Moat Mountain Iron Mike Pale Ale

Brewed by Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
North Conway, New Hampshire USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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24oz can-pours a foamy light tan head with gold color. Aroma is herbal-tea/orange, secondary medium malt. Taste is herbal-tea/orange hops, secondary some sweet medium malt.

Amber coloured brew. Nice sweet citrus hop aroma with loads of piny flavour sitting under sweet orange. Medium crystal malt. Clean citrus hop flavour, mostly Cascades with some light resiny bitterness over some pale malts. Not a ground-breaking pale ale, but it clean and refreshing.

Fresh can from Maine trip. Golden appearance,with some lasting foam. Neutral at best aroma. The taste a little metallic, minimal hops detected.Average mouthfeel, fair drinkability.

UPDATED: JUL 20, 2009 Resinous bitter C-hops in firm earthiness...Admirable, lingering, bitter aftertaste of citrus which ends in dryness...Lightly toasted malts provide sustenance, but otherwise this hoppy quaffer is by-the-book American IPA...

Can at home in Salisbury. Pours clear gold with a sturdy, off-white foam head. Some orangey citrus in the aroma, a bit of lightly toasted, bready malts. Light sweet flavor, some metallic bite, vaguely doughy malts, orange, dry pine needles. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Moderate bitterness to finish, some lightly earthy grass, bread. It’s alright overall, though not especially cohesive.

A: The beer pours a clear amber color with a thin layer of white head to go on top. S: Some piney hops start things off along with a fair amount of floral notes to the beer. Lots of lemon going on, especially the rind. It’s got a bit of a lemon oil thing going on, too. Bready malts and candied orange peel are also there. T: Surprisingly bitter, which dominates and sort of ruins the flavor. More of that lemon peel character along with the pine. The malt is definitely pushed into the background on this beer. M: Medium in both body and carbonation. O: Smelled pretty decent, but the flavor was just far too bitter. Not enough hop (or malt) flavors to this beer.

Draught at the brewery. Pours copper with a tan head. Smells of resin, spice, some earthy hints, peppery. Tastes spicy and bitter with a resiny finish.

Bottle. Orange/apple and caramel malt aroma. Cloudy amber with small head. Sweet orange caramel malt and moderate bitter orange peel flavor. Nice.

En fût. Verre de dégustation à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’houblon citronné et et résineux. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée avec une très faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’amertume en arrière goût. (Rating #1126)

Pours clear gold into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Cookie, bread and caramel aromas. Sweet resin upfront turning to hay in the middle before the lasting hint of citrus finish.