Style: Pale Ale (American)

ABV: 5.5

85/100
Aroma: 11
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 16
Mouthfeel: 5

Cerebral Brewing Ripping Through Dimensions

What the brewers say

“Hopped with Cascade, Strata, Centennial, and Amarillo.”

What our panel thought

“Bursts of key lime and guava in the aroma. Guava is up front in the flavor and has a spicy phenolic character toward the end. Clove or white pepper phenolic doesn’t detract but adds character. The hop levels and bitterness might be too heavy for its weight class. Punchy for a pale ale.”

What our editors thought

“Blocky tropical citrus aroma with meatier pomegranate midtones. Very soft in the sip, as peach notes collide with light but spicy berry bitterness. Loosely structured.”

Review printed in: Rethinking the Classic Pale Ale (Winter 2023) (View All Issues)


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Cerebral Brewing DDH Hollow Fang

“Aroma has a soft and velvet-like texture with oozing tropical fruit and citrus notes. Those qualities flow across the palate with an almost smoothie-like hop experience. Orange notes, leaning pineapple. Soft and delicate, if simple finish.”

Cerebral Brewing Anomaly Detection

“In the aroma, light floral and herbal hops. Hint of orange and pear. Moderate levels of fresh bread dough and bread crust. Malt flavor is mostly biscuit and pie crust with a bit of caramel. Light pear, orange, and orange-peel notes. Finish is a touch sweet. Medium- low bitterness balances.”

Breakside Brewery Belly Laugh

**Aroma:** “Big pale malt aroma with a slight hay sweetness. Fruity esters of lemon and pear are light and clean. Medium hops aroma—slight white pepper, orange zest, fresh-baked bread. Lemongrass up front with a spicy note and a touch of earthy horse blanket.” **Flavor:** “Malt sweetness is evident but restrained. Lemon and citrus hops flavor with some balanced earthy spiciness. Citrus esters and bready malt are light but very refreshing. Spicy note toward the end of the sip plays with the carbonation, but the carbonation creates the bitterness.” **Overall:** “Overall, a clean and fruity example of the style. The apple and pear really shine through this one and are very refreshing. Very good beer. Might suggest a lower level of carbonation to let the middle and back flavors linger more. Very nice refreshing lighter saison with orange and bready yeast character, dry finish, and huge carbonation.”

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