6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

5.5% abv at Watering Hole. This is an interesting take on a pale lager. Big NW hops on the nose....juicy resin, dankiness, oranage and grapefruit all stand out clearly. Body feels quite heavy and bready but the aromas stand out throughout. Chewy and malty on the palate. Feels very macro (Sapporo-like) in the body with enough hops to keep it interesting. Malty finish with some light dryness. Basically it tastes like the beers that the Japanese macro’s have been wanting to make with their Crafty beer series. It’s like Y Market is showing the macros up at their own game...in lager fashion nonetheless. Solid pale lager. --- Beer merged from original tick of Break Shot IPL on 21 Jan 2016 at 19:08 - Score: 7. Original review text: Good chewy malt body with nice dry hopping...maybe Amarillo hops