Storm Pale Ale

The first encounter with Bali's self professed craft brewer Storm.
 

It comes at an Italian restaurant and the waitress, flush with success with all the pasta names, insists this one's pronounced "pah-ley ah-ley".. who am I to argue with the locals?

This is a pale ale true enough and pours a light amber colour with a fizzy unsatisfying cap. It sports an aroma in line with a light American Pale Ale with a couple of citrus lemony sour notes.

It's pretty light to drink but you get the feeling that a) it's on purpose and b) that's probably a good thing in a place where you're almost constantly sweating. The label informs that it's made with pilsner malt and that explains a lot about the characteristics displayed. Starian golding hops also come through to lend an earthy grassy character, balanced with a tinge of wider sweeter malt.

I'm actually pretty pleasantly surprised with this beer. It's not a delicious beer per se but a highly drinkable, deliberate stab at a relevant local pale. Deserving of respect.  5.5