Happily, matched tentatively with home cooked yakiniku complete with the spicy miso and lettuce leaves, this proved a very good fit and alas evaporated quickly when shared with the wife.
The initial pour here is almost oily, quite heavy and inert for the style, producing a low head and deep amber colour. Not bad, but at this stage not really building any high expectations.
The aroma is where that starts to happen - nice APA strains, fruity, on the sweet side but bitterness also foretold and proclaimed. Yum.
It's immediately clear upon tasting that inspiration here has been hung drawn and quartered from the Little Creatures Pale Ale school of beering, but it's another thing entirely to execute, and this beer delivers an impressively balanced and massively drinkable drop that ticks all the right boxes for this style. Deep lasting malt with nuts and caramel support a spicy, bitter bite of lasting hops, very refreshing stuff. My immediate thoughts are a strong lament I can't buy this by the carton. Top stuff. 8.0
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