4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Drought @ Papago. A bold grapefruit aroma on the nose. Dark copper body with good head. Flavor was a good dose of grapefruit with a touch of bitterness. This one was cool and crisp on the palate and good. This fish had eluded me before but finally caught it.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brewed by BJ’s Chandler, AZ
Sampled in a smoky bar atmosphere. The beer has a frothy, one-finger thick, dirty tan colored head. The beer itself is a brilliantly clear, reddish hued, dark copper highlighted color. There is a pine-like, citrusy aroma that cuts through the smoke in the bar; I get notes of grapefruit, tangerine and a certain note that is sharp and a bit spicy.
Somehow this beer is light and quaffable, despite the full flavor and reasonable heft to the body. The ample hops seem to drown out a caramelized alt sweetness that is just hinted at. Grapefruit is definitely the dominant hop derived flavor here. There is also a bit of spiciness here, which seems to be a combination of the carbonation and a biting hop character. There is a solid hop bitterness in this beer that is evident from start to finish. This is not nearly as strong as I was expecting, but the title strong APA definitely fits this beer, as it is definitely not an double IPA. It is still quaffable, but has lots of hop character, in fact there is even a bit of raw hoppiness here, which is evident b/c this beer has a certain lightness to it.
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft @ Jantzen Beach - A pleasing little pale ale. Nice balanced hop components and a very sbutle could have been bigger malt backbone. This was very smooth and crisp with a little bit of soapiness in the finish. I would order this again.
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