Capa
FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

16oz can, adhesive label. Date stamp on bottom is 'CANNED ON 04/24/25', about eight months in the can.
Cloudy, pale gold colored body. Two fingers of white head, and this recedes to an interrupted cap with scattered piles of foam. Leaves behind short strings of lacing.
Aroma of orange, pineapple, and a bit of pine.
Taste is slightly sweet, but also tempered. Flavors of grapefruit, orange, toasted malts, and light pine. Aftertaste continues with all flavors.
Medium mouthfeel. Mellow sweetness combines with low level of bitterness. Very good carbonation.
Restrained, balanced, and to style.

 

obviously i am still so highly drawn to their eclipse series, its really epic, but its fun to drink some of their other beers too, although im not quite sure any of them have ever really taken me to that same place. this is a plenty serviceable pale ale, not that light but low in alcohol which i like, done with citra and el dorado, not overly interesting, but it certainly is effective, and they hit my senses like they were dosed close to equally. rich honey colored beer, deeper than what is trending right now but outside of the amber spectrum, frothy headed, looks clear and bright, and it smells pretty fresh, citra forward when cold, meyer lemon and mowed lawn, subtle melon and hoppy spiciness behind that, a note of graham cracker to the grain, maybe even a slightly english thing happening somewhere, could be that the yeast isnt exactly neutral, a good thing here, and this is balanced and peppy to me, cohesive, professional. the flavor is a lot like the nose, a little more el dorado as it warms, some pineapple, even cooked peach or something, honey from the grain, slightly enriching which is nice, and decent bitterness, very west coast. some minerality late with the ferment coming on, grassy and with a little bite, rushing carbonation. tasty and non minimalist in approach, a fine pale.