Car Camper Hazy Pale Ale
Great Divide Brewing Co.

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Copenhagen 3/9 2024. 35,5 cl can from Meny, Nordens Plads, Frb. F. An autocamper in silhouette on the light blue can.

Pours opaque unclear yellow with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles as a thin patch of foam stretching to cover the surface of the beer. Clinging to the sides of the glass. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a sweet odor of overripe Stone fruits mingling with a subtle scent of citrus fruit. Fermented mango and nectarine. Orange and lemon.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a rather strong sweetness followed by a more moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet underone. Lingers fora bit. Finish is a tad thin.

Not bad for a drink in the Autocamper.

 

 

 

 

 

19.2oz stovepipe canned on July 5th 2023

On the pour 3 fingers of bubbly white head formed on top of a very hazy yellow straw body. Very slight lacing forms. Slight fizzy lacing forms.

Aroma is very bright and fruity in a definitely hoppy way. Bright orange and gra0efruit dominate with a light sweet lemon. There is also a very herbal note buried in there.

The flavor follows the aroma, but comes off as slightly less hoppy. Quite dry and crisp, and the herbal note comes through even stronger. Very bright, but slightly less fruity. There is a crisp but slightly sweet pale malt that makes sitself known in the finish. There is a touch of bitterness, but this isn't the main thing here. Mostly just an easy drinking and approachable hoppy ale.

The feel on this beer is very easy drinking and refreshing. A touch dry, and the finish isn't all that pronounced, despite its medium length. Slight astringency in the finish.

Overall this is a nice beer, and not just some copy of another beer that's doing well. An interesting hoppy session pale ale, that isn't quite like any other, and turns the "hazy" ale style on its head a bit. Herbal and fruity, but not tropical, while maintaining a lower bitterness.

L: Pours a pale lemon yellow with a small white head and no lacing on the glass.

S: Fresh lemon and grapefruit rind with a bit of floral and weedy hops.

T: Lemon rind and grapefruit rind, some sweet tropical fruit and a light to medium bitterness.

F: Smooth, medium body.

O: A fairly average pale ale.

 

 

11/15/22 From 12 pack Hoppy Variety pack from Washington Beer.
Enjoyed at home on a sloppy, wet, and cold wintery day by the fire.

Just a slight haze to match the slight lemony aroma.

Nice effervescence that dissipates quickly and doesn't distract from the grapefruit and lemon peel flavors.

While Its no zombie dust but it wasn't offensive and went really well with a Chipotle burrito I was eating. Slight hoppy bitterness hazy body and a smooth finish. Whats not to love?

Draft at High Pie Telluride CO. Very fresh, classic pale golden hazy with a grapefruit and yeast nose. On the first sip, soft effervescent mouth feel. Slight tart bitterness and no other aftertaste. Very drinkable.

Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a hazed yellow-straw color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head has a good level of retention, with it fading slowly and leaving a good sum of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is strong of a bready and grapefruit forward smell. Mixed with these are some aromas of a light tangerine and orange as well as notes of yeast and hay.
Taste – The taste starts out with a crisp cracker and bready malt flavor that is paired with a touch of orange and some light green pear and a bit of grape. There is also a moderate showing of an herbal and grapefruit hop right from the start, both of which grow a bit stronger as the taste advances. At the same time the bready fades with the malt base becoming more crisp in nature. There is a slight increase in the sweetness as well as some pine joining in at the end, leaving one with a nice crisp and clean hopped taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light and crisp with a carbonation level that is rather moderate. For the crisp malt nature of the brew and the moderate hoppiness the feel is rather well done and crates a nice easy drinker.
Overall – A rather nice crisp and clean tasting hazy pale ale. A rather good brew tailgating or hanging out brew.

 

 

Just slightly hazy with a color between yellow and gold. Has a nicely formed, long lasting head.

Refreshing, slightly citrusy taste, but feels a little thin in the mouth.

Solid choice, not spectacular.