Columbia River CRB Pale Ale

Brewed by Columbia River Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Draft @ pub. The color is lighter than I expected and very cloudy. Aroma is nice NW hops, body is a little on the low end (slightly watery). Flavor is good though. I think it’s the beginnings of a decent beer with some minimal tweaking.

On tap at brewpub. Solid American Pale Ale. Strong hoppy flavors. Well balanced with a nice bitterness to the finish. Tasty.

Draught. Very cloudy beer, much cloudier than you’d expect a pale to be. Pleasant malty aroma Hoppy flavor, midway between a pale and an IPA. Some herbiness in the finish. Don’t know where that came from, but it was welcome.

Spicy noble hop fragrance. Very hazy gold with crisp white head. Citrus and pine hop flavor is apparent and bitterness may be a bit high. Crisp finish with medium low body. A decent pale, but the bitterness prevents you from enjoying what this beer could be.