A Little Rain
Small Change Brewing Company in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States πΊπΈ
Brewed at/by: Great North AleworksPale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
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Score
6.77
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Simple and full of character, we brew our dry-hopped pale ale with pale and Munich malt, a touch of wheat, and Columbus, Cascade, and Mosaic hops.
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6.5/10
at GBBF 2025
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2025
at 14:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 25. Clear gold. Frothy foamy translucent white head. Aroma has sour citrus and a hint of sweetness. Underlying corky malts. Citrusy..slightly resinous edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Bland.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2025
at 09:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
7/8/2025. Cask at GBBF 2025. Aroma is malty, fruity, orange, grassy, touch resin. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Light drying finish. Easy drinker.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2025
at 14:22
Tried
from Cask
at
CAMRA Great British Beer Festival (GBBF)
on 06 Aug 2025
at 23:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Canned 5/17/18, drunk 6/12/18.
Clear, brass-golden, soft peachy-apricot hues throughout. White head sits at light cover.
Lemon-nectarine in the nose seems about par for the course as far as Mosaic goes. On one hand, it's not particularly lush, overly aromatic or super bright, but on the other, it's very free of scallion-garlic that is the so often the downfall of this hop. Grain and honey sit behind it, with the grain maybe coming off a bit raw and overly toasted/sourdough-like. Clean and malty with no weird yeast notes and a good dose of light, playful, yellow fruitiness.
Bitter in the mouth, to some degree, with honey, lemon, pepper, nectarine and soft orange flavors. Fairly soft and lightly sweet on the palate. Well balanced and quite good but for some soapy notes and bit of dirty hop character. Light pine resin on the finish, but nothing problematic. Great carbonation. Wow, this is shockingly well-done for this (from my experience) awful brewery (Great North).
Clear, brass-golden, soft peachy-apricot hues throughout. White head sits at light cover.
Lemon-nectarine in the nose seems about par for the course as far as Mosaic goes. On one hand, it's not particularly lush, overly aromatic or super bright, but on the other, it's very free of scallion-garlic that is the so often the downfall of this hop. Grain and honey sit behind it, with the grain maybe coming off a bit raw and overly toasted/sourdough-like. Clean and malty with no weird yeast notes and a good dose of light, playful, yellow fruitiness.
Bitter in the mouth, to some degree, with honey, lemon, pepper, nectarine and soft orange flavors. Fairly soft and lightly sweet on the palate. Well balanced and quite good but for some soapy notes and bit of dirty hop character. Light pine resin on the finish, but nothing problematic. Great carbonation. Wow, this is shockingly well-done for this (from my experience) awful brewery (Great North).
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2018
at 20:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy gold into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Hay and caramel aromas. Soft with hay and sourdough upfront turning to overripe pit fruit and citrus skin in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2018
at 01:51