Crazy Mountain Mountain Livin’ Pale Ale

Brewed by Crazy Mountain Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Edwards, Colorado USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Canned at Monk’s American Bar, Stockholm. Clear copper colour, mid sized head. Aroma of grapefruit and black currant. Mid sweet with clean mouthfeel and medium body. Some grapefruit, notes of caramel. Marked bitter finish.

(Draught) Pours a clear orange body with a small white head. Aroma of orange, caramel, grapefruit, and florals. Flavor of caramel, grass, light herbs, and orange.

Can. Light amber colour with a loose head. Lightly fruity hop aroma with a slightly toasty, slightly biscuity malt backdrop. Vaguely earthy hop. Toasty malt. A touch watery but I bet that makes it a little more refreshing on a hot afternoon. Could use a more expressive hop aroma though.

CBC 12oz can-pours amber with an offwhite head. Aroma is resin/herbal, some light/medium malt. Taste is herbal/resin hops with some bite, some light/medium malt. Crisp.

Can from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours light copper with a small frothy white head. Light aroma of citrus and floral hops over an even light malt backbone. Near med body. Flavor is floral and citrus over light caramel. But the flavor is fairly intense, and it’s crisp and clean. Finishes decently bitter, though not nearly to NW standard. It’s definitely worth drinking if it’s available.

Growlwr poured a clear orange amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of carmel, floral notes, earthiness and light citrus. Palate was medium bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, earthiness, floral notes and light citrus with a crisp dry moderatly bitter lingering earthy finish.

Can. Pours with a crystal clear orange to lightly copper hued body with a medium sized, bone hued white head that slowly fades but leaves pretty decent lace. Aromas are balanced towards malt: strong caramel, lightly toasted and biscuit character malts, lightly nutty and tannic as well. Fruity aromas, medium esters. Hop character is slightly citrus and tropical fruit. Very malty for a beer that is suppose to be hop driven. Flavors are again very malt forward: caramel, biscuit, nutty, cola. Brief duration. Light DMS, lightly tangy. Low hop bitterness, neutral balance. Seems like they are using some sort of dark roast to get the color they want (which is adding a strange malt character). Very low hop flavor (and this can just arrived in CA). Moderate to low carbonation. Short finish, light grassy touch, pretty bland. Misses the mark as an APA.

Sort of an orange color with a white head. Nose is bland. Some orange peel, light cardboard, sweet bread, and some caramel. Lightly grassy and floral. There’s some sweet fruit and citrus to the flavor. Light bitterness of grass, pine, and orange peel. Sweet caramel and bread, notes of cardboard, and some floral hops. Not awful, just not a very good pale ale.

Can @ home. A touch hazy, dark orange appearance with an off white head with not the best retention. Toasted caramel malty, a touch nutty, earthy, slightly spicy hoppy aroma. Toasted, biscuity malty, light caramel, a bit chalky, light citrus, earthy hoppy flavor. Bleh.

Pours a clear pale amber color with a medium thin and foamy white head that evaporates steadily. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of grassy hops and malt. Light body with flavors of herbal hops, toasted malt and a touch of fruit. The finish is mildly bitter with a short floral hops aftertaste. Average overall.