Getaway Brewing Co. Pit Stop

“Moderately low biscuity and bready notes start off the aroma, with light grassy notes chiming in; very soft floral hops flit through. Lots of biscuit, pie crust, and lightly toasted bread in the flavor. A smooth, light, balancing Noble-hop character brings hints of white pepper and background grass. Mild bitterness.”

“Understated aroma with low floral and herbal hop notes on a light toasted white-bread malt backbone. Some light peach notes in the flavor, along with the floral and herbal hops sitting on top of a low bread malt base. Finish is relatively short with just a bit of floral hop lingering. Bitterness seems somewhat understated, too.”

Lovely clear amber color, excellent foam and lace. Pleasant nose, malt-forward with some lighter caramel, integrating well with a subtle orange-fruit ester and getting a slight push from sweet alcohol—it works, altogether. Nice balance in the flavor, with a light, slightly caramel-like sweetness that that rolls pretty quickly through a soft, smooth, herbal-earthy bitterness into a dry finish. Medium body, good carb. Attractive, nicely balanced, and quite drinkable. Freshly toasted, but not too toasted, bread on the nose. Flavors the same in the mouth, herbal character from hops more apparent. Malt/hops flavor nicely balanced, but hops finish with a bit of a thud. Beautifully light copper-colored pour with a khaki head that just sticks around. An initial whiff of petrol dissipates to allow nutty, heavily caramel-toasted malt to lead the aroma; red apple skin esters contributes a sweetness that doesn't seem completely integrated. On the sip, malts are clearly present in terms of sweetness and brioche crust. A wisp of near-roast alongside this soft sweetness compliments more mid-tone flavors of bread, caramel, etc. Finish dries out to a degree but again could use some more supportive bread effects in the retronasal.