Beer

Great Divide Fresh Hopped Pale Ale

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Had one of these the other night and like the rest of the fresh hops around this year its delicious.  Below is the rundown.
Aroma: Pours a copper color with a two finger white foamy head on top. Nice retention and lacing left behind on the glass.

Smell: A little bit of citrus and some pine. More caramel than expected. Some lemon in the front.

Taste: More malt taste than usual. Lots of caramel with a little bit of lemon and a hint of pine.

How it feels: Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Drinks pretty smooth, slightly dry finish.

Not bad, but not the best of this years Fresh Hop’d brews . Will look for it next time it comes out though.

SKA Euphoria

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SKA Euphoria, originally uploaded by adambarhan.

A nice Ale from SKA, very easy to drink a welcome break from the dark beers of winter.

Pours a dark orange with thick white head that laces and sticks around for a bit.

Hints of creamy, caramel malt with big pine hops fill the nose with a little grassy note at the end.

Tastes of bread malt up front and pine/spice hop, earthy, and slightly nutty. Some lingering pine, resinous hop character.

Lighter to medium body with lower carbonation work well.

This is a fantastic almost English-style pale ale that balances biscuit and pine hops character. Easy to drink and satisfying.

Served in a can is great makes this beer great for the river and to take along.