Chesapeake Pale Ale
Alewerks Brewing Company

Pours a slightly hazy medium yellow with significant head.
Smell is a very pleasant sweetness with some citrus notes.
Taste is light malt on the front end followed by citrus and grapefruit finish.

 

 

A hop-forward American-style IPA. Lovely citrus aroma. This bright gold brew has a multi-hop attack, and its the Western hops--Cascade, Amarillo and Chinook--that give it a citrus rind bite. Not bashful in its hop presence, it's a wake up call in a glass.

 

 

Pours a delightfully cloudy yellow orange with a fluffy head. Completely opaque. This is a damn fine looking beer and one that looks enticing sitting on the counter.

Aroma is piney hops, with some bready malt floating around. It smells good, but the aroma is a bit faint.

Tastes more bitter than a typical APA, more along the lines of the bitterness of an IPA without the aggressive hop profile. It has a bit of a pineapple note to it, tons of grassy taste with some hop resin, pine, and biscuit.

Mouthfeel is pleasantly carbonated and the finish leaves a bitter aftertaste. I like it.

Overall it looks great, smells weak, has a surprisingly good taste to it with a mouthfeel that brings it all together. It’s solid.

 

What made this pale ale notable was the distinctly citrusy flavor and aroma of the hops. A drinkable and tasty beer!

Drinking primarily from a chilled bottle. Bottled 3/26/19?
L: Yellow and somewhat hazy, somewhat the color of hay. Decent head white approx. 1 finger head


S: Citrus and subtle passionfruit. Somewhat sweetness possibly honey. some floral notes


T: Very solid American Pale Ale flavor with some mild citrus up front, some pine and earthy notes on the back end. Bitterness is what you'd expect with a normal APA, again with hoppy bite on the back end.

F: Carbonation feels right for what you'd expect with a APA or IPA. Generally light body that will let you feel free to drink another beer.


O: Solid APA that's perfect on the beach, being outside on a warm day etc. I would drink this again.

a pleasant and well made pale here, sort of flirting with the ipa line just a little bit, some hop bitterness rising up about midway through each sip, but i like its robustness, its old school complexion, and found it enjoyable and drinkable. medium brassy color to this, maybe a copper hue in the right light, some malt to it obviously, but the aroma is all hops, fresh pine and a lesser limey and melon element, fresh and zesty but also obviously somewhat bitter. the head is tall and white and the lace is leaves is gorgeous, a very pretty beer in the glass at each stage. northwestern high alpha hop character all the way through the flavor, a soft slightly sweet malt base with a medium body to it, a trace of honey, and a baked warmth that really softens the intensity of the hops, especially as it warms up. balanced in a very nice way, professionally done, the lightest almost english ale yeast note is there in the swallow too, not totally flavorless. great mouthfeel on this too, highly carbonated and bright feeling, i love that in hoppy beer, and its relatively dry for how much malt flavor this has all the way through. a nice bottle of beer here!

 

 

 

Pours a cloudy maize color. 2/3 inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of strong resin, piney hops, spicy hops, and a hint of grass. Fits the style of an American Pale Ale. Mouth feel is smooth and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of strong resin, piney hops, spicy hops, hint of sweet malt, hint of yeast, and a hint of grass. Overall, good appearance, feel, body, and blend.

Served on tap in a pint glass.

Appearance: Golden with a thick white head.

Smell: Light hops and citrus.

Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth medium bodied. Taste of bitter hops with a hint of citrus.

Overall: Good IPA. I would have this one again.

Underrated hazy NE style pale ale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light honey slight haze finger of White fluff settles to film good lace. Lemony citrus and toasted bread. Lemon tea and slight herbal hops. Little bubbles, light plus body very drinkable. Tasty beer that I would certainly have again. Walks a fine line between its components, well-balanced and refreshing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from a bottle into a nonic glass. There was no bottled date or drink by date but based on the taste and smell it did not seem to be out of date.

Poured a cloudy orange/yellowish color. Did not notice any aromas that would be deemed bad or good. Taste was nice. Subtle hop/bitterness balance.

Overall, a very drinkable beer. Will be adding this to my "to buy again" list.

 

 

 

 

Poured a hazy pale gold little head, but nice lacing on the sides. Maybe mango on the nose, taste very citrus-y and mango. Minimal carbonation and slightly dry in the end. Solid pale ale.