Mild dry-bodied amber-yellowed moderation embellishes barley biscuit sweetness and rye-honeyed crystal malting with doughy notions. Prickly grapefruit-tinged lemon zest tingles floral-spiced grassy hop astringency and herbaceous vegetal tinge. A smoothly straightforward session beer whose name is a misnomer since there’s nothing ‘strange’ about this pleasantly ephemeral offering.
Calm moderate-bodied English-styled pale ale brings dainty citrus spicing to mild vanilla honeyed creaminess. Soft peppery hops prickle zesty lemon fizz, honeysuckle orange blossom snip and abrupt herbal tea nip to doughy almond-pasted backend. Fine summertime session beer perfect with mixed nuts and varied cheeses.
Understated English Pale Ale retains delicate caramel malting, mild mandarin orange tartness and gentle hop-spiced fizz. Minty herbal tinge detected.
Casual sessionable moderate body punctuates dry-wooded Chinook hops with prickly grapefruit-peeled bittering to biscuit-y wheat backdrop. Lemon rind, green grape and apple illusions fade in and out of salty bottom.
Subdued session ale in a can retains dry soft-toned nature. Delicate hop-spiced fruiting stays just beneath helles lager-like honeyed biscuit surface. Effervescent apricot, pink grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang sweetens almond-toasted caramel malting. Metallic twang brings minor astringency to pleasant light body.
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Straightforward moderate-bodied English pale ale brings biscuit-y cereal malts, sourdough yeast and toasted almond to orange marmalade midst. Orange-oiled citric undertones contrast helles bock-like bread crusting. Crisply easygoing session beer.
Aggressive pale ale stays smooth, clean and sessionable while maintaining bold citric bittering reminiscent of an India Pale Ale. Zesty grapefruit-peeled lemon rind bite stays above resinous earthen-grained dampness and mild piney prickle. Toasted caramel malting sweetens the moldy breaded backend.
Appeasing citron-hopped briskness will attract lighter thirsts as well as more refined tastes. Mandarin orange, lemon, lime and peach fruiting integrates floral honeysuckle perfuming. Faintest vodka-tinged boozing grapples tertiary clementine, pineapple, apricot and grapefruit illusions to mild biscuit spine.
On tap at Ebenezer’s Bar in Sturbridge’s historic Publick House, gelatinous soft-toned ‘extra pale ale’ brings local wildflower honey creaming to sugary wheat setting. Subtle citric easement leads to floral-dried grassy hop meadow. Lemon custard, vanilla and butterscotch illusions waver.
Crisp, clean pale ale ‘goes down easy’ as sunny citric esters waft alongside mild lemon-seeded juniper bittering and resinous pine usurpation. Soft baked breaded spine stays frail, allowing unwanted phenol astringency to blemish moderate-bodied simplicity. Bitterer than all lighter bodied blondes.
Well-balanced grain-roasted almond toasting skirts musty fruited tartness to salty oceanic bottom. Light-spiced grapefruit, peach and green apple souring runs roughshod over astringent hop bittering.
Chameleonic ‘extra’ pale ale not far removed from a summery saison on the fruity end and a German helles bock on the toasted cereal grain side. Boasting ‘English refinement with American swagger,’ its honey wheat sugaring contrasts soured apricot-apple-peach-orange tartness and bittersweet pink grapefruit scamper. Ancillary pineapple, mango, guava and kiwi tropicalia receives herbal respite above veiled sourdough breading.
