Sunday Sips: Purist Pale Ale

Beer Name:  Purist Pale Ale

Brewed By/In:  Appalachian Brewing Co. / Harrisburg, PA (original facility)

Beer Type:  American Pale Ale

Best Served In: Stein, Pint

ABV:  4.9%

Characteristics:  Clear penny-like copper color.  Smells piney or grassy.  Pours with thick white head.  Malt forward taste finishing hoppy and dry.  Little carbonation but medium-light mouthfeel.

Food-pairing:  Robust beef dishes, spicy foods

Overall:  7.0 - Purist Pale Ale is available year-round and is brewed true to style.  Tonight, I'll be honest, I did not make a good choice is trying to drink this with salmon with spices and floral herbs like rosemary.  My palate was numb to those flavors by the end of my meal.  Perhaps if I had chosen a different entree to eat with this, I would have been more excited.

Yikes, it has been almost 3 weeks since my last post!  What has consumed my time?  Well, my better half and I have been feverishly running here and there...well, Rehoboth Beach, DE and Williamsburg, VA.  In one, we had a quick getaway and in the other we traveled down the historical Memory Lane and visited Busch Gardens.  The summer running around is winding down.  Fortunately or unfortunately, I can't decide yet.  But here's to the ever-approaching fall season.  Slainte!