ale seems impossible). Pungent garlic, onion and basil snips drift off post-haste. Less unique than gimmicky and coarse instead of sharp.
