Brew 42 Powerhouse Pale Ale

Brewed by Brew 42
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Lake Clifton, WA, Australia

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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From the bottle. A batch from the old brewery just out of Collie. Tried back in 2008.
Poured a hazy and dull orange amber with a few floaties about like their Buck’s Bitter. This one had a head to offer though; a lasting, loose, sudsy off-white mess that left some good legs. Simmered tangerines and pears on the nose with a light touch of pine, toasted malt and ripe peach. Piney, woody and pale nut mix inside with a biscuity sweetness coming through up front. Nice balance of esters in back; tangy, sharp underripe grapefruit, tangerines, lychee and peach through into the bitter fruit swallow. Drops off quite short, fresh, crisp; the body not hefty with adequate carbonation to keep it lively. This is refreshing stuff. Went down well chilled and better with just a little warmth in it. A solid effort. (33cL, no date stamp, Brew 42 Allanson, Collie)

Bottle, Courtesey of Bluevegie Aromas of American hops and greeapple, and cardboard. Flavours of the same. I think the bottle line needs some work.

Tried straight after the Bucks Bitter I enoyed this one more. This was more golden in body, hops more prominent though not totally dominating and a longer finish. Also tried their back up version to this as they haven’t decided which one to go with full time.