Treasure Grove
Pensacola Bay Brewery

 

One of my fav beers in Pensacola area. Has the right amount of hops and bitterness to not overly exhaust the rest of the delicious tropical fruits in this thing. A very tasty pale ale they never gets old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance: clear light Amber, thin cap and good lacing.

Aroma/flavor: medium light intensity American hop aroma. Getting some whiffs of citrus and dank

Mouthfeel: medium bodied solid carb

 

 

 

 

 

A little bitter hop zest and soft malt on the nose—neither potent enough to make a strong aromatic impression overall—luckily aren't so marginal that their lightness mar the impact of this loose, limpid golden-brown APA. For a Citra-hoped ale, of any sort, Treasure Grove exhibits an especially soft-touch, without any deluge of florality or domination of humulus character. Instead, this ale features a dry, nicely and lightly bittered complexion—with just enough malty sweetness and mouth-thickness to support its hop proportions—along with a finish that hints at lemon and orange rinds, as if some had been zested off the fruit and rubbed into the hop-load. It's drinkable, crisp, and fresh, with just enough fruitiness and citric-floral tones to keep one interested (though not enough to really be *interesting* in the flashy or fantastic sense).

Personally, I love Citra's bolder elements, so this deployment—while not necessary sub-optimal, as it were—nonetheless isn't quite the type to elicit high praise or steep plaudits from me. But it's damn fine Citra-premised pale ale, overall; and, moreover, it seems—in general—PBB shoots for this sort of bar: effective, inoffensive, and tasty, without risking reaching too far beyond their wheelhouse. It's what makes them a dependable middle-burg brewery, and theirs is a very necessary niche. Treasure Grove is an especially tasty execution of these principles, and—as far as I'm concerned—a very happy addition to their rotation.