Moderate 15th anniversary pale ale places West Coast-like India Pale Ale citric pining and rye-honeyed brown breading above roasted caramel malting. Pineapple, grapefruit and melon sweeten grape-nut tenacity and mild chocolate-vanilla respite as earthen mineral graining scours resinous hop oiling.
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(JUST BEER) MOBY D ALE
Underdeveloped pale ale/ IPA hybrid remains thin, nebulously plying pallid dry-hopped grapefruit rind bittering to soured fig and muted mocha nonchalance (while shunning contrasted piney red and orange fruit expectancy). At the thin finish, raw molasses seeps into earthen mineral graining, ashen maple-mahogany astringency and mild tealeaf crisping. Not far removed from a watery, washed-out Extra Special Bitter.
SWEETWATER 420 EXTRA PALE ALE
'Stimulating' Extra Pale Ale celebrates West Coast Kind Bud with its piney cannibis-oiled hop resin and refreshingly bright citric waft. Mild wood-toned grapefruit peel bittering contrasts floral orange, tangerine, peach and mango tang as well as creamy crystal malts to baguette backdrop. Incredibly sessionable.
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE RAY RAY’S PALE ALE
Flavorwise, closer to an herbal-grained Extra Special Bitter. Musky raw oats astringency picks up rye-dried wheatgrass and caraway pleasantries alongside dark floral illusions. Musty orange fruiting fades into the leathery fungi-molded farmhouse setting.
MAINE MO HOPPY PALE ALE
Scintillating pale ale aims for grander India Pale Ale-like fruitfulness. Crisp lemony grapefruit bittering and refreshing pine needling contrast creamy crystal malting. Citric-rotted passion fruit, mango and pineapple undertones pleasantly affix lovely grapefruit peeled finish.
961 LEBANESE PALE ALE
Intricately designed English IPA-styled medium body (in generically labeled bottle) based on interesting Lebanese ingredients. Dry-hopped herbal spices smoothly lather cocoa-malted base. Wild thyme, chamomile, sage, mint and anise waver across ginger-rooted vegetalia. Subtle complexities take hybridized pale ale just a few steps beyond stylistic dimensions.
WILD WOLF ALPHA PALE ALE
Refreshing yellow grapefruit-peeled bittering overwhelms piney citra-hop stead. Mild lemon-seeded rasp and wispy peach juicing provide tertiary undertones. Crisp mineral watered briskness well-attuned to unending citric pleasantries. Never overbearingly bitter like stylistically stronger IPA's, yet hopheads will be delighted and grapefruit lovers pleased.
(PRISM) PAR TEA PALE ALE
Pour slowly ambiguously sessionable tea-leafed moderation or risk carbolic overflow. Easygoing black tea influence given subtle grapefruit-peeled lemon zest, wispy pineapple tartness and snipped botanical herbage. At backend, mineral-grained rye breading picks up honeyed citric zip.
SARANAC BIG MOOSE ALE
Underdeveloped lemony grapefruit-orange rind bittering picks up herbal perfumed hop oiling over tepid caramel-toasted English pale malt profile. Lightly salted pretzel nuance and phenolic floral spicing backend murky piney citic finish. Needs to be fruitier.
BRUTON LILITH
Inpsired by British bitter styling, mineral-grained pale ale brings earthen wood dryness and reedy hop resin to caramel-malted dried fruiting. Grape-jammed fig, plum and grapefruit undertones recede to weedy bottom.
16 MILE OLD COURT ALE
Courteous moderate-bodied 'dark pale ale' brings caramel-burnt dark toffee sweetness to fig-dried citric hops and earthen fungi backend. Nut bread reminder wavers in the distance.
MAINE PEEPER ALE
Immaculate sunshine-glazed pale ale retains clean, refreshing, dry-hopped citric theme. Floral-bound orange peel, grapefruit rind and lemon zest serenity picks up mild peppery hop spicing, piney cologne perfuming and salty carbolic pep. Lightly creamed crystal malts underlie brisk citrus effervescence of well-balanced sessionable easygoer.
