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Idle Hands Craft Ales

Had this a local restaurant. Nice golden color. Good pale ale. Hops present but not overpowering. Not a big head but hard to tell how poured from the tap. Went well with dinner. Just to be sure I had two. Yes the second was as good as the first. Will definitely have it again.

Poured from a pint can into a pint glass. One fingered white head over a pale yellow bodied beer. Mild aroma of hops. A nice taste of malt with a decent hops follow up. Easy drinking beer worthy of it's name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumed 7/16/19

A: Pale to medium yellow - slightly hazy - pours with a medium sized off-white head, leaves some streaks of lacing

S: Hoppy but in a decidedly approachable, non-aggressive way - some citrus, floral citrus, blood orange with some notes of berry - lots of melon - herbal notes, touch of grass - some sweetness, light bread malt base with some very pale grain

T: Lots of fruity flavors, with some citrus, touch of lemon, blood orange, berries, melon, cantaloupe, and some tropical notes - floral and herbal flavors - low bitterness - lingering floral notes that kind of makes me feel like I'm drinking perfume (which I do often, obviously) - malts are more or less nonexistent, but I would not go as far to say that this is a hop soda, as there is some body

M: Light body, medium carbonation, crisp but a smooth finish

O: Slaté

I've very happily had a lot of beers from Idle Hands, and I wanted to try this one as they kind of made a big deal of of its release. And it's good. The combination of hops is interesting, but not something that I would necessarily drink often. If I want to drink a refreshing, easy drinking beer from Idle Hands, I will stick with their truly stellar lagers.

 

 

Poured from a can dated 5/17/19 into the test glass
A - A murky honey color, gentle carbonation, and a thin white froth
S - Orange, citrus peel, sweet malt, a bit of lemon rime.
T - Follows the nose well, add a bit of herbal hops, not grassy, herbal
M - Gentle on the palate, semi sweet start , nice hop wave adds a touch of bitterness.
O - A very good pale ale, nice to see this style again.

 

Picked-up a four-pack of cans at Kappy's in Norwell for about eleven dollars. Have heard of, but never tried beer by these guys before. This is a nice, smooth, low-ABV brew at a great price point.