Space Goat
Big Sky Brewing Company

(review from May 2019) It's a nice enough, average pale but light on taste & mouthfeel. Slight citrusy, floral flavors. There's better and more flavorful available.

12 fl oz can:

C / AVERAGE

 

Appearance: Pours a clear, medium yellow body with a foamy, frothy, near white head. A few, limited smudges, blobs of lace on the way down.

Smell: Modest malted two-row barley rounded out with a bit of bready wheat. A bit grassy with moderate whiffs of tropical, tangy citrus including melon, passion fruit.

Taste: Very pale malted barley with a razor-thin flash of wheat and a hint of breadiness brushed with butter tucked far, far in the background. Nominal sweetness. Restrained fruity tones, including muskmelon, tangerine, passion fruit with a backing of grassy herbaceousness and pine. Medium bitterness. Drying, lightly bitterish finish with the body thinning out.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation.

Overall: It's fine if forgettable, it simply falls, sailing headlong into that giant chasm of ho-hum, basic, bland, innocuous beers you'll likely never remember (minus helpful reviews).

Interesting pale ale....first impression is citrus...tangerines, mandarin oranges, sweet pink grapefruit.....but there's a bit of catty dankness to the aroma as well as the taste...that impression is lighter on the taste...

Body is light side of medium....not much for a malt impression...just kind of there as a backing....a bit of a herbal hop impression emerges deeper in....

Like I said...interesting and also a little different....it's fine...

Pours a clear golden orange with a finger of rocky head that slowly settles to a thin cap with plenty of lacing. Aroma of grain and melon. Taste follows nose.

 

Poured from a 12 ounce can into a Teku glass.

Look- Pale straw, clear, white frothy head, average head retention and lacing.

Smell- Lemon, clementine, floral, medium strength of scent.

Taste- Clementine, lemon, herbaceous, medium strength of flavor.

Feel- Medium body, average carbonation, no astringency, low bitterness, crisp.

Overall- Pale straw with average head retention and lacing. Bouquet was lemon and clementine with floral notes. Flavors were clementine and lemon with some herbaceous character. Feel was medium body for style with a crisp finish. Overall this was a refreshing beer on a warm evening that had more vibrant bouquet and flavors than expected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 ouncer, drank straight from the can. Call this ‘just a nice little quaffable beer’. Nice and sessionable. Pairs well with smoked brisket.,.

 

Poured from a can. Golden in color with a good sized white head and good lacing. Smells of pine, citrus, bread and a hint of caramel. Flavors of pine, bread, a little citrus, ends slightly bitter. Solid

 

Pours a crystal clear, deep golden in color with a finger thick, foamy head atop. Plenty of lacing as you drink. The carbonation looks a tad above average with large bubbles rising from the bottom.

Aroma is sweet cereal grains and soapy hops. A little bit of spice in the background. Alcohol is not detectable. Seems pretty simple on the nose.

Taste follows the nose well. Cereal grains up front with the hops on the swallow and lingering on the finish. Hard to pinpoint exact notes other than "soapy" -- perhaps lemon rind, lime, some grass, a little pine. Pretty simple, but effective. Remains fairly balanced although definitely hop-forward towards the finish.

Mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium bodied with average carbonation and a little bit of oiliness. Finishes dry. Easy drinker and pretty refreshing.

Overall I quite enjoyed this one. It isn't complex and isn't doing anything special, but it's solid and drinkable. A nice hop-forward pale ale. Cheers!