Hop Yard Pale
341ml bottle from a six pack purchased at the Wellington & Bradley LCBO in London, ON. Pours a hazed amber orange with two fingers of cream-coloured froth, some bubbly carbonation in the body, and strands of sticky lacing on the pint glass. Smell is apricot, mango, nectarine, faint butterscotch and metallic notes, bread dough, biscuit, jujube candy, and citrusy orange rind. Taste is fruity, citric, and spicy hops upfront, clean and oily hop profile imparts peachy-orange flavours, a slight grassiness, and some earthy, mineral-like qualities with more apricot and mango on the cough. Malts are almost undetectable - they merely balance this beer with tiny traces of caramel, biscuit, and toffee. Mouthfeel is crisp and medium bodied, oily middle, solid bitterness precedes a quick flash of juicy astringency followed by a bone dry lingering finish. Overall, this tasty no frills pale delivers on its name. A great session beer that can satisfy a hop fix. Glad to see this in the Ontario market - I'll be buying many more sixers. Cheers to Cass of Bar Towel for getting this over here!