K.U.A. (Kalamazoo Urban Assault)
Paw Paw Brewing Company in Paw Paw, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating|
Score
6.91
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle purchased at Paw Paw Brewing in November as “K.U.A.” The bottle gushered as I open the cap. Pours with a large chunky head of foam. Hazy amber color suggests this is lightly filtered, if at all. Light citrus and a bit of pine in the nose. I get a suggestion of lychee nuts. The taste is rather light in both hop and malts. A little bit more of the pine starts to come through. The pine and bitterness do become stronger as I work my way down the bottle. Unfiltered yeast does come through in the palate toward the end. But there are no dregs at the bottom of the bottle. Some bitter aftertaste is noted.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly hazy orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, floral, grass, caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, floral, grass, light pine, caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, melon, citrus peel, light pine, caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and lightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice American pale ale. All around good complexity, balance, and robustness of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.