Đừng Chọc Tao Pale Ale
BiaCraft Artisan Ales

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BiaCraft Artisan Ales
 
Vietnam
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.41 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Jul 16, 2016
Added:
Jul 09, 2016
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas

3.41/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pale ale. 5.40% ABV. 300ml draught pour for 60000 VND @ Quan Ut Ut in Ho Chi Minh City.

APPEARANCE: White head of 1-2 minute retention. Vibrant copper body colour. Clean and clear, with obvious filtration. Bereft of any visible yeast, sediment, or lees.

Looks quite good for a pale ale.

AROMA: Juicy, floral, fruity. Quite inviting, with an assertive yet balanced hop profile. Red apple is definitely there on the back end.

Pale malt sweetness seems perfect for the style. I'm excited to try this.

Aromatic intensity is average for the style.

TASTE & TEXTURE: Soft, refreshing, medium-bodied, smooth, wet, and clean, the mouthfeel is near ideal for supporting the flavour profile.

Taste is near perfectly balanced, with a nice harmony of mild hop bitterness and mild pale malt sweetness. Floral, fruity (apple), and juicy, but never resinous, oily, or citrusy, the hop profile is present and noticeable without detracting from the beer's high approachability.

This pale ale puts balance before all else, possibly to the detriment of its complexity; by playing to the middle with such a classic tried and true hop flavour, it misses out on opportunities to flourish with still more daring and inspired hop choices. Still, depth of flavour is nice even if there is room for improvement, and it's so damn enjoyable to drink it's hard to nitpick.

OVERALL: Currently the best pale ale in Vietnam by my estimation, with a hop profile only surpassed by Pasteur Street's Jasmine IPA. Highly drinkable and easy to pair with food. A must-try when in the country, even if it can't quite compete with the best internationally brewed pale ales.

B- (3.41) / WORTHY
Jul 16, 2016