Pale Ale appreciation thread

Been in Australia visiting family these past two weeks and there are Pale Ale's and low ABV beers EVERYWHERE!!!! Was a nice change from all the Double IPA's I drink when I'm back home in Chicago. If you want Pale Ale's visit Australia.

 

The Beer Temple is putting together a cool event to find the best Pale Ale available for purchase in Chicago (it does not have to be a Chicago brewery). Looking forward to the blind tasting results.

 

Congratulations to Fist City.

 

I suspect fist city will have a strong showing. Everytime I have one I am reminded that I should drink it more often.

once they announce the entrants, we should make our predictions for who makes the finals

 

Hop Butcher dropped another PA this past week called Celery Salt. Notes of lemon with a touch of white grape with some decent hop bite.

 

Fanatic or fantastic?

 

The Beer Temple has unveiled three of the six finalists for their "Perfect Pale Ale" contest so far. If anyone wishes to vote on the six finalists as part of the final judging on the 26th Aug @ The Beer Temple, you can purchase a ticket ($20 for unlabeled samples of the six finalists) on their website at https://www.craftbeertemple.com/perfect-pale-ale-finals-event.html

1. Hop Butcher Grid
2. Noon Whistle Cozmo
3. Maplewood Charlatan
4. ???
5. ???
6. ???

A bit ashamed to say I've not had any of these three.

 

Charlatan I can see, but Grid feels less like a traditional pale and more like a light fruity ipa.

 

Fresh Cozmo is really good.

 

I haven’thad Cosmo in years, Mary have to revisit. Grid does nothing for me, but I do like Charlatan.

 

The Beer Temple posted the remaining finalists. There is of course at least one notable absence. Curious to see who wins from this list in the blind vote.

1. Hop Butcher Grid
2. Noon Whistle Cozmo
3. Maplewood Charlatan
4. Sketchbook No Parking
   
5. Ravinia Diversey Station
6. FFF Alpha King AND Zombie Dust*

*seems six became seven or perhaps these two are co-finalists

 

If one of those didn’t make the list, I would have been completely shocked.

 

I’d love to see a list of entrants and packaging dates. This finalist list is a bit odd

 

And the winner? Noon Whistle Cozmo, really feel like I called that one, thank you to me, and congrats to Noon Whistle.

 

Brought a fresh 4pk of charlatan over to a cookout last Sunday. It was enjoyed by all. Excellent, slightly old school hop profile but modern malt and bitterness. Feel like fist city drinkers would also love this one

guess I’ll go try some fresh Cozmo. I’m curious if they’ve updated the recipe in the past few years