Pale Millet Ale
New Planet Beer Company

DATE: June 13, 2020... OCCASION: enjoying a picture-perfect night and a return to church with Riff Trax's Gammora!... GLASSWARE: Abita pint... this pours a clear, golden copper body full of large bubbles that swallows its own snow-white head quickly... sadly, not a striking resemblance to normal pale ale... sour oats, funky millet, orange and lemon citrus, a modicum of pine and mild spiciness... the initial mouthfeel is oily and off-putting, apparent at the teeth and mild at the finish... not feeling this as a pale ale, as it lacks effervescence... heavy toasted oats, lemon and orange, berry, honey, mild pine, lilac, and juiciness that elicits a decent return... sweet and oily, sharp and beefy at the finish... for a gluten-free offering, a solid attempt... I cannot see this as something that stands in for an actual pale ale, though... the lack of life and balance is pronounced... this also is the 5.3% ABV version, which is not the 6.4 or 4,5 version, so I feel NP is still trying to get things right with this one...