Power & Light Pale Ale
Independence Brewing Co.

 

Resiny.

 

 

Appearance:
Deep gold, hazy. Moderate-high carbonation rising. Thick bright white head, good retain, leaves a nice lacing on the glass.

Aroma:
Bright hops, citrus, resin, some sweetness, crisp.

Taste/Finish/Body:
Hop forward, citrus, lemony, resin, just a little tangerine. Pale malts that balance beer well. Finish is crisp and bitter. Medium-light bodie, tangy, crisp, refreshing, medium carbonation, super drinkable.

Overall:
It's a good simple American Pale Ale.

 

 

Pours an effervescent gold with 2 fingers of ivory colored head. Alright head retention & lacing

S: Bready, grassy

T: Follows the nose, some orange as well ;plus dryness up front. More orange, dryness & a touch of grassyness as this warms. Finishes orangey with a little dryness

MF: Light/medium body, restrained carbonation, pretty nice balance

Easy drinking PA, not very memorable, however

 

Sadly, everything in this profile reeks of low quality ingredients. The malts (caramel and graham cracker) don't stand a chance of holding on in the aftertaste. The hops add so little flavor you forget this is a pale ale. The worst part is the beat-you-over-the-head use of apples, which, when you focus on the taste of them, prove to be apple juice-like and not true to form.
With the carbonation being off and the apple juice being overbearing, this cider-pale tasting brew tastes almost white wine-ish. Not a good representation of a pale ale here.

 

A clean ale, golden color, short white head, some lacing. Nose is quiet hop, pine and spice, which shows up in the flavor, also, with a mild fruitiness and a strong bitter bite in the close. Malts are present, cracker, but in the background. Decent for a beer with dinner, but pretty run of the mill.

 

"Some folks hate the whites who hate the blacks who hate the Klan,
Most of us hate anything that we don't understand". K. Kristofferson, Jesus Was A Capricorn
I would submit that those of you who are haters on this beer just don't understand it. It is a beautiful, well-made, understated, totally sublime example of AMERICAN Pale Ale. Yes, there is none of that caramelly, toffee-ish malt character that ruins so many pale ales for me. Oskar Blues was on the right track with Dales Pale but it has too much bittering hops for the malt that is present. This is just right...crisp but not puckering. Color description seems to vary quite a bit. Mine poured a cloudy pale yellow with a nice, pillowy white heads. It cleared a bit in the glass as it warmed so I guess there was some chill haze. Nice citrusy nose with just a hint of pine. Very clean tasting without a lot of yeast contributing to the flavor. Just a totally enjoyable beer to drink. If you like the malty Pale Ales, you'll find plenty of them out there. But if you want a clean palette for your hops palate, give this one a try.

 

 

 

Dark Gold (6) with tight, white, thick pillow of foam; long lasting cap; heavy clinging lace; excellent clarity. Lite citrus and floral hop nose. Lite lemon and floral hop taste. Medium lite mouthfeel and moderate plus carbonation. Well balanced and tasty.

i am surprised folks havent liked this more than it seems like they have on here. especially with all the super generic weighty overly hopped american pale ales out there. this is a great contrast to the norm, and a really pretty well made beer, even if it is impossibly mild for the style, i still like it being so different. golden, immaculately clear, and pristine radiant in the glass, with almost a whole inch of thick slinky patient white foam. its lovely. smells tame for the style, definitely less of the high alpha hops than most of these have, but also less grain heft, just a more drinkable and delicate take on it. tastes almost like a cream ale from a malt perspective, simple and clean, pils and pale malts combined i would imagine, soft and easy. fresh but benign. the hops arent very highly dosed either, but there is a hint of lemon to it, and then a european sort of grassy complexion, although its so light that making a guess at the varietals used would be futile. as much a hoppy blonde as an american pale ale in terms of style, but its flavorful enough and fresh, nicely carbonated, dry on the back end, and something a little different, which i think we can all get behind. one of my first from these guys, i think it deserves more credit than its getting here on BA. summery and real easy.