Augusta Pale
Maiden City Brewing

 

No beer is more quintessential to American craft beer than the American Pale Ale. Like the famous golf course, this beer is wholesome and good.

Augusta Pale pours with a basic golden appearance and topped with a creamy white froth. Pale in its appearance and cast in a medium haze, the bright bouquet of citrus, spruce, herb, grass and light toast float gently above. Moderately sweet with a simple malt profile, the early sips are medium flavored with caramel, honey and light bread crust.

Its hop profile takes over once the beer hits mid-palate. The floral aromas turn fruity with the taste of orange, grapefruit and a hint of pineapple to give roundness and brightness to the tastebuds. Adjusting toward a more bitter taste late on the palate, the session turns spicy with peppery pine resins, fresh-cut grass and citrus peel.

Medium bodied, crisp and clean in finish, the Pale Ale resides on the bitter side of bitter-sweet with an extension of hop bitterness that lingers well past the malts for a hop forward edge on the session overall.