Fresh as FUCK
So.. one of our stops on vacation was Maine Beer Company.. on July 13. A beer purchased on that day is shown below.. and was bottled FOUR days before that. The only way to get fresher is to live at a brewery and steal freshly bottled beer like some weird malt gnome
Maine Beer Co - MO Pale Ale
a 6.0% American Pale Ale, unknown IBUs.. named for Madeline and Oliver, the brewer's twins.. this is their first stab at an APA.. and a hopped up one at that, with Warrior, Simcoe and Falconer's Flight.. those ain't no pussy Pale Ale hop profile. It's got a crazy clean golden sunshine pour and a bubbly, champagne-like white head. Very crisp, sweet pilsner malt nose with tons of citrus and floral hops. There's some faint fruity apple, fresh cut grass, clean lemon and orange peel.. very very bright nose. And oh my.. this is incredibly clean, crisp, effervescent.. it's as bright as a fresh Pilsner, with the assertive hops you'd find in a west coast IPA. There's an underlying sweet cracker malt with touches of light honey. But, as expected from the nose, the hops are the star. They're not crazy bitter, they're not super citrusy, dry, potent.. what they are is incredibly balanced. There's great grassy, fresh garden floral aspect to this beer with touches of bright citrus and sweet apple/peach. It's sorta dry, sorta sweet on the finish.. but it definitely draws you back in for another sip. Incredible. Their best beer, by far.
- - 9 Hops
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