Graveyard Quartet
North Park Beer Company

Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: American Pale Ale
Glass: Pure Project 14-oz. Teku glass
Price: $3.59 (10 pct. off $3.99 because of a mixed 6-pack)
From: San Diego Wine & Beer Company in Miramar (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: Dec. 20, 2020
Consumed: Dec. 23, 2020
Misc.: Canned on Nov. 17, 2020

Grabbed a mixed 6-pack of North Park along with two others after making a trade at Pure Project. North Park’s website called it “Bellowing out a most discordant melody, the Graveyard Quartet has crawled out of their graves! This most dank and refreshing beverage is brimming with so much fresh Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, and Strata! Peach rings, fresh pine, tropical passion fruit, papaya, and resinous herb galore. It's like a Sorta Mostly Dead Junior. Light bodied, bright, and so crispy. Dang!” Excited to have a true West Coast Pale Ale, especially with those hops.

Poured a clear light amber color two fingers of off-white frothy head. Could see some bubbles creeping up along the sides of the glass. Decent watery lacing. Average retention. (Sight - 3.50)

Smelled all four mentioned hops right away, in order Simcoe, Strata, Mosaic and Citra. Specifically pine, dank resin, herbal, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, grapefruit rind, floral, black pepper, mixed berry and rose blossom. Just as good out of the can. (Smell - 4.25)

Tasted almost as good as the nose. Really good for a pale ale. In order got Strata, Simcoe, Mosaic and Citra. Also pine, dank resin, grapefruit rind, black pepper, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, herbal, garlic, onion, mixed berry, rose blossom and floral. (Taste - 4.25)

Light-to-medium body. Oily texture. Lively carbonation. Long, bitter finish. (Feel - 4.50)

Wow. Just a world-class pale ale. (Overall - 4.50)

4.28 | 95 | A

1.5 month old can.
Pours a Clear golden yellow. Nice fluffy head with lacing.
tropical, melon, and citrus hop presence. Easy drinking. Tastes a lot like it’s all citra.
Overall: Tastes pretty good, but would think of it as a soft citra pale ale. Aside from clear appearance doesn’t have the bitter west coast bite I hoped for.

 

Clear golden amber with just a wisp of foam in the snifter. Aromatic with pine and mango. Pleasantly malty with just a touch of sweetness. Flavor of green melon with a citrus touch and an herbal finish. Seems to be wanting a bit more spritz to go with the substance.

Claiming a bunch of hops, but it's all light and friendly. Moderate bitter aftertaste and quite appropriate for the drinkability. Green, clean, and pleasant. From the 16 oz can purchased at Bine Y Vine.

 

great combination of hops Simcoe-citra -mosaic and strata - gives hoppy taste all thru the drink