Gambler 500 ABG IPA
Conversion Brewing

Pours a light copper, with a moderate head and minimal lacing; aroma is a mild pine resin. The taste is what you expect for a west coast IPA; mostly pine, a little citrus, and bitter - but not overly so. Finishes thin and a modestly hoppy aftertaste. It’s perfectly enjoyable on a hot August afternoon.

Can purchased from the brewery 8/7/2020.

Price unknown – my nephews brought a couple of four-packs back from OR to San Antonio, TX. Reviewed 8/31/18.
Undated 16 oz cans. Served 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried 16 oz glass coffee mug.
Appearance – 4.
Body – Medium yellow, hazy.
Head – Large (Maximum six cm, aggressive center pour), off-white, medium density, excellent retention, slooowly diminishing to four to six mm cap and complete rings of lacing as the head retracts.
Lacing – Very good. Thick complete rings of tiny to small bubbles connected obliquely by short columns.
First pour – Yellow, hazy. Last pour yellow, lumpy, opaque.
Aroma – 4 – Moderately strong juicy bubblegum aroma.
Flavor – 4 - Begins slightly bitter with some fruity hops flavor. Toward the middle the malt backbone reveals itself. It ends with some malt bitterness hanging on the soft palate. No alcohol, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium, almost creamy, lively carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 4 – Alcohol content is unknown since it is not marked on the can and the brewery website doesn’t mention this brew. However, this is a good looking/smelling/flavored beer no matter what the ABV.