Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale

Tasted Sunday evening after making a huge Shepherds Pie dish for dinner, made from completely organic ingredients. Thanks to Joey Waldorf for bringing over the Flying dog craft pack last night for a small alumni get together.

Appearance: Set atop the beer resides a frothy white head with a partial soapy consistency. The beer is generally cloudy, yet transparency isn't entirely inhibited. Looks very still in the glass. Lacing is wet, but sticky.
Aroma: More of the malt comes through in the aroma, so there may not have been a substantial addition of aromatic hops late in the boil. Bready to say the least with a note of diacetyl.
Taste: Foretaste is light, but sweet with a character of basic pale malt. Not entirely clean tasting. Less of a citrus flavor in the flavor, and more of a neutral bitterness. I wish this beer maintained more of the fruity hop flavors I tend to value in pale ales. Astringent towards the end, complete with more of a harsher grassiness. Nevertheless, the malt still comes through at the very end. I think I'd say the water was a bit heavier when brewing this beer because it tends to showcase more of a metallic, mineral flavor.
Mouthfeel: Higher carbonation helps loosen up an otherwise medium bodied beer. As it fizzles the tongue, the carbonation helps disperse a lot of the mouth drying bitterness to completely leave the palate refreshed but dry.
Overall Impression: Certainly on the bitter side, but lackluster in the complexities of the hop profile. The malt really came through a lot more in this beer than I'd necessarily want. Classic, sure. Recommendable, that's debatable.


77/100

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