Diesel Boy
Alder Beer Co

JULY 2024.
West Coast Pils brewed with Pils and Cara malts and a yeast of German origin, but hopped with Citra and Mosaic, as well as the noble German Mittelfruh.
On tap at the pub (7€ 50 cl).
Drafted in a good way, with the right timing, it releases aromas of cereal grist together with a fruitiness that ranges between citrus and yellow-fleshed fruit.
It is a truly beautiful golden blonde color, practically transparent except for a light haze that helps to brown the splendid blonde color.
Foam of the right amount and consistency (dense appearance, soft and tasty to drink).
Taste reminiscent of a Pale Ale, not so much for the light body and lively carbonation, but for the taste that is characterized by citrus notes (orange peel, citron, grapefruit) and fruity notes (yellow and exotic fruit: yellow peach, summer plum, passion fruit, mango).
The cereal notes are present, but decidedly in the background to re-emerge on the tongue at the end of the drink: when the fruitiness goes away, here are the notes of cereals and toast that "clean" the tongue leaving very light (but pleasantly perceptible) citrus and summer fruit hints on the palate.
The finish is therefore soft, "cereal", not bitter but the fruitiness is still dried out.
Certainly a Pils sui generis, but with a very balanced result: light and thirst-quenching like a Pils, fragrant and tasty like a Pale Ale.
Very fresh, thirst-quenching and tasty: a good example of a "modern" product made with criteria.