RB score 3.38

From Aug 2007

I got this in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John!

Pours from 12oz bottle a hazy medium gold with a small head of foam that during the session, shrunk to some spotting with some lacing.

The smell is hoppy with notes of grapefruit and some grass.

The taste is pretty big on the grass on the first sip with a good malt backbone that balances it out well. After a few more sips, the hops calm down a bit and there's more of the balanced flavour going on until the finish where it ends up slightly bitter with a short aftertaste. When I swish this APA in my mouth, the most dominant flavour is the malt that takes an earthy route. Pretty good APA in my book and I'd drink it again, no problem.

Où, Quand, Comment : Bouteille, dégustée au Mondial de la Bière 2007.
Visuel : Couleur : dorée-ambrée. Apparence : claire.
Arôme : Caramel sucré aux notes rôties, biscuits, houblon floral, légèrement citrique aux notes fruitées (agrumes).
Goût : Entrée de bouche : Moyenne-légère amertume de houblon citrique, fruité 9agrumes, traces d’abricots) aux notes florales et résineuses, présente toute la gorgée. Un support malté de caramel aux notes rôties est également présent avec des notes de biscuits et de pain.
En bouche : Corps : moyen-mince. Effervescence : moyen. Texture : légèrement crémeuse. Finale : moyenne, légèrement amère de houblon floral, aux notes citriques, herbeuses et fruitées.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 11/11/2014. Pours fairly crystal clear deep gold color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange zest, light caramel, toast, biscuit, floral, grass, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with well balances citrus/floral hops and pale/bready malt sweetness; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange zest, floral, grass, light pine, light caramel, light toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange zest, floral, grass, light caramel, light toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and robustness of citrus/floral hops and moderate pale malt sweetness; with a nice crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with no warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice and pleasant pale ale style. Good balance of citrus/grassy hops and moderate pale malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking slightly pale hazy orange color with some light descending streams of golden yellow rippling through the beer along the sides. The head had a nice one finger white foaminess that displayed a nice beauty to show a super nice foamy rockiness over top of the beer glass.
The smell was intricate through some nice piney to slightly spicy features to mark their turf underneath my nose.
The taste had a nice full sweet to bitter pine blended very nicely with a light citrus sweet to bitter hoppiness. There was a super nice citrusy somewhat spicy aftertaste and a dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was sharp but delicately woven into the blend of the intricacies of the body.
Overall, what a surprise to find such a great APA from this little known brewery in Eastern PA. This is well worthy of having again.

At a tasting, thanks zvikar, s,allish head, hazy and a little light orange colour, citrusy herbal aroma, fruity honey candy flavour, medium bitternes, pronouncable sweetness that is a bit of a bother. Drinkable but nothing out of the ordinary.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks zvikar. Hazy deep golden,. Aroma of citric hops, rather stale, and some malt. Flavort has light sweetish maltiness, citric hops, a bit stale and a bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Not fresh enough.