Blacks Brewery KPA Kinsale Pale Ale – American Pale Ale at 5% ABV | 60 IBU (C$4.50 at Collective, 330 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 5-Nov-2020, reviewed 7-Nov-2020)
Appearance: slightly hazy straw with a large rocky white head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: grass, biscuity malt, citrus, faint tropical fruit. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, off-dry lingering bitter finish. (3/5)
Hopped with Centennial, Cascade, and Citra, but grass dominates over citrus, while any tropical fruit falls far behind. Not bad, and I’d probably have liked it whole lot five or ten years ago, but now it just feels old-fashioned while not being quite good enough to rescue itself from that characterization. On the other hand, there are absolutely no negatives here. (14/20)
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