Arms Race
Big Grove Brewery

12oz can, date stamped 12/15/23
L: amber colored ale with a frothy beige head
S: citrus, pine, caramel malt
T: caramelized grain, bread crust, grapefruit & orange rind, earthy pine
F: medium body, ample carbonation, balanced finish with some residual piney bitterness lingering
O: good APA

 

 

Pours a hazy dark orange, nice head fades to a cap leaving some nice lacing. Citrus aroma dominates and some piney hops. Taste buds get the citrus, some sweetness, big bitter finish. Medium bodied, lingering carbonation. A very nice pale ale!

draught
IBU: 55
Deep, medium orange and amber mix, for the look. Subtle, slightly caramelized, sweet spice, medium roast malt and a bit of honeyed Darjeeling tea, to the aroma. Flavors are a mixture of a good amount of spiced floral hops and medium toast caramelized malt.

 

 

 

 

 

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of citrus fruits, pine and bread crust. Sweet citrusy taste with toasted caramel and hints of pine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a really nice pale ale. Pours a clean copper amber with good clarity and a small lacing head. Aroma is sweet malt and a non-descript pine/citrus whiff. Taste is an enjoyable malt complexity of base, biscuit, and caramel, balanced by firm hop bitterness and delightful pine, orange and slight mango flavors from the hops. Well made assertive, but not too much so, pale ale.