Tonight I want to discuss another American Pale Ale from Lancaster Brewing named Lancaster Pale Ale. An American Pale Ale, if I haven't beaten this style to death, is the American take on the English IPA but Americanized and Texas sized! Usually big hopped with American grown hops and American ingredients. Let's see how this one stacks up!
The aroma is biscuity and caramel malty sweet with hints of mellow fruit and some floral hops. Kind of nice actually but more English than American. I would expect more hop aroma.
The same goes for the taste. It starts off malty and sweet with notes of cantaloup caramel and bread and then transitions towards earthy and slightly citrus hop bitterness but maintaining a strong malt foundation.
The mouthfeel is moderately sweet and smooth and light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Very nice and drinkable!
This beer is really nice and tasty. It's not exacty an APA and more like my favorite style of English Bitters, Ales, etc... It is, however, exceptionally drinkable and you could have a few of these on a hot summer day with the best of the lagers!
Hey, this was a gift. If a friend gives you a gift of a new beer, a homebrew, etc... don't cast it aside and say that I don't like dark beers or something lame like that. Get out there and drink something good!
-Wiss
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