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.

Peculiar sourdough palate, dry orange tartness, honeyed yeast sweetness, and funky white wine assertion too unbalanced for cloudy-hued dry Aussie. Invasive carbonation and mucky bread crusting erase any worthwhile hidden charm by tinny fruited finish, leaving errant spritzy lemon souring.

Musty scented ale boasts assertive wheat-chaffed barley roast. Pungent orange peel bitterness, blunt maple malting, and occasional black coffee tinge fortify backend while compact hop bite retains sharp crispness. Brewery defunct: 2005.

Citric-floral entry receives barley-toasted malting and glistening cotton-candied sweetness to contrast moderated bitter hop spritz. Mountain water freshness brightens tertiary berry, spruce and nut illusions from top to bottom of workable medium-bodied pale ale competitor.

Excellent full-bodied rust-hued fruity-scented Lake Erie ale amasses wood-seared dry-hopped assertion as sharp citric peel bitterness, centralized nut grained roast, and peachy tangerine tang combine for discreet India Pale Ale-like taste sensation.

Watery musty-scented soft-hopped pale ale complemented by bittersweet berries at back of the throat. Somewhat elusive dry barleymalt finish picks up subtle mineral graining. Soft enough for casual drinkers.

Perky bubbles rise to top of ester-fruited ‘paler shade of ale’ marketed towards aged-in-the-wool hippies. Candied sour apple resonation fades to spice-hopped floral-dashed coriander-seasoned apricot-orange elegance aloft sweet butterscotch-tingled barleymalt bed.

Well-rounded clear-bottled dry English ale leans towards the lighter Scotch side. Refreshingly even-tempered and easily consumed. Moderate bitter hop persistence and caramelized malt resonance absorb cider-soured finish. On tap, creamy viscous froth persists. Good choice for lagerheads ready to move into ale territory.

Grain-roasted dry-hopped amber bitter connects cracked wheat spine to tangy mandarin orange-nectarine-peach-grapefruit medley and toasted almond nicety before caramelized cotton candy sweetness summons piney-spruce notion, floral grandeur, and grassy bottom.

Subtle cherry ripeness and caramelized apple tartness come to fruition before advertised ‘butterscotch, honey, and lingered banana’ midst reaches biscuit-y wheat finish. Candied lemony grapefruit snippet blankets tongue at lightened aftertaste, adding to its mild complexity.