Lakefront Cream City Pale Ale

Pours a hazy amber with a lasting off-white head. The aroma is genuinely hoppy, a little spicy, but it’s not as strong as would be expected for an IPA. For an APA, it’s appropriate. Decent maltiness. Appropriate hop flavor and bitterness. Not too shabby.

light hop scent... clear golden color.. small head with lacing.. light apple taste with a hoppy finish... nothing too memorable

Bottle: Hazy copper, light head and lacing. Nose of grassy light hops and vague malts, thin and doughy, but lacking character. The flavor is a bit more hoppy but has a zesty apple cider character that doesn’t compliment the lacking hop department. Meh, not that special.

12 oz. bottle at Flat Rock Saloon. Poured clear copper with minimal head. Earthy, biscuity flavor. Meh, nothing you want a sixer of.

12 oz bottle purchased at John’s Grocery in Iowa City. Poured a clear medium orange color. Head was white and reduced over a minute or two to a thin ring/film. Aroma was of light flowery hops, a touch of caramel, and cereal grain. There was delicate sweetness on the tongue. Flavor was similar and hop dominated. Decent.

12 oz. brown bottle. No freshness date seen. Poured out a hazy orange color, with a soapy tan head. Aromas are strictly hops. Cascade hops, to be exact. They overpower the malts completely. Medium mouthfeel, medium body. Flavors are mostly Cascade hops, weak malt backbone. Not great by any means, but not bad either.

Poured light copper color with small head. Sweet malt and floral hop aroma. Decent hop flavor and pretty good with pizza.

Pours amber, white head. Moderate bitterness, some ale fruitiness, finishes dry. Very good session beer.