Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale
An inch-thick creamy head is produced from a normal pour, and it hangs in there a long while. The color is a dirty dark orange, with good clarity. Aroma leans heavy on the grapefruity hops, especially for a regular old pale ale. But it's a good smell, and does have some sweet balance provided by the malt, also some hints of caramel and bubblegum. First thing I gotta mention about the flavor: iced tea. Blech. I'm not an iced tea lover, so this surprising element took some getting used to. It comes in on the hops side of things, and those are sharp and biting, but I'm down with that. The malt tries to balance, and it does an okay job, but doesn't quite get there due to the strong hops and that odd iced tea-ish flavor. Seems a little overcarbonated, with a bursting fizziness in the mouth. But also strong and hefty, so not too bad on that front. This is fine if you don't want anything too demanding (ABV-wise) or complex. There are better pale ales out there, and that odd iced tea flavor throws me, but not something I'd ever turn up my nose at.