Pontoon Pale Ale
Kickstand Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 5/19/2017. Pours slightly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/pine hops and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/grassy/citrus peel bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a delicious American pale ale! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Great juicy hop profile; nice malt backbone without being overly sweet. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

 

A nice session pale ale, well balanced with an ample citrusy hop flavor. A very light head with great lacing on the glass. A great refreshing beer while cruising on the lake.