SNAB Pale Ale

SNAB
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: American Pale Ale
Purmerend, Netherlands

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

One of my favorite! The first Dutch IPA. Brewed with USA hops (Cascade). grapefruit and bitter. Dryhopping

Brown to red body with delicious looking creamy head. Small bubbles from the light carbonation. Grapefruit, sweet white grapes, solid malty backbone and spot on yeastyness. Perfect bitter balance. Smooth and drinkable, full of flavour. Another underrated beer from this brewer. (33cl bottle, 2,50 EUR)

On tap @ Arendsnest, several times. I love this beer. Golden orange/copper coloured beer, nice white head. Aroma of hops, pine and grapefruit, some malts. Flavour is fantastic, sweet fruits and hop bitterness, grapefruit, malts. Soft mouthfeel, highly drinkable. Since the shortage of American hops it tastes less bitter, making it less good. Still one of my favourites.

Tap at Arendsnest, march 07. Piney, citric, pineapple and a full ruity repertoy aroma. Deep, bitter, pineapple, peachy flavor with nice, mineral, salty finnish. Medium to light MF, begins dry, ends dry. Refreshing and satisfying. Lively polished shinning amber color with a nice white head that leaves lacing. An excellently crafted, flawless, APA.

Draught, Arendsnest, Amsterdam. Looked pretty enticing in the glass , a nice clear orange with a decent head. Some good lace action. Fragrant, hoppy aroma. Flavour was caramel malt, plenty of hop, with some grapefruit. Bitter finish. Seriously drinkable and really enjoyable.

UPDATED: AUG 21, 2007 Orange-red coloured, initailly beautiful thick head. Very hoppy and fruity aroma. Very pleasant bitterness, compensated with some malts and little sourness. Great easy to drink beer. Sampled in a PINT blind-tasting session Tried this beer next to a real American Pale Ale (Doggie Style Pale Ale). Compared with the American brew, this one is more fruity and way less hoppy. Not as impressive as i initailly thought.

UPDATED: JUL 4, 2007 Bottle. Strong citrusaroma. Dark orange color, small frothy head. Hopbitter, citric flavor, almost oily in its bitterness. Rather thin beer with a long citric hopbitter finish. Lovely pale ale, more Belgian than British because of its tartness. Tap at ’t Arendsnest: flowery hops and grapefruit in the aroma. Thin. Firm hopbitter flavor with grapefruit and red berries."Cascade hops", says barman Robin. Long flowery and earthy hopbitter aftertaste with red berries. The rating is well deserved.

Draught at Arensnest, Amsterdam. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Powerfull hoppy cascade aroma, flowery and nice. Powerfull bitter flavor. Long finish. Creamy palate. Great beer.