High & Mighty XPA

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle:   Milky dark straw, moderate sudsy white head, spotty lacing.   Fruity and citrusy nose.   Moderate hop bite on the tongue, slight rind and pith, but also a little fruity.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Seems a sweeter example, hoppy yet not too bitter.   Nice sweet malt background balances it out.   Not your typical west coast Pale Ale.   I like!

12oz pour bar near Depaul, no not local option. Medium amber color with light sticky head. Sweet citrus, light pine aroma. Crisp and clean. Flavor follows nose.

Pours a hazy golden yellow on tap with fluffy white head that dissipates to leave good lacing. Aroma of citrus and peppery hops with a grassy, almost wheat malt background. Taste follows, bitter hops and grass. Decent, easy drinking pale ale, just a touch unbalanced.

It pours golden leaving a hazy body and a one inch white foamy head in my nonic. The head dies to a centimeter and beautiful spiderweb foamy lacing clings to the sides of the glass. It looks like there are hops floating around inside the beer and light carbonation is seen bouncing off trying to get to the surface. The smell is predominantly hops with a slight malt background more so as the beer warms. The taste is predominantly bitter. It seems like malts try to kick in, but actually stay mostly subdued for the most part. The palate is about a medium with a moderate amount of harshness on the tongue. It leaves a dry and bitter aftertaste and finish. Overall, this is an average APA that I might come back to.

Pours a light copper golden color with a finger of sticky tight foam. The nose has some nice fresh citrus hop presences and a toasted bread, doughy malt. The palate is balanced nicely with a big bready doughy backbone that holds the brighter spicy pine and citrus hop notes in check. Nice session beer with a clean refreshing bitterness on the finish.

Bottle. Cloudy golden yellow color. Aroma of straw and white pepper. Taste is bitter straw.

Bottle shared with Andrew, Brendan and Max. Pours a light amber body with white lacing. Aroma is floral and bitter hops. Mouthfeel is medium to light with notes of fresh, clean hops and a light bitterness.

Bottle courtesy of James split w Andy and James. Medium amber pour, soft pillowy white head. Fresh floral hops on both nose and palate, and a clean finish. Not amazing but fresh, clean, tasty. Refreshing.

12oz bottle from Louisville Beer Store in Louisville, KY. Pours a mostly clear, golden-orange colored body with a finger-width, frothy, off-white head that dissipates quickly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is pretty fruity with a good amount of tropical fruits and a slightly zesty citrus alongside a somewhat spicy grass. Crisp pale malt backing with a touch of biscuit. Flavor is similar. Some grassy, slightly zesty citrus up front with tropical fruits and a crisp pale malt backing. Finishes dry and fruity with a medium-light, grassy, slightly resiny bitterness. Lengthy aftertaste following a light-medium body and a crisp, clean, moderate carbonation. Overall, an easy drinking, crisp, well hopped APA. Nice citrus and tropical fruit notes with a clean pale malt backing. Good beer.

12 oz bottle. Pours a cloudy amber, with an off-white head. Aroma is somehow very boozy for 5%, with big resinous hop notes, and tropical fruit. The taste is slightly one sided, very vegetal hop notes, with an orangey citrus pith finish. Decent stuff.