Equinox Pale Ale
Cellarmaker Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

This pours with a bright yellow color and some thin foam.

There’s an aroma that strikes up-front, full of bitter tropical fruit. As I passed my glass around my party took turns trying to describe it. Vaguely pineapple, or something else that I might have tried onec but forgotten the name of. It’s a cool aroma and I liked it.

The flavor surprises, as it doesn’t strike at first with such a pronounced character but as one sips it turns into an intensely piney and juicy flavor with a drying bitter finish. I liked it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growler from Cellarmaker.

Pouring light orange with a dense, white head, this looks solid. Smells nuts, though. So much bright fruit with an interesting peppery spice that's distinctly hoppy there's grapefruit, cumin, white pepper , juniper, pine needles,spruce...this is nuts. Equally impressive is how much resin's been crammed into the nose. Dank, dank shit, this.

The palate opens with a massive hop flavor and moderate bitterness, faintly soapy but otherwise flawless. Spice and light, flavorful citrus dominate. Grapefruit, orange, citrons are all present. The midpalate has all the pine character, with resin, spruce and a touch of juniper. Drying and resiny on the finish, this beer has a long lasting bitterness. There's a serious amount of hop flavor and character here. The last time I was this impressed with a low ABV hoppy beer was when I drank Hop Venom thinking it was Bonelite. Awesome stuff.