High & Mighty XPA

High & Mighty Beer Co
Brewed at Paper City Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Holyoke, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

Well, I haven’t been impressed by any of the High and Mighty lineup. This one pours to a hazy golden straw colored body with a thin creamy white head. Nice lacing. The aroma is candied pineapple with some light mango and subtle grains. The flavor is candied pineapple, grassy and floral hops that are lightly chalky, and grains. The palate is tart and over-carbonated with some chalkiness.

Nice hop aroma. Gold color, just a little cloudy. Flavor has sweet malt balanced by the hops. Not excessively well hopped, but very drinkable.

(Bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy golden body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of citrus and some caramel. Flavor of floral hops and caramel malt. Nice APA.

Straw color, slightly fruity aroma. I get some grape notes, pretty good flavor. Decent pale ale, a little different but I liked it.

Hazy gold color with massive white head. Watery nose with the faintest citrus hop aroma. Faint malt character with light citrus hops in the body with a mildly bitter finish. T

Weak non-descript nose--maybe a hint of light fruits. Cloudy light orange color. Citrusy, orangy malt notes, with a light bitter end. Thinish. Something odd about this--different for sure. But overall it’s quite successful.

Pours a clouded gold with a nice creme head that falls fairly fast. Nose is faint. Mild citrus hops. Slight syrup edge. Slight bark tone. Flavor is very tangy on the end. Bitter gets in on the action as well. But overall it seems to stay pretty smooth and even. A nice flavor profile with good character. Feel is a bit meaty on the tongue with a good carbonation. Overall very drinkable. Smooth and even, but with a definite character to it that keeps it interesting. Well worth trying I say.

Opaque dirty dark yellow body with an initially medium beige head with medium retention. Pears and citrus on the nose. Rather fruity and yeasty for a Pale Ale with notes of citrus fruits skin and pears. A little white pepper. Thick round body. I’ve got a hard time describing the hop profile other than it’s a million miles away from a typical Pale Ale hoppiness. Finale is round, soft, juicy and with a mild but flavourful bitterness. Extremely refreshing. This is a very original beer that I have trouble putting into words. And with a name that reminds me of how I felt in my 20s, although only half of it was true.