Hylands Sturbridge American Pale Ale

Brewed by Hyland Orchard & Brewery (Pioneer Brewing)
Style: American Pale Ale
Sturbridge, Massachusetts USA

My Bottom Line:
Biscuity honeyed malts fluff up the relaxing mouthfeel of this Pale Ale, as wooden hop bitterness balances out the finish. This might be an aged bomber, so I’ll have to revisit to see if the hop character is supposed to be brighter.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam covers the lightly hazy honey gold.
-I guess I got a fairly aged bottle at Yankee Spirits since this was very subtly hopped, especially in the aroma. There is no date on the bomber, so how are we supposed to tell?
-The cleanly-extracted cushiony maltiness makes for some very easy drinking. That bomber disappeared very quickly...
-The aroma was forgettable, consisting mostly of polite base malts.
-The big bubbles remain peaceful, so the carbonation suits the body quite well.

Bottle; no date.

pours a lightly haved amber tinted gold with a fluffy white head that retains well and leaves nice lace. nicely zesty hop nose carries a nice complex of American hop aromas (citrus, pine, some floral). well-balanced flavor is smoothly malty up front, devolving into some lightly tart hop flavors, and a fairly solid punch of bitterness to finish. nice beer.

Pours a clear golden with a large, lasting white head that would fit well on a Belgian tripel. Fairly malty flavor with a slight citrusy hoppiness in the background.

Bottle, from brewery store. Ok nose, citrusy sweet. Honey, especially when at it’s coldest, grass, lime, buckwheat, little funk as it warmed. Clean golden orange color, good head that faded slowly away. Bitter flavor, like aroma, with a grassy citrusy being dominant. Some nutiness, Little soapiness as it warmed. Medium body, creamy grainy mouthfeel, bitter finish. Nice APA. Easy to drink.

on tap-pours a white head with plae yellow color. Aroma is mild grain, hops, sweet, pine. Taste follows with honey?, citrus. Good carbonation.

Thanks to Hopdog for sharing this last week. Bomber. Pours a slightly hazy deep gold/light amber with a thin film of a head. I noticed a slight brett-like contamination at first in the aroma, along with light hops, and some spicy phenols. Flavor is light and dry, bubbly due to some light brett, earthy and spicy, decent bitter finish. Ok overall, but again, possible slight infection.

Thanks to hopdog for this 22 oz bomber… Appears a light gold with a small white head and scattered lacing. Smell is of slightly oxidized and flowery with mild sourness in there. Taste is of the same off aromas with mild maltiness. Mouthfeel is lactic and slightly sour with sweetness.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with ppoitras (thanks!). Poured a medium and lightly hazy golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of citrus, flowers and somewhat grainy. Tastes of the same. Overall quite forgettable.