Native Species
Blue Mountain Brewery

 

 

Beautiful pale ale with citrus notes and a malty finish. A very bright hoppy beer with a great snap of carbonation. Looks, smells and tastes great. This is a great beer and how a pale ale should be.

 

A-Pours a slight hazy light amber color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has hop hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a hop flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A decent Pale Ale

 

 

Clear gold. Thinnest of white head, no retention, no lace
Fruit cocktail of the highest order! Grapefruit, banana, pear, pineapple and mango all make appearances.
Lots of fruit, can't really determine whether they're coming from hops or yeast. The way a beer like this should be.
Wish it had just a touch more body. Carbonation is spot on
Pretty dang good

 

 

 

 

L: Had this beer on-tap at South Street Brewery, poured into a pint glass. Had a golden yellow color and a somewhat hazy texture. There was a quarter inch of foamy, somewhat long-lasting head. Pretty good lacing.

S: A good aroma of hops, citrus fruit, malt, and a light bready quality.

T: Tasted of a mild amount of malt (not too much), a fair shot of hops (just enough), some citrus fruits (orange, grapefruit), a little of the bready quality, light spices (a little pepper?), and some yeast notes. An interesting, subtle flavor. As it's been noted, this is a Belgian Pale Ale, not an APA, so the hops content is lower. Still, it's a light, fruity, zesty flavor.

F: A decent amount of carbonation with a slightly slick finish. Light-bodied.

O: A solid beer all around. It's sweet, flavorful and well done. Drinkable.

 

Poured from a bottle into a glass with sediment roused.

Overall: Tasty.

Look: a deep golden yellow. White head that lasts. Some lacing. A little hazy with lots of suspended particles.
Smell: bright, robust smell of sweet grapefruit and citrus peel.
Taste: zingy grapefruit and the bitter white part of the citrus rind. A nice malty finish.
Feel: low carbonation, medium body

 

 

This is not an American Pale Ale, this is a Belgian Pale Ale, the base recipe of the discontinued Local Species, that is now not barrel Aged. On the hoppy american side of the style, a nice change of pace. Recommended if you like Raging Bitch

 

Pours a clear, light orange color with about a half finger of white head that leaves some lacing on top. Smell is grapefruit, a little biscuit. Taste is oranges, grapefruit peel, cracker, and a little earth towards the end. Mild bitterness. Some carbonation, medium body. Finish is fairly clean. Nice little beer, easy to drink and refreshing.