American Pale Ale
Life Brewpub

As a throwback taste to how American pale ale tasted some twenty years ago, Life Brewpub recaptures that "Chico" taste with a simple grain bill, a yeast neutral taste and a slight tilt toward those classic pacific northwest hops.

Their American Pale Ale comes medium amber in color and with a moderate hop haze. Its creamy but short lived froth delivers the standard scent of caramel, citrus and pine to the nose while its taste is pleasantly caramelized with grain for a nutty, honey-like granola character.

But balance strikes as the ale nears the middle palate. Regressive malts meets billowing hops for an even keel taste that favors the hops ever so slightly. Pink grapefruit, orange peel and a light spice of ginger develops into a grassy, piney bitterness with a lasting resinous finish that outdoes the malts slightly for a distinctively American craft beer attitude.

Medium bodied but trending dry, the fleeting sweetness leaves behind a light toasty grain taste with nutty pecan and dry caramel. Hop dryness facilitates a high rate of refreshment and drinkability behind those grassy, sprucy bitterness that cleanses the palate and lasts with a medium length afterglow.