a 5.0% ABV 35 IBU Summer seasonal Pale Ale. One of the best brandings of a summer beer, IMO. Summer twilight's seem to never end, one of my favorite parts of the day. Let's see how the beer stacks up to it's name. Rich golden orange pour.. very clear with a persistant pure white head. Pale malts..faintly sweet with some richer citrus notes.. orange, tangerine.. some straw and grassy hops round out the nose. It's a very light beer with just the right amount of flavor to be refreshing on a warm evening. Mild hops that don't interfere with the citrus and malts. Peaches, tangerine and lemon peel with sweet toffee and bready malts. It's crisp, not overly bright.. some subtle flavors coming through that make it complex, yet simple and enjoyable. A highly recommended Summer seasonal!
- - 7 Hops!
Deschutes - Chainbreaker White IPA
a 5.6% ABV 55 IBU White IPA. This has been a hit-or-miss style for me.. but heard really good things.. What end of the spectrum will this fall under.. Hazy sunshine lemon yellow pour.. another long-lasting head, great lacing. Surprisingly there are only subdued citrus aromas.. there are touches of funky yeast, coriander.. the nose is predominately bright, sweet wheat. The yeast aspect comes through at the front of the beer.. only the faintest bit tart with great Belgian aspects to it and a little spice. Then comes citrus, carrying with it a bit more tart from grapefruit and lemon peel. Plenty of wheat is present with only the faintest grassy hops. A great, wheaty Witbier with a nice citrus twist, but it seems to be a bit lacking of the IPA part of the name...
- - 7 Hops!
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