Always Ready
Cape May Brewing Company

 

Hazy yellowish gold. Nice tropical and citrusy hop aroma and flavor; juicy. Good balance with light bitterness. Light to medium bodied with a nice citrusy finish.

DATE: May 23, 2025... OCCASION: working late on a Friday after a day off--weird feeling! also working on the Cape May mix pack I bought a few weeks ago... GLASSWARE: Otto's pint... pours a sallow, peachy, fuzzy body nearly opaque to light... its two fingers of puffy white head stand staunchly atop, with a slow reveal of coral lacing... the head is the winner.... big grapefruit, peach, lemon, and orange bombard the aroma, with a hint of biscuit to hold down the low end... its medium-bodied mouthfeel holds well, with a sharp sting at the teeth, a bit thin in the mouth (though the 4.8% ABV probably warrants it), and some length at its finish... definitely slammable, if that was the order of the day; tonight, it could be a bit stauncher...a rather convincing resin hits first, with a strong tropical/tart fruit collection (pineapple, mango, orange, lemon) close in tow... puckering, it definitely refreshes without being too bittering... overall, a clear representation of the style and a serviceable all-day drink...

Appearance: Unfiltered pale gold body. Large white head with good lacing.
Aroma: Citrus and tropical fruit mess around a bit together.
Taste: Hop focused, lots of citrus, just enough malts to add some balance.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, decently carbonated.
Overall: Nice. Nothing objectionable; nothing extraordinary.

 

5

Clear, yellow color. Big, white head. Citrus, bread, and some floral notes in the aroma. Moderately bitter taste with a malty backbone. Good pale ale.

 

Probably one of Cape May's top 5 successful brews, Always Ready is styled on BA as an APA; but could be a NEIPA, given all the fruit in its nose (or mine.) It Looks inviting, nice foam and lace. Its Taste is balanced with hops lingering at the end... of course a trademark of this style (which I've grown shy of the more grow old.) A bit light in my mouth, but the flavor helps. Overall, I give Always Ready better Overall Hugs because I just found Cape May and in my micro-review (on my previous entry) they are Good Guys... in a limited market. Cheers !

10/21/24 I drank a second from Cape May's Variety 12-pack. I edited the above, but don't change the rating. I probably will give the third can away as a good enough gift.

I can see the allure of this A hoppy pale ale but to me it's not really doing it it reminds me a lot of an English IPA malty almost tea like which doesn't match very well with the pale malts. Probably one of the better pale ales I've had in a while but it's definitely no zombie dust.

This beer pours a tangerine/orange color with a sizable white head. The aroma is very fresh; most notable are pineapple and mango. The flavor is a very pleasant combination of bitter and dry pineapple and various other citrus tastes. Overall, this is a very nice seaon beer!

12 oz can poured into an IPA glass. Look is hazy gold with a nice high white head. Foam remained prominent to the end of the drink. Some lacing left behind. Smell is pineapple, grapefruit, pistachio. Taste is all that pineapple and grapefruit up front. A bit of ripe melon in the middle then gives way to a bit of citrus rind bitterness in the finish, but it's not overly assertive. Feel is medium bodied with a nice hit of carbonation. A bit dry in the finish. Overall, this is a pleasant drink. At 4.8% ABV, you can have a couple in a row. I wish it had a bit more malt presence as this seems more like a session IPA than a true pale ale, even though I admit that line can be blurry.

 

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Not a big IPA fan, but I. Like this one