“INSPIRED BY OUR DAYS HIKING IN THE HILLS OF THE CAPITAL REGION AND GETTING A GOOD DOSE OF MOTHER NATURE, TRAIL PALE ALE IS FRESH, JUICY AND SESSIONABLE. WITH A FLORAL AROMA, SMOOTH HOP BITTERNESS AND WELL BALANCED MALT PROFILE, IT FINISHES WITH A BRIGHT GOLDEN CLOUDY APPEARANCE. BEST ENJOYED OUTDOORS OR IN.”
Served in a shaker. Displaying a bold amber hue with two fingers of well retained foam perched on top. The head holds together well and works a healthy lace as it ebbs.
The nose is quite floral and piney with a hefty caramel sweetness. Subtle hints of forest berries, blackcurrant and blood orange get right in amongst those bready malt characters. Some nice aromas with good overall balance it it seems a tad restrained.
The palate offers a bit more than the nose. It’s certainly full-flavoured with a big burst of pine and citrus on entry. The caramel sweetness works itself in brilliantly to offset the bitter hops. It rolls in to a fruity middle and then delivers a long and dry finish with grassy/piney notes enduring on the back end.
She holds a nice weight in the mouth. Medium body with an assertive bitterness (45 IBU). It’s dry in texture but the malt profile makes for a smooth ride over the tongue. Quite pleasant to drink.
Tell you what the brewers have done an outstanding job at packing this much flavour in to a relatively light pale ale (4.7%). From the gorgeous colour to the session ability to the length in the tail it exudes class….and plenty of it. Another cracker beer from these guys.