Cashmere Pale
Machine House Brewery

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a lightly hazy, light to medium golden amber with a fine, active, three finger white head with great retention and solid lacing. Aroma of citrus hops, orange, lemon, exotic tropical fruit and petricor. Flavor is citrus and tropical fruit hops, orange, lime, green melon and mild muddled tropical fruit; faintly mineral with solid citrus bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. I don't recall having a Cashmere single hop before and wasn't expecting much, but this is more complex and interesting than I thought it would be. The major flavors are citrus, but in the background are melon and vague tropical fruit. The aroma had a noticeable petricor (aroma of warm sidewalk after a rain) component, but only a slight mineral element in the taste. Quite satisfactory by itself, but I can see how this would be a great hop in other combinations. Flavor is much more intense than I'd expect from a 4% ale and the bitterness level is fine. I enjoyed this quite a bit and possibly my favorite single hop pale ale from Machine House.

2025-02-02
16oz can served in a nonic pint glass. If dated, I don't see it. Sediment came out with the last of the pour. Bought it at Hop & Hound on Friday.

Pours a hazy orange-amber with a biggish, fluffy head. Smell is musty, earthy, orange and grain silo.

Taste is grain and English ale yeast, lots of orange and some mango rind, light grainy sweetness and light floral sweetness, some dusty/musty character.

Mouthfeel is light and smooth. Overall, interesting and very nice.