Advertised Cascade hop spicing embitters burnt cedar, hickory, and pecan for opening salvo of sticky chocolate malt-soaked medium body. Subsequent dirty grain earthiness and orange peel sourness counter candied berry sweetness. Brewery defunct: 2007.
Tag Archives: pale ale
BOULEVARD PALE ALE
CALDERA PALE ALE
(COLD SPRING) RED ASS BUCKIN’ A PALE ALE
DOGFISH HEAD SHELTER PALE ALE
(ERIE) MAD ANTHONY’S ALE
GREAT DIVIDE DENVER PALE ALE
HIDDEN RIVER PALE ALE
KONA FIRE ROCK PALE ALE
Deep orange-hued fluffy-headed Hawaiian pours like light whiskey as sharp mineral-grained grapefruit-orange bitterness lingers through resilient floral hop pep. Most likely fire brewed or wood chip scorched, since galvanizing smokiness informs burnt finish. Very strong and efficient; not for amateurs.
LONG TRAIL POLLENATOR ALE
MILL CITY BOARDING HOUSE ALE
Solid-bodied auburn-clouded pale ale with perplexing sour yeast, mildewed malt, and musty barley combination you’ll either love or hate. Juxtaposed with prune overtones, this original-minded brew will certainly garner varied opinions depending on one’s tolerance for oxidization. Brewery defunct: 2006.