Simple biscuit-y treat. Obvious barley-toasted caramel malting counters dry hop-spiced astringency. Cardboard-y cocoa-powdered marzipan reminder has polite acidic bitterness and soft nuttiness of copper ale. Brewery defunct: 2010.

Notwithstanding explosive carbonation and uncertain Southwestern motif-moniker, cloudy pearly-headed light-bodied pale ale retains sunshiny citric-hopped nature. Prolonged fizz hides cotton-candied banana bubblegum sweetness and appeasing orange-apricot mildness.

Highly influential pale ale changed the course of American beer industry with its robust fruited hop nature. Aromatic citric ebullition, serene caramel malt timbre and piney floral hop perk distinguish iconic medium-bodied pale ale. Label claims ‘kraeusening process which produces carbonation naturally in the bottle’ offers unique character. Touche’. Ripe apricot, apple and tangerine tang sits pretty above creamy caramel malt sweetness countering lingered orange peel bittering. On tap, thick maple assertion makes it perfect.

Lively lemony hop spritz awakens mild earthen grain bitterness as orange peel tang provides boost to expressive tart citrus flow.

Complex coppery annual ale counters lively fruited hop frontage with herbal white-peppered ginger-clove-eucalyptus respite and leathery grape tannin dryness. Swirled peach-orange-grapefruit-berry medley stimulates piney menthol freshness.

Frisky amber-hued organic fruit and grain-styled ale so typical of Northwest brewers. Initial hop bitterness, beckoning toasted barley sweetness, and distant burnt wood sensation give way to lively spiced malt finish.

Fair golden-hazed medium-bodied Canadian fare. Fire-roasted barley surge depletes marginal dry-hopped spicing and latent grapefruit-pineapple fruiting reminiscent of less efficient India Pale Ale. In need of crisper bitterness.

Copper-toned foamy-headed Belgian knockoff with splendid wheat-backed wine-like white ale essence and loud minty herbaceous clove spicing firmly backed by sour yeast sinew. Very relaxing, but a tad predictable and less complex than the real deal. Softhearted American pilsner fans will enjoy, but others may be put-off by inconsequential fruited lightness.

Gunk-y sour malt aroma and delicate hop-enriched fizz settle to crisp, yet short-lived, saltwater finish with slightest tinge of yellow-fruited sweetness and low grade tinniness. Plain, simple, inefficient; but no worse than Bud.

Sweet-spiced penny-coppered medium body secures candied sugar caress and sinewy caramel malt splendor to butterscotch finish. Soft floral tea-like serenade stays somber.

Brewery Hill makes consistent easy-to-drink brews. And this sweet-scented, deep amber-toned “kettle-hopped” pale ale’s no exception. Wispy caramel-chocolate sash leads to lusty barleywine palate. Fizzy orange blossom midst picks up speckled nutmeg-cinnamon spicing. Durable sour yeast sinew emerges, lining the tongue with latent honeyed butterscotch illusions.

Subdued coppery American-style pale ale not only compares favorably to superb Sierra Nevada rival, but also brings brusque spiced-hop tingle and malt-y red-fruited India Pale Ale traits to pronounced sugared grapefruit tang. Slim mocha-nut residue and scanty caramel malt backbone counter recessive orange rind bittering.