Rippin'
Sunriver Brewing Company

Excellent hop-malt balance…slightly hop centric as expected (though for those who value a malt presence - it’s surely there). Luscious mouthfeel for a relatively low ABV ale. Appreciate that it’s easily available fresh and priced at a couple bucks per can.

SUNRIVER BREWERY – RIPPIN PALE ALE 6%abv
I have had this beer for years but I don’t think I have rated it. It wins awards every year and I can see why. It a light FAVable fruit forward Pale with a light apple and brook plumb back ground that is free of any bitterness and would be a great beer to introduce to a new craft drinker.

Draft at CopenRoss. Medium golden, small head. Again, I was disappointed with this brew. Grainy, dry, flat, bitter. Nothing much here. Was expecting better.

draught
IBU: 50
Sustained, moderate, white head. Almost entirely clear, medium gold look. Mixture of grapefruit peel, floral and medium light toasted barley malt, for the aroma. A little light in body and flavor levels. Very light amount of grapefruit peel bite and pretty well balanced out with caramelized, medium light toasted malt, for the flavor. A mellow grapefruit peel finish.

Fresh can.

A clear light orange with a dense off-white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is clean and fruity with bright citrus, a mildly cooked orange note, a fruity yeast expression. A soft, doughy grain character is present. The palate opens with a blend of melon, cooked orange, mild floral notes. Moderate bitterness, drying, clean and fruity. Mild malt notes. Easy drinking.

 

Look: Slightly opaque light orange with a good-looking head that quickly forms and settles just as fast, leaving great lacing behind
Aroma: Sugar-coated strawberries, blueberries, pine, mandarins, light papaya & passionfruit, fir needles, Cannabis, and some sweet bready malt
Taste: Pine, berries, and Cannabis come roaring out of the gate with citrus and tropical fruit notes poking in occasionally before going all into the fray. Bready and sweet malt is ever-present as well and closes like it started – weed, pine, and berries
Mouthfeel: Full, very lightly slick, medium-high carbonation, and ever-so-slightly dry on the finish
Overall: This is delicious and unsurprisingly so. This was my very first Sunriver beer I ever tried years ago and is still my favorite of their entire lineup as it’s a tasty pale ale that almost has the hop presence of an IPA. The hop bill is right up my alley too along with the mouthfeel and though 6% ABV is on the high side for a pale ale, it’s on the lower end for an IPA so I feel is perfect for getting that hop fix without the ABV punch

 

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Normally not a huge fan of Left Coast IPAs and I have a bit of hop palate fatigue but this is really hitting the spot for me tonight! I think it’s the piney finish. Very well done!

 

 

Golden ale, clear and sparkling. Thin head, some legs. Some light piney aromas, not too much else. A nice sipping pale ale, well defined bitterness and a pleasant malt base. A good APA is as much about balance as anything else and Sunriver has done a great job of it. Clean taste, lingering with no off notes.

Appearance: Pours clear and golden, with a one finger head; good retention and streaky lacing

Smell: Piney and herbal with a hint of mint; caramel undertones

Taste: Caramel flavors underpin, with the resinous hops emerging; moderately bitter with a hint of mint; piney finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: A good old-fashioned APA

Thanks, philhyde, for the opportunity

Six pack of cans picked up at Total Wine in Lynnwood, Washington.
Canned on 08/26/19. Poured in to a pint glass.

Look- Very slightly hazy golden orange color, decent white head that recedes slowly, good amount of spotty lacing. Little carbonation streaming as it sits.

Smell- Citrus (Grapefruit, orange, tangerine and lemon), light pineapple, pine, bready malts, light herbal/floral notes.

Taste- Nice citrus like the aroma, a good bit of tropical notes with a solid malt backbone, a little tangy.

Feel- Medium/light bodied, crisp with a lingering light bitterness, nicely balanced. Moderate carbonation on the tongue.

O- A nice session pale ale, basic but tasty. Worth checking out.

 

12oz can

Pours nearly two fingers of off white head into my can-style glass. Retention is very good, after a few minutes, I've only lost one finger. Body is a dark burnt orange, with hues of gold. Visibility is low, but I can see a lot of bubbles coming up. Looks very nice so far.

Nose is nothing to write home about. Some lemon, citrus, a little pine. Pretty simple, not bad.

Flavor is slightly malty at first, then leads into a medium bitterness and a somewhat subdued hop profile. Not much citrus, a little bit piney. Just a touch fruity as it warms. I recall this beer having a much bigger hop presence, oh well. Not a bad flavor, balanced, but pretty safe here.

Mouthfeel is ok. Carbonation is noticeably low, for a style that really shouldn't be. Body is medium - light. Bitterness is medium aforementioned. A little sweet, but generally well balanced. Overall pretty good, but the lack of carbonation creates a bigger problem in an otherwise put together mouthfeel.

Very drinkable. Tasty, balanced, and not offensive.

Appearance turned out wonderful. Head hung around as a sliver of foam all the way down the glass. Lacing was stellar from top to bottom.

On one hand this is balanced and crushable. On the other hand, I recall it having more flavor, which would really set it apart from an average pale ale. Good beer, we'll leave it at that.