Pride Of Milford Special Ale
This beer is quite visually appealing, with a crystalline, coppery amber color and a huge, pillowy, slightly meringue-like head. As it subsides it reminds me of cloudscapes as seen through an airplane window. I'm not detecting much besides hops in the aroma, but it's a good smell for all that. The initial big, smooth push of malt offers hints of caramel and toffee. This is quickly followed by a big, slightly fizzy hop snap in the middle. The finish is hoppy and long. I think this is a very well-balanced beer. Note: This is not the type of beer I would tend to drink on its own; I need a pairing to work with the crisp hoppiness. However, I have not yet found a beer that pairs up better with pizza. I don't have the most discerning palate yet, but it seems to me as though the malt flavor is linking up with the wheat in the crust. If I were rating this beer as a pizza companion I'd give it a 5 for drinkability, but for a general rating I had to score it lower.