Pale Ales

Anchor Brewing Releases Zymaster #6 [VIDEO]

Anchor Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA) has released the sixth edition in their Zymaster Series, Saaremaa Island Ale.

Each offering tells a story, and Saarremaa Island Ale is no different. This beer is inspired by brewmaster Mark Carpenter’s trip to Saaremaa Island Continue Reading →

Port Brewing Summer Pale Coming to Bottles

Port Brewing (San Marcos, CA) will soon be bringing Summer Pale Ale to 22oz bottles. This is the first time the brewery has released the offering in bombers.

Our massively hoppy West Coast-style pale ale, we use Chinook, Cascade, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops to Continue Reading →

Posted in Anchor Brewing, Don't Miss This, Videos

Anchor Brewing Releases Zymaster #6 [VIDEO]

Anchor Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA) has released the sixth edition in their Zymaster Series, Saaremaa Island Ale.

Each offering tells a story, and Saarremaa Island Ale is no different. This beer is inspired by brewmaster Mark Carpenter’s trip to Saaremaa Island in the Baltic Sea. The local beer had a really unique flavor, thanks to the local yeast. He returned from the trip with brewer’s yeast used to create #6.

Zymaster No. 6 is a medium-bitter pale ale with Old World hop flavor and aroma. Made with pale barley malt, it has a light body, clean finish, and overtones of freshly ground clove and allspice similar to a Belgian ale.

Anchor Saaremaa Island Pale Ale will be available in 22oz bottles and draft for a limited time.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited one time release.

6% ABV

The series at glance:

No. 1: California Lager
No. 2: Mark’s Mild
No. 3: Flying Cloud San Francisco Stout
No. 4: Fort Ross Farmhouse Ale
No. 5: Harvest One American Pale Ale
No. 6: Saareemaa Pale Ale
No. 7: Potero Hill Sour Mash IPA (Coming soon)

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Innis & Gunn

Innis & Gunn Uses Rare Oak in New Stateside Offering

Already available in the United Kingdom is Innis & Gunn Rare Oak Pale Ale. The offering is aged over rare Scottish oak, historically used for ship building. Rare Oak Pale Ale not only uses unique wood, but the addition of elderflower, and sweet gale (aka bog myrtle). A couple of years ago, the brewery released a draft only Oak Aged Pale, without the herb additions.

This refreshing Pale Ale has been matured over rare Scottish oak, which hasn’t been used in brewing since the days of the Anglo-Spanish wars and the Armada, when huge areas of Scottish forest were felled to build ships.

The beer is finished with the addition of sweet gale which grows wild in the Scottish Highlands and was used traditionally as an alternative to imported hops by brewing in Scotland.

Innis & Gunn Rare Oak Pale Ale will be available in 11.2 oz bottles.

Style: Pale Ale (w/ Elderflower, Sweet Gale. Oak Aged)
Hops: Super Styrian, Whitbread Golding
Malts: I&G Malt, Crystal Malt, Wheat

Availability: 11.2 oz Bottles, Draft.
Arrival: TBA

5.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Service Brewing

Service Brewing Ground Pounder Pale Ale

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Posted in New Releases, Tennessee Brew Works

Tennessee Brew Works Unveils “Sessions Series”

Tennessee Brew Works (Nashville, TN) has just kicked off a new lower ABV series dubbed Session Series.

Each offering will clock in less than 5.1% ABV according the Brewer’s Association for session beer guidelines. First up, American Pale Session Ale.

All Tennesse Brew Works Session Series offerings are draft only.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: Draft only

5.1% ABV

Image via Tennessee Brew Works

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Prost Brewing

Prost Brewing Company Oasis Pale Ale

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Posted in Little Mountain Brewing Co, New Beers

Little Mountain Brewing Co. Raging Cardinal Pale Ale

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Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Port Brewing Company

Port Brewing Summer Pale Coming to Bottles

Port Brewing (San Marcos, CA) will soon be bringing Summer Pale Ale to 22oz bottles. This is the first time the brewery has released the offering in bombers.

Our massively hoppy West Coast-style pale ale, we use Chinook, Cascade, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops to really put our mark on the beer. An initial nose of dankness with some subtle pine, SPA starts with an initial bite from the hops and finishes with a refreshing tangerine-like bitterness. Our SPA is the perfect accompaniment to any summer night activities!

Style: Pale Ale
Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Amarillo, Simcoe
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

Arrival: TBA

by Reid Ramsay