Old Yale Brewing Co. Off Trail Pale Ale American Pale Ale at 5% ABV | 35 IBU (C$3.00 at Oak & Vine, 355 ml, no bottle date or best before, acquired 11-Mar-2017, reviewed 21-Mar-2017)
Appearance: cloudy pale amber with two fingers of loose ivory head diminishing gradually to a patchy skim, minimal lacing. (3/5) Aroma: caramel and cereal malts, grass and pine, hint of melon. (5/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (6/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, off-dry moderate bitter slightly astringent finish. (3/5)
A bit malt-forward, especially for a relatively light-bodied APA. The hopping is mild, verging on bland (or stale) and not very interesting. Might be age, but I can’t tell, because – you guessed it – they don’t DATE THEIR DAMN CONTAINERS. So, I have to assume this is supposed to taste like wet cardboard, and rate it accordingly. (11/20)
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