El Dorado
Common Roots Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a nice looking clear copper color with small carbonation bubbles rising ever so slowly. Finger and a half's worth of white foamy head started and slid off at a mild pace. Some ringy lace ran here and there.
The aroma had a superb bright clean sweet to bitter citrus pulpy and rind-like meddling just as a session APA should smell like as if your nose itself was "biting" into the aroma. Becomes extremely lemon-esque in a peel-like quality. Light grassiness on the back end. Super light clean tropical fruity bits even fainter in the background.
The flavor was a full on bittersweet pummeling of the lemon bitter rind/peel to the pulp/pith-like arrangement. Super nice clean aftertaste of the lemon bright cleanliness with a touch of zest to rind/pithiness.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a great sessionability about it. Despite all of the flavor packed in this, nothing seems to be distracting as it all just flows extremely smooth along my tongue. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt good. Nicely done finish of tropical to crisp juicy clean to lemon brisk pithiness.
Overall, this was extremely well done and I would love to have this again.

 

 

 

 

Appearance: Arrives at the bar with a one inch cap covering the amber liquid; decent retention and sheets of lacing

Smell: Pithy in a lemon peel direction, with a grassy, herbal aspect

Taste: Just a smudge of sweetness on the tip of the tongue and then the herbal, pithy lemon tones take over; slightly grassy, after the swallow, with the sweetness lingering from the outset

Mouthfeel: Light body and somewhat watery, even for a Session IPA; moderate carbonation

Overall: A decent Session IPA but nothing to get excited about

 

 

 

A tasty, new session/pale ale type beer. It's light and easy-drinking. The pour is a beautiful gold with a small head. The smell is strongly floral, with some citrus hints, and the taste is identical.