Croucher Pale Ale

Brewed by Croucher Brewing
Style: American Pale Ale
Rotorua, New Zealand

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Have tried this one a few times over past year. Sampled from tap at Wine Cellar in Auckland last week. Appearance is deepish amber. Fruity aroma (peaches?) invites a taste. Flavour has nice balance of fruit hops and malts. Nice level of bitterness. Very nice!!

Amber gold, nice firm head. Sweet floral bouquet. Huge biting hop bitterness up front, good body & dryness thru to the finish. Fruits, toffee/ malt etc you name it, it’s nearly all in there. Reasonably complex - great to see.

Dark amber in colour with small white head. Big hop flavour short on palat and dry finish. Interesting new brewer with promise.

33cl bottle, batch A004, generously provided by yalnikim, Wellington, New Zealand. Slightly hazy copper colour, thick head slowly fades. Fruit, malt and lots of hops aroma, Very smooth, malty flvaour and a long finish. Very nice!

Tasted 06/07/2006. 330ml bottle, mail-ordered from the brewery. Interesting label, very different. Deep rose-gold, with an airy light tan head that disappears. A touch of yeast at the bottom of the bottle. Punchy malt on the nose, mostly toffee, with some sea breeze and subtle fruity notes of both autumn and tropical fruit. Very dry toffee-like malt up front, in the mouth, with a big bitterness through the middle (a touch sharp). Long lingering toasty malt astringency. Medium weight and a touch over-carbonated. Has the makings of a great new world ESB, with a little more malt sweetness and a softer carbonation.