Light herbal mintiness persists into the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Light and crisp with a rounded softness, pillowy malt, that’s easy to drink. Lightly grassy with a touch of rye-like spicy character. Taste: Soft, light malt body with a toasted cereal quality, balanced by a gentle herb tea bitterness and a hint of menthol. Smell: Mellow with a light corn graininess and spicy Noble-family hop character, that have a light, green herbal note. There’s a touch of haze but don’t know if it’s a chill haze or what. This one was also canned on June 22 I reviewed it on August 15.Īppearance: Clear golden yellow, billowy white head with plenty of active carbonation. In the ingredients there’s a bit of flaked corn to lighten it up. I really like the can design on this one. Harpoon’s description reads:Ĭrisp and clean from cold fermentation, this American Pils is like a full-flavored macro lager with the perfect amount of hoppy aromatics-brewed with Mandarina Bavaria and Hüll Melon hops and a touch of flaked corn to keep things light.ġ15 calories, 9g carbs, 1.0g protein, 0.0g fat per 12oz This is a dry-hopped American pilsner, brewed to emulate a macro lager (“Bush” League-get it?). Overall: I was not impressed by the aroma, but the flavor is on point and really nice, and it’s super drinkable. Mouthfeel: Light to medium-light body, crisp, dry finish with a light lingering hop bitterness that’s clean and mellow. Gentle spiciness, hinting at green peppercorn, and a biscuit-y graininess (coming from the buckwheat kasha?). Taste: Nice toasty malts reminiscent of Grape Nuts cereal with light hop bitterness and an herbal greens flavor, pleasantly mellow and balanced for an appetizing sip that makes me want to keep sipping. No real malt structure, much more of an herbal hoppiness, though it’s indistinct. Smell: Light hops that are grassy with a touch of peppery spice, almost an allium note that grows as it warms. The beer was canned on June 22, I reviewed it on August 3.Īppearance: Hazy, opaque, golden apricot colored. The hops are Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe, Ekuanot, Citra, and Falconer’s Flight, brewed to 35 IBUs with 4% ABV as noted above. *120 calories, 10 g carbohydrates, 1.2 g protein, 0 g fat per 12 fl. Meet the beer that Men’s Health calls a “pillow-y, tropical pale ale.” League is bursting with citrusy hop flavor and aroma, refreshing, and just 120 calories.* The brewery says:īrewed with a groundbreaking blend of ingredients, Rec. League is a hazy pale ale, billed to be fruity and tropical. Night League (session black IPA or more properly, Cascadian dark ale)Īll beers are only 4% ABV and brewed with buckwheat kasha, chia, and sea salt.
So if we’re going to drink, we might as well be drinking lower-ABV, more health-conscious beers.Īs a side note, it’s interesting how a few years back, “Session IPA” or “India Session Ale” failed to gain much traction with consumers as a marketing ploy, yet these same beers marketed instead as “low-cal” or “low alcohol” have resonated. I’ve been writing about various “lifestyle” or “better for you” beers more this year, in part because it’s a trend and in part because, well, when we’re home all the time due to COVID-19, we’re probably drinking. (Plus I believe you can still find these beers now, so they’d be good for fall pandemic drinking as well.) Yes, summer is over and we’re into fall and Oktoberfest and pumpkin season, but did you get a chance to check out Harpoon Brewery‘s Fantasy League mix pack of low alcohol lifestyle beers? The brewery had sent them to me to sample and I found them to be suitably easy-drinking beers to get through the summer pandemic and quarantine season.
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