Easy Livin' Summer Ale
Crow Peak Brewing Company in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Summer Out of Production|
Score
6.29
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Admin Note: This is for the red ale version brewed in the Crow Peak's early years. See the golden ale if you are having this in a can or more recently.
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Deep off-golden and very light cream coloured body with a very thin and off-white head, about a centimetre tall. Aroma of very funky grain and floral notes with some light spices and bitter grassy and herbal funk - quite strong in perhaps a bad/bitter way. Light-bodied; Strong grassy and bitter spice notes dominate with a funky, almost herbal and deep yeastie quality that shows a lager more than an ale and a large biscuity malt quantity and a surprising amount of funk and spices in the mix versus those smoother flavours you'd expect. Aftertaste is dry, relatively smooth, but showing some stronger malt and yeast flavours and the spices that don't seem to go away along with a touch of sweetness towards the end. Overall, a funky and interesting beer that really tastes like a lager versus an ale and the biscuity malts plus the spices make for a deeper and more aggressive, pungent flavour profile compared to most in the season. Still nice to sample of course, given that I've been to South Dakota exactly once in my life! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased and sampled at Red Rocks Bar/Restaurant in Wall, South Dakota on 29-June-2020 for US$3,73.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On draft at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aromas of grass. Flavors are bitter pine. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can. Session Amber...I suppose. Pretty unimpressive stuff, but does explore a unique niche. The aroma gets worse and worse the more I sniff it. Generous 2.9.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample at Under Brew Skies. Brewer says it’s an English Pale Ale. Light clear golden color. Earthy lemon aroma. Dusty citrus taste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Pours a Clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak earthy hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.