Drifter Pale Ale
3 Feb
Name – Drifter Pale Ale
Country – United States
Type – American Pale Ale
Appearance – Pours a clear amber color with a one finger wide white head. It leaves a pretty good amount of lacing on the glass.
Smell – Malty with some earthy hop smells in the back ground.
Taste – Nice mixture of caramel like malts and earthy and citrus hops.
I’ve had a couple people tell me before that this is a really solid pale ale. So going off their recommendations I decided to pick it up. There are right. It is a very solid pale ale. There is nothing crazy or over the top and nothing lacking. Nice mixture of malts and hops. Wow this is the third review in a row that I have given the same grade.
Overall Grade – B+
Good Review.
This is one of my favorite pale ales! Definitely up there with Dale’s and Sierra Nevada, but above Kona, IMHO. In a world (yes, read it with the announcer’s voice) where PA’s try to be strong and bold, this one shows that it’s not necessary.