Tug Pale Ale
Marshall Wharf Brewing Company in Belfast, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.81
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 8/28/15.
Pale golden with some light rust tints and a large white head that slowly fades to cover. High clarity.
Floral and spicy hops signify more than just your typical PNW hop melange, though there certainly is a fair amount of citrus here, as well as some light juicy fruit notes. Good maltiness showing honey, baked bread and just a speck of caramel. Clean, quite aromatic, with no flaw or alcohol.
Stronger bitterness than expected, with light pine, an interesting woody character and a softer finish of juicy fruits and plentiful honey and light caramel. Good carbonation, supple malt body but well-attenuated. Very flavorful for the style and yet also quite light. Almost like a precursor to the session IPA. But for a bit too much grassy, overly bitter notes, it’s quite flawless.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
on tap-pours an off white head that laces and gold color. Aroma is citrus/some pine,some medium malt. Taste is raw resin/dry grapefruit hops with a bite, some light malt with a bit of sweet.