Medicine Hat Brewing Co. Aberdeen Pale Ale American Pale Ale at 5% ABV | 50 IBU (C$3.00 at Oak & Vine, 355 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 22-Aug-2017, reviewed 23-Aug-2017)
Appearance: clear pale amber with one finger of rocky ivory head, excellent retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: grainy malt, citrus, pine, weeds, earth. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration bitter lightly spicy finish. (3/5)
Slightly muddled but decent enough, I guess. The malt is slightly more dominant than I’d prefer, and the hops aren’t particularly bright. It’s not quite an English Pale in nature, but it’s not terribly different, either, other than the magnitude of the fairly emphatic (though somewhat blunt) hops. (The “Aberdeen” name apparently has nothing at all to do with the beer itself. It looks like their naming convention is drawing upon their home town of Medicine Hat, Alberta – in this case, a street name.) (14/20)
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