Price: $6.99 for a six pack, plus bottle deposit
Style: Amber Ale
Color: Copper, light red. very transparent
Aroma: Citrus, which is a direct aroma of the hops used in this beer. The hop aroma mask any grain aroma the beer might have.
Body: Light body.
Stomach Aspect: Little. Halfway through my pint and I'm not having any "full affect" from the beer.
Head: light. When freshly poured the head arrived (maybe a 1/16" thick) but quickly left to just a few head bubbles on the surface of the beer.
Head Retention: I would give it a two to three second head retention. However, some of the head does stay on the sides of the glass throughout the whole pint.
Taste: When the glass touches your lips your nose gets the hop aroma then you get a little caramel flavor from the grains but it quickly dissipates and then you get the hop bitterness. The beer has a "prickly" feel once it hits your tongue, it has a slight hint of sweetness but not enough that it takes your mind from the feel of the beer. When you swallow the beer your tongue is presented with some definite hop bitterness, with a crisp clean finish.
Conclusion: This beer has been around Portland's beer scene for a while. It doesn't leave an impression of wow, I just had a great beer. The balance of grains to hops is a little off, the beer favors the hops (probably because of the dry hopping that happens with this brew), but the Cascade hops is a great all around hop for brewing so your tongue is not assaulted with hops. The beer has a wonderful clear copper body. Overall it is not a bad beer, but it closely resembles a big three (Coors, Anheuser, Miller) product. The beer doesn't present any distinguishing trademarks, nor attitude. It is a beer that you can take to any event and nobody will get offended by what you brought, plus it will say that you're not a big three zombie.
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