DJ Roomba with The Bruce
Mile Wide Beer Co.

Sensory overload is likely as the brewers at Mile Wide embark upon a hazy, juicy and fruity pale ale that showcases the intense character of New Zealand's hop blend known as The Bruce. Fruity, berry-like and juicy, this pale ale is a treat for all the senses.

Jamming with a pale golden hue and a tarnish haze, DJ Roomba with The Bruce looks the part of haze underneath a blanket of cotton white froth. Citrusy, tropical, tart and yeasty, the beer's balanced bouquet is redolent with citronella and sherbet. Its crisp and sweet upstart is biscuity with shortbread, honey, agave and pastry dough.

The showcase for flavor, however, is the hops that spring to life on the middle palate. Overshadowing any malt influence, the taste of branch ripe oranges, pink grapefruit, green berries and honeydew bring an estery, hoppy brightness to the forefront. Herbal with the spice of a green tea, fresh cedar and verbena flavor looms with a bright grassiness of peppery spruce in tow.

Medium bodied but chased into dryness by the peppery nature of hops, the beer continues to take on a sweet and hoppy character into a medium long finish of sassafras, verbena and fresh cedar once more.