Driftwood Ale

Brewed by Driftwood Brewery ( Canada )
Style: American Pale Ale
Victoria, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Clear golden beer with a thin white head. Aroma is light and fruity initially with a touch of light pale malt. Fairly aromatic with a light cotton candy and perfumey sweetness. It initially shows a touch of diacetyl, but this settles down fairly quickly. Quite fruity with just a touch of light bitterness. There is a touch of light zesty hoppiness and a bit of lemon. Sort of a UK-style golden ale and reasonably tasty. Nice summer brew.

pours a golden colour with light head and very easy to drink good mix of malt and hops.

Rich, sweet malts blend nicely with spicy, grassy, pine-like citrus hops in the nose. Clear, deep golden coloured body is topped by an enthusiastic white head that recedes slowly and laces well. Light cereal malt character with spicy hop flavours and medium bitterness. Somewhat sweet and floral in the finish. Medium light body with crisp carbonation. Somewhat slick in texture. Tulip glass. Cellar temperature. Bottle. Brewery Creek. Dec-08.

Pours a rich clear gold with a thin but lasting head and nice lacing. Sweet pale-malt aroma with a touch of fresh oily hops. Great malt backbone with a wonderful hop finish - I don’t notice the German hops, but perhaps they simply temper the PNW hops which come through quite nicely. Quite a lot of carbonation and a pleasingly crisp body. This is <i>so</i> sessionable - balanced but at the same time bold and tasty. A nice start for a new brewery!