Olde Towne Block Party: Year 3

Grapefruit and orange rind. Good malt backbone. Hits the right spot on a day this hot. Nice west coast hops, and good bitterness. Clear golden pour with ok head. Can.

Can from Best Damn Beer Shoppe. Pours clear gold with a decent white head. Aroma has an earthy floral aspect. Must be the Loral. Have to hunt for citrus - which seems orange. Some pale malt. Med plus body. Flavor has orange citrus, some earthy/herbal and maybe some floral. Pale malt support. Juicy, but dry. Very hoppy. Very bitter. Quite tasty. Old School updated. Very updated.

Quite clear copper, orange and peach coloured body with a slight haze, some bubbles rising from the sides with a thin, very fast-dying tan head. Aroma of citrus, lactose, a dose of flowers and a smooth malt balance, all with some soft bitterness from the pungent hops. Medium-bodied; Rich grassy and very citrusey flavour at first with some light alpha acids and bitterness, but only a soft and light maltiness which doesn't support the deeper hops, which fade to an earthier and slightly sweeter finish that highlights the Amarillo and leaves some robust flowers and dryness on the very end. Aftertaste is dry, slightly hoppy, with a dash of alpha acids and a light citrusey profile that shows more of the earthiness and dry notes than a pure hop bomb - which works out okay, but far from a West Coast IPA! Overall, a soft beer with a decent balance, but needs more malt, and a lot more complexity throughout. Nice to try on the East Coast, but there are much better beers in the style to grab, especially if you are local to San Diego! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Krisp Market (BestDamnBeerShop) in San Diego, California on 31-January-2020 for US$5,49 sampled at my house here in Washington on the other end of the country on 30-March-2020.