Nostalgic Pale Ale Tasting

Nostalgic Pale Ale turned out good.  I wanted to make a pale ale that reminded me of the first craft brews I tried and Nostalgic does the deed.  Its a beer that is hard not to keep pouring.

Appearance,

Reddish/Amber color with small bubbles.  Head retention is not great but that may be due to not having carbonation on the keg during several events at the house and just needs a bit more carb-ing up.  Head is slight off white.  Some small bubbles but not a bunch.  Its a gorgeous beer but what beer isn't.

Aroma,

Good hop aroma from Cascade, not great.  Citrus, some orange/lemon notes.  A touch of sweet malt as well.  Not an over-powering aroma.  Thought about dry-hopping ... maybe next time.

Taste,

This beer has a lot of flavors going for it.  Centennial/Cascade combo does a good job doubling down on the citrus appeal:  again orange/lemon/grapefruit flavor with a strong bitter finish.  There is a malt depth to complement the hop flavor which makes is very enjoyable.  The more sips the more straight-up grapefruit flavor comes out which is a good thing.  Everything one would expect in a Pale Ale.

Mouthfeel,

Maybe a little under carbed (fixable) but it does have good body. 

Overall,

Good Pale Ale,  If hop aroma was stronger I would say a great one.  The beer did what it was suppose to, it reminds me of the first craft beer experiences I had with Boulevard's Pale Ale and Copperhead Ale from Free State.  It has enough aroma to set-up the flavor and the beer just looks right and tastes right.  Really happy how this turned out and will be excited to submit to this year's Dixie Cup to get a score on it.