Bert Grants Fresh Hop Ale

Formerly brewed at Yakima Brewing And Malting Co./Bert Grants Real Ales
Style: American Pale Ale
Yakima, Washington USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Great name and a beer that simply does not live up to it's name. Mildly hopped... little malt character, but it's not bad.

Fresh Hop Ale--1998 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (3.25 / 5.0) Pale Ale. Cascade Hops featured. Bright rich amber copper color. Hops dominate malt and single variety is not the best way, however Cascade is good and eventually adjust and begin to savor the aroma and flavor. Sampled 10/11/1998. Fresh Hop Ale--1999 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (3.75 / 5.0) Amber Ale. Clear rich copper red color. Sweet floral hop front. Richly flavored medium malt body with toasted doughy ESB notes. Hints of nut and light caramel grit. Flavor tapers off to slightly bland end. Sampled 10/14/1999. Fresh Hop Ale--2000 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (3.75 / 5.0) Amber Ale. Cascade Hops. Clear pretty bright amber red color. Rich floral hop aroma. Thin crisp hop infused toasted mild fruit body. Cherry notes. Ends clean with mild toasty hop spiciness. Unbalanced but tasty. Sampled 11/9/2000. Fresh Hop Ale--2001 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (4.5 / 5.0) Amber Ale. Clear rich dark amber color. Medium creamy laced head. Huge rich floral fresh Cascade hop front with malty notes. Roasted rich doughy toasted amber caramel fruit flavor. Crisp malty chalky citrus hop end. Sampled 11/27/2001. Fresh Hop Ale--2002 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Amber Ale. Clear pretty rich amber red color. Very floral toasted Cascade hop front. Rich sweet smooth toasted hop malty earthy biscuit caramel body. Tangy crisp balanced rich malt citrus hop end. Grant’s Best. Sampled 10/25/2002. Bert Grant’s Fresh Hop Ale--2003 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) Amber Ale. Clear rich dark amber red color. Light mild lace head. Toasted mild Fresh Cascade hop front. Malty toasted thick earthy sweet caramel mild biscuit body. Earthy tangy citrus cascade spice end. Unbalanced Hoppy. Sampled 10/6/2003. Fresh Hop Ale--2004 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. 32 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) Harvest Ale. Rich foamy lacy head. Clear bright rich amber color. Malty floral Cascade hop front. Smooth mild creamy sweet rich caramel biscuit light toasted fruit body. Balanced citrus hop spice end. Hoppy Amber Ale. Sampled 10/3/2004.

Orange amberish pour. Hoppy citrus and floral nose. Smooth, slightly bitter hop finish. Rated 2/12/05

Had this beer on 10/27/1998. Color is a burnt orange with good carbonation and head. Aroma is full of a nice fresh hop scent. Taste sweet and hoppy. It starts with a light body that goes down smooth and creamy. The finish is clean and well balanced with a very light bitterness, a great fresh hop flavor and light sweet malt back tones. I can’t think of a beer that fits the Fall better than this. The color is that of the changing leafs, it’s cool and refreshing like a cool Fall day, and the taste and the aroma are like the air on a fresh fall morning.

Date: 10/24/1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

dark amber, whispy head, malt aroma with fresh hops,lots of hop flavor, low lasting bitterness
-------- /> Date: 10/09/1998

richer malt, more bitterness, slight sourness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Pours a nice orangish color. Aroma is big citrus hops. Flavor of a classic pale, big hop flavor.

REFRESHING AND ORANGE IN COLOR AS WELL AS IN ITS SWEETISH CITRUS TASTE. MILD HOPPINESS IS NONE THE LESS PLEASANT. I FIND THIS MODERATE IN BODY AND SLICKISH WITH GOOD CARBONATION. WATERY AND BITTER AFTERTASTE. THE MALT CHARACTER MATCHES, WHICH IS TO SAY IT IS A BIT WEAK. PROBABLY GOOD IN THE RIGHT SITUATION.

Wasn’t impressed with this one at all. Aroma was somewhat citrusy, mostly grassy, which is expected with the fresh hops. The malt profile is what struck me. Very, very sweet. Too sweet. The body was a little too heavy as well. Not too bad, but not great.

12oz bottle pours deep hazy orange with almost no head. Aromas of earthy hop and sweet malt. Not much bitterness with a pronounced hop flavor and a deep malt profile. The wet hops add a slightly musty flavor to the beer that is almost unpleasant.

Bottled. Very dark orange. Much more creamy, with a forward carmel malt thing going. I thought with the name "Hop ale" it would be bitter and hoppy, which I prefer. This is OK, just not as hoppy (IPA) like that is my preference.

Tap. Hazed dark orange body with a milky thin ring of gray remaining. Oranges in the nose with a bit of sugar water. Buttery flavor at first then an acidic hop bite comes in with some citrus. A lingering caramel flavor that is a bit dirty. The overall flavor is watered down. Ap-3 ar-5 tas-5 pal-3 ov-12