Microclimate
West Kill Brewing

This one pours a light golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells slightly lemony and piney, with a pleasant bready aroma.

This is really solid, basic, and rustic tasting, with a lightly piney and floral hop character, some lemon and grapefruit, and a bready but not too sweet malt backbone.

This is pretty light bodied, but very crisp and clean, with a great drinkability.

This is extremely enjoyable, complex enough to break down, but ultimately light and refreshing enough to have a few of them.

 

As the initial BA who entered this beer, I want to note that the can characterizes it as a "Session India Pale Lager" - which makes sense given the low (4.6%) ABV. . . . This is a collaboration with Hudson Valley Weather, and is brewed with New York malt and hops (according to the label, that is).

A: Poured from the can into a Tree House tulip. Body is ever-so-slightly hazed light-golden, with a big, 1+-finger foamy white head on top that retains well.

S: Surprisingly big nose for the style: I get a sense of Noble hops - grassy/straw-like, with some sweeter notes as well (bread dough comes to mind).

T: Like a slightly-hopped-up lager: grainy foundation (there's that straw/grass from the nose) is followed by some generic sweetness. Finishes with a nice bitterness that contains a touch of lemon. Lingers well, but not at all cloying. Not big flavors, but quite tasty for a low-ABV lager.

M: Light in heft, a real easy drinker. Solid, especially on a day like today - a Friday after work when it's in the 80s in mid-April.