Big Sky Scape Goat Pale Ale

Brewed by Big Sky Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Missoula, Montana USA

Poured a somewhere between dark gold and pale copper. The head was short and white with minimal lacing. The aroma was lots of pine hops with a touch of floral. The flavor was mostly pine and floral hops with some light, lemony citrus coming out. Thin body, very dry mouthfeel and finish. Not bad, just kind of boring.

Pours a murky orange with about a finger of lingering foam. Not much i the aroma here, a little caramel and hops to the nose, but it’s not strong. Better taste, though, nice crisp balance, with more sweetness than hop bitterness, though it ends with a little bit of a hoppy aftertaste. Decent.

Pours golden with white head, smells of hops and slight bready and hay like malt. Taste is crisp and light grassy hops, leading to a yeasty middle that finishes with a slight bitterness. Overall not bad.

Pours a clear amber with a small, thin, white head. The aroma is full of warm, bready, biscuit malt, and some light, spicy noble hops. Has a slightly dirty earthyness to it as well. The flavor is sweeter than I would have guessed, and has a long, bitter finish that has an unusual taste to it. Seems like this is past its prime or something. I’ll have to re-rate.

This APA is on the sweet side. First sip is biscuit. Also caramel and fruit along with a surprisingly smooth blend of hops. Quite nice and just so easy to drink.

Bottle 12fl.oz.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - orange. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090805]

Golden with a small white head. Aroma of peach and tangerine, with some malt in the background. Sweet and juicy flavour mostly of tangerine, with medium bitterness.

A: Poured with an average-sized, off-white head. Body was a dark yellow and mostly clear; a little bit of haze throughout, but not much. S: Strong aroma of average to heavy hops, with citrus as well. Hoppier than I would have expected. T: Nice flavor of moderate bitterness, with some citrus fruit coming through. Duration is fairly long actually, as the hops hang around after drinking, leaving a very dry finish. M: Light-bodied, but with a fairly creamy texture, and average carbonation. D: I liked it... may not be the be-all-end-all APA, but it seemed very consistent and quite enjoyable. Maybe a little too dry and bitter to drink them all night, but definitely worth having one or two.