Ambrosia Wet Hop Ale
Big Rock Brewery

A pint (full English, at that, almost old-school now in these parts, so props!) at the Empress Ale House, my second hipster haven visit in as many nights, all in the name of rare tap pursuits, I swear!

This beer appears a clear medium golden amber hue, with one solid finger of densely foamy off-white head, which leaves some random splattered lace around the glass as it evenly subsides.

It smells of bready, pastry-like malt, orange and overripe grapefruit, and further musty, earthy hops. The taste is moderately bitter, almost nondescript citrus, sweet bready malt, a touch of marzipan, and leafy, weedy, vand vaguely grassy hops.

The bubbles are a tad spritzy, but generally sedate, the body medium-light in weight, and more or less smooth, but for a slight indeterminate zinginess. It finishes off-dry, the hearty malt still outclassing the purported heavenly hoppiness promise herein.

An agreeable enough pale ale, but inferring any ambrosia or manna like qualities is a bit much, even for the newfound balls of Big Rocks's new series. Still not all that hoppy, in the now expected sense here in the greater inland West, but drinkable if you drop that particular expectation.