Prima Materia
Root + Branch Brewing
- From:
- Root + Branch Brewing
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #45 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #5,022 - Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 6.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 02, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 10, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
"Prima Materia" is our Multi-oat/Wheat American Pale Ale that features unrestrained additions of American hops.
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Reviewed by Blogjackets from Ohio
4.06/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a pint can, the body is a hazy yellow with fluffy white head. Good lacing throughout the tasting. A good looking beer.
Nose and taste feature a restrained subtle hoppiness with light bitterness that fades on finish. Citrus notes are light: wee bits of lemon and orange. A bit of malt on the nose.
Very soft mouthfeel with good carbonation makes this ale very easy drinking.
Feb 11, 2024Nose and taste feature a restrained subtle hoppiness with light bitterness that fades on finish. Citrus notes are light: wee bits of lemon and orange. A bit of malt on the nose.
Very soft mouthfeel with good carbonation makes this ale very easy drinking.
Reviewed by lucius10 from California
4.4/5 rDev +4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Sweet tropical hoppy, slightly malty, and a floral, orange citrus nose on this one! Taste follows with a hoppy and lemony-orange citrus bitter finish. This has great mouthfeel for a pale ale. This is good stuff!
Jun 25, 2023
Reviewed by jngls from Germany
4.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3 months old. Can to wine glass.
L: Pours a milky yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. No floaters.
S: Candied citrus fruits. Especially lemon, lime and grapefruit.
T: Hoppy, grassy notes with hints of grapefruit and lemon. Low sweetness and medium bitterness.
F: Full and juicy with a high carbonation and a strong hop bite.
O: Very good pale ale that rather feels like an IPA (or even a DIPA), but clearly tastes like a pale ale with grassy notes dominating and just some casual fruity hints. Would benefit from a slightly lower carbonation and less hop bite.
Mar 14, 2023L: Pours a milky yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. No floaters.
S: Candied citrus fruits. Especially lemon, lime and grapefruit.
T: Hoppy, grassy notes with hints of grapefruit and lemon. Low sweetness and medium bitterness.
F: Full and juicy with a high carbonation and a strong hop bite.
O: Very good pale ale that rather feels like an IPA (or even a DIPA), but clearly tastes like a pale ale with grassy notes dominating and just some casual fruity hints. Would benefit from a slightly lower carbonation and less hop bite.
Reviewed by hops_for_thought from New York
4.48/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a can (no date, released 23Apr2021) into an original R+B glass
L: pours a creamy, totally opaque light yellow orange with a thick quite white head with large bubbles. Fades after a couple minutes, leaves some very chunky lacing as it does
S: nice and bitter fruit-forward nose. Solid citrusy notes right off the bat, get grapefruit/orange. Piney/earthy bitterness as well, more as it's warmed in the glass in a great way. Definitely that very smooth R+B aroma that isn't necessarily in your face but builds in complexity as I enjoy it
T: follows the nose well, this fresh pressed citrus juice flavor owns the show. Clean and pleasantly sharp orange and grapefruit notes, with a sight bit of pine as well. Would have liked a bit more malt and earthiness to it - doubt it’s accurate, but what I’d look for in an APA vs. IPA. As this has warmed the bitterness builds beautifully - was not bad before but it’s really damn good after some time in the glass. Medium- finish
F: medium carbonation, medium- body, nice drying bitterness. Incredibly smooth, very drinkable. Would have liked it a bit more drying but splitting hairs now
O: excellent APA. Found it to be more like a light IPA at first, but as it warmed got a great earthy/piney character that was more hidden at first
May 01, 2021L: pours a creamy, totally opaque light yellow orange with a thick quite white head with large bubbles. Fades after a couple minutes, leaves some very chunky lacing as it does
S: nice and bitter fruit-forward nose. Solid citrusy notes right off the bat, get grapefruit/orange. Piney/earthy bitterness as well, more as it's warmed in the glass in a great way. Definitely that very smooth R+B aroma that isn't necessarily in your face but builds in complexity as I enjoy it
T: follows the nose well, this fresh pressed citrus juice flavor owns the show. Clean and pleasantly sharp orange and grapefruit notes, with a sight bit of pine as well. Would have liked a bit more malt and earthiness to it - doubt it’s accurate, but what I’d look for in an APA vs. IPA. As this has warmed the bitterness builds beautifully - was not bad before but it’s really damn good after some time in the glass. Medium- finish
F: medium carbonation, medium- body, nice drying bitterness. Incredibly smooth, very drinkable. Would have liked it a bit more drying but splitting hairs now
O: excellent APA. Found it to be more like a light IPA at first, but as it warmed got a great earthy/piney character that was more hidden at first
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