Gamma Ray APA
Beavertown Brewery

 

12oz can from Aldi. Golden orange pour, wispy white head. Light citrusy aroma, faint sweet malts, hint of hops. Malts take a larger role in the taste, grainy, bready, sticky. Hoppy accents throughout. Nice flavor with light lingering hop notes

 

 

Had on tap. Murky orange body with a white head, spotted lacing. Super ripe fruit in the taste: pineapple, papaya, and grapefruit stand out in particular. More perfumey nose with floral hops. Juicy and super resinous with bitter hops in the feel. Overall drank very fruity but resin kickback grows

Well balanced with perfect amount of bitterness from the hops. There is a little funk on the nose that does not show up anywhere else. Definitely a sessionable offering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parlez, Brockley Overground

 

330 ml bottle, from the Norwegian importer. Hazy brownish-yellow colour, low white head. Strong aroma of piney hops, The medium dry flavour has loads of piney hops, also some grapefruity notes. Bitter finish. Fairly good beer. * 330 ml can is now available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.4%.

My go-to beer. Easy, but with character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks are average, but I give extra points for the tripped out art on the can.
Smells tell me mostly malt, some fruity hops doing their thing.
Tastes are fine, nice interplay of hops and sweet malt. But as the can finished, so did the nice play and the hops' bitterness decided to stay.

My first from Beavertown, so I went on their website. And I must say that they certainly seem to be having fun. But I hope that doesn't get in the way of their succeeding in an increasingly competitive market. At any rate, good luck!