Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale

Very rare that I’d give an APA or IPA a "5" on appearance, but this gets it; bit lasting head, beautifully creamy, gorgeous bright orange/red color, lovely pour. Nose is all caramel, just heavenly for malt lovers. No, it’s not that fruity or hoppy, but style be damned! I could smell this all day, if I couldn’t sit near an oven baking crem brulee instead. Flavor doesn’t quite live up; I didn’t expect it too so wasn’t super disappointed. Still a lot of caramel/butterscotch, more malty than usual, but the sweetness is definitely undercut but a fair contingent of hops warriors thrusting through the malt lines and trying to bring us to a bitter conclusion. In the end its a stalemate, but a messy one; rather than complementing the sweetness, the hops rather ruins and dissects it, leaving a weird somewhat disjointed finish and a perplexed drinker. Balance, anyone? Still worth a big nod for the nose alone...

on draft middle ages: this one was tight! better then their ipa. which usually i would like the ipa more....the pale ale was nicely hopped with a good balance of malt with bit of sweetness. more hops then i expected....highly drinkable. let us ride king arthur!

Orange gold amber pour. Very weak aroma, slight orange citrus. Mix of hops and citrus, more of a summer ale after taste. Not a great beer, but tolerable.

Clear amber in color, the aroma of all the hops hit your nose first. This is a pretty easy drinking Pale ale, not alot of bite

Mostly clear light orange. Small, compact off white head. Slow carbonation. Buttery yeast aroma with elements of citrus. Delicately crisp with a puffy, Ringwood yeast laden body and mild citric overlay. Medium body. Mostly dry. Long butterscotch, floral hop and faint orange (Yeah! go Orange!) aftertaste. Finishes a bit sticky and with a detectable English hop flavor. A good knock ’em back brew.