Similar to brewers’ popular Zombie Dust, dry-hopped moderation offers honey-spiced pale malting to floral citrus nature. Orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach and mango illusions brighten brisk finish. Mild butterscotch sweetness stays below.

On tap at Jimmy’s Grill, Half Acre’s well-rounded flagship offering brings forth a sharper citric acidity than most simpler pale ales. On first sip, champagne yeast and bark-dried oak drape lemon-peeled grapefruit rind, pineapple, mandarin orange, tangerine and mango illusions. Afterwards, floral fruiting picks up creamy caramel malting.

Sharper, woodier and bolder than most Imperial pale ales, concise copper-hazed medium body allows resinous pine hop bittering to impact floral-bound orange rind, grapefruit, tangerine and peach tones. Ashen phenolic astringency increases bitter end. 

On tap at Nevin’s, pleasurably predictable light-medium body brings mild piney hop bittering to floral citrus spree. Lemony yellow grapefruit, zesty blood orange and dainty white peach illusions seem a bit reluctant riding atop fresh-breaded biscuit malts . Still, effective mainstream fodder.

On tap at The Lantern in Naperville, well-rounded pale ale pushes the envelope slightly without becoming too harshly alcoholic. Profoundly embittered IPA-like fruiting protrudes above crisp bite of stylish summer session ale. Pungent piney hop resin flourishes beside juicy pineapple, grapefruit, orange and peach tang, leaving an imprint on its mild wheat-sugared biscuit malt bottom.

1st beer ever made by Detroit microbrewery retains subtle floral citrus appeal and sticky pine resin bittering. Lemon zest, yellow grapefruit peel and orange pith tartness increase mild dry hop bittering.

Confusingly confounding wordage regales modern art label of nickel-hued medium body. Pungent hop bittering gains resinous pine-needled mildness to satiate floral-bound dried fruiting. Honeyed fig and apricot undertones slither by teasing yellow grapefruit nip, settling softly at biscuity malt base.

Affable rust-hazed American pale ale with supposedly “significant amount” of caramel-toasted pale malts and dry Cascade hops could be mistaken for mild IPA thanks to brisk floral-perfumed citric nature and oily pine bittering. Bright grapefruit-peeled orange rind, lemon zest, pineapple and peach tang reaches ultra-dry finish.

Summery canned pale ale with sunny citric crisping and minor piney resin adding brisk India Pale Ale-like fruiting. Orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering brightened by clementine, melon, grape and sugared spices as well as wafting floral nip. Caramel-malted white bread spine lightens overall tone.

Sessionable and well-rounded moderation thrusts illustrious honey fruited bouquet into mild grassy hop resin. Sweet peach, nectar, mango and mandarin orange vibrancy fades slowly as bitter lemon-seeded yellow grapefruit and pineapple briskness increases. Some musty cellar dankness disrupts its delicate crystalline flow.

Novel fruited summer ale brings juicy blood orange tang to citric Cascade hop spritz. Sweetly tangy and sourly tart tangerine-candied midst picks up burdening plastique astringency. Subsidiary mandarin orange, tangerine and clementine illusions reinforce blood orange theme fairly well.

Canned gluten-free misadventure. Millet-grained buckwheat parch picks up cloying candy syrup nature. Acrid hop astringency ruins murky cherry-berry off-tones.