Second Deck!
River's Edge Brewing Co

 

 

16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 4/7/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of pepper, wood, pine, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. A bit fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of pale malt/corn and moderate citrus/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of pepper, wood, pine, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, wood, pine, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of pale malt/corn and moderate citrus/earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. very clean on lager flavors, mildly fruity/yeasty. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is a delicious cream ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of pale malt/corn and moderate citrus/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Perfectly balanced between clean Pils malt/corn and citrus/earthy hops. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example; though a bit hoppier than expected.