Ithaca Pale Ale

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Ithaca, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

draft. slightly dark, small head. smooth, little sweeter than i expected. good beer

well balanced with an even and sprite hops finish. Medium to light bodied.

Pale, golden, dull appearance. Dusty apple and banana, mold, and wet wood on the nose; quite metallic, tinny, and somewhat pungent. Flavor is mostly sweet creamed corn and a slight touch of diacetyl; bits of more palateable sweetness in almonds and vanilla yogurt. When it’s a bit colder the doughy malt presence seems firmer, while spicy hop shades and a bit of pear juice linger a little; there’s a lot cold fruitiness that suggests something lagered, and this is supported by the the somewhat grassy and german character of the bitterness. Warmth unceremoniously reveals the flaws which are just glaringly obvious at that point. Thin to medium bodied in the mouth and mildly undercarbonated. Dry lemonade sweetness and aceteldahyde finishes briskly. Quite simple, and not horrid considering the many problems it has.

A nearly flat pour, some large bubbles skirting the glass. Swirled up a thin white head that delivered some spotty lacing. Clear, copper/orange colored body. Nose is faint citrus and light toasty grains. Body is lightly medium with a low carbonation, somewhat crisp though. Light grainy malt flavors backed by light notes of citrus and pine with a light earthyness and toasty malts. Dry, lightly fruity finish. Props to coldbrewky for the bottle. Thanks Steve!

Wow, what a label, cloud with personality, a little scary. A shade darker than the pale yellow american lager. A little hazy, must be unfiltered. Decent carbonation thru the session. Thin head. Fruity and hoppy on the aroma and the taste. Wet rag olfactory. .Almost IPA in character. Finish is bitter linger for at least a short period of time. Not as bitter as an IPA but certain has the hoopy bite to it. I find it more palatable than many APAs.

(Bottle) Extremely foamy head, out of control upon opening the bottle...but dies down to be not that much. Hazy appearance. Aroma of hops...a full hoppiness but not strong, not that bitter. Mild taste of caraway. Fresh, clean tasting, but not crisp: no bite. Creamy and smooth for a pale ale. I don’t taste much malt. I could do with it being less sweet, but it’s not too heavy, which is good. A decent beer, but doesn’t seem to fit/reflect this style much.

Thanks to my mom for bringing this baby back from the finger lakes for me! Pours deep amber with a thin beige head. Fairly good punch of floral hops in the nose, a touch of pine perhaps, thrills gum, fresh greens. Nice bitter flavour is balanced by subtle malts. Fresh hops, greens, some pine, chammomile tea. Good if not a little subdued.

Not a bad pale ale. The nose boasts a fair amount of hops and is followed up in the bitterness of the body. Some thin malts in the nose too. Body is medium and a bit underwhelming. This may bee a good all day drinker. Worth a try.