DSSOLVR Bigspin

Bigspin

 

DSSOLVR in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.31
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 3
“Bigspin” is our PALE ALE! What’s that, you say? “Didn’t this used to be an XPA? What exactly did we change? Did we change nothing but the name?” IDK, MAN! NOBODY UNDERSTOOD XPA ANYWAY AND JUST TOLD US TO CALL IT A PALE ALE! SO HERE WE AREEEE!

We’ve been searching near and far for the ULTIMATE CRUSHER, and we’ve continuously gotten close in one way or another, but we finally cracked the code! Light bodied, just bitter enough to balance it all out, hoppy in a nice and fruity way without being overwhelming, and just enough brightness and minerality to keep it crisp and refreshing. Oh yeah, and it’s a clear Pale Ale. No haze in sight here, gang. LONG LIVE PALE ALE!

Mashed with 100% Riverbend Malt, comprised of a blend of their Extra Pale Pilsner and Chesapeake Pilsner, with a touch of Chit Malt for foam stability and cohesion. Hopped throughout the Boil and Whirlpool with lot-specific Motueka from @eggershops, fermented with our House Ale Yeast strain, and spunded for that soft natural carbonation we all know and love. Dry hopped only once, and gently, with Citra Cryo (and we added Strata this time).

Bright, crisp, citrus-meets-tropical fruit, slightly floral, slightly dank, super balanced, incredibly crushable, and VERY clean on the backend. Like a whisper of hops across a citrus grove. It just keeps you wanting more.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample during "Farm Fest 2025" on 07/05/2025. Hazy pale golden color with a medium thin white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Grassy hops, stone fruit and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of mild grassy hops, stone and citrus fruit and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a short fruity hop aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2025 at 16:30


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Single from Appalachian, purchased pre-hurricane. Real pint glass, will wash it, eventually. Slightly hazy, pale gold, lingering lace. Smells sharp, veggy, cooked onion, a little bit of pee. Slightly citrusy, noble-adjacent with big acid. Mint & white onion. Thin, dry, irritating crispy. Finish is off-dry with a slight slickness. At almost $4, this is pretty meh.

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2024 at 22:50


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

Month old pint can A: Very pale straw yellow with little head or retention. S: Muted aroma of generic citrus and crackers. T: Lemon lime hops bring a little bitterness and fruity overtones. Lightly woody at the finish. That's it. M: Prickly, light, clean and dry except for a smooth ending texture. O: Crushable and clean. OK but expensive for a gameday sipper.

Tried from Can on 02 Sep 2024 at 20:00