Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Finally able to procure a fresh bottle of this after hearing how good it was. Hope it lives up to the hype... Deep golden pour with a freaky head... Most persistent I've seen in a while.. Slightly hazy from the hops.. The pungency of this was evident as soon as I cracked it open... Fresh dank green hops have me thinking IPA right off... I thought Alpha King was a hoppy pale... This stuff is more intense and brighter with them... Touch of malts for balancing purposes but overall they play a secondary role here... Toasted malts that immediately get punched out of the way by the full on hop assault... Very oily and resiny as a good fresh hop should be. Long slow intense bitterness finishes. Halfway through the bottle I can tell that I'm going to be disappointed in my single bottle purchase... Were this available locally, it would be my go to fall brew... Its delicious and very drinkable... Awesome brew from Great Divide... Never been that blown away by their hoppy stuff but this beer is special...