Headwaters Pale Ale

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Headwaters Pale Ale

• Brewery: Victory Brewing Company (Vermont)

• Style: Pale Ale

• ABV: 5.1%

• IBU:?

• Pour Color: A hazzy golden color that light passes through.

      On pour, you could see a head coming up that was fluffy and would be drenching me sip after sip. A nice hoppy scent of grapefruit and grassyness coming off the glass. It sat golden and looked tauntingly delicious to this mustache. The taste of this one is more hop then malt, as you would expect from a pale ale. The citrus grassy taste comes through quickly and is a nice mix of hops. The malt is a nice mellow background flavor. Not really a sweet flavor like some pales like to go with. Overall a really good pale ale that I would make the face buy again.
      First question I ask when tasting a pale. Is this like dales? I say no on this one. That isn't a real problem though, as this one is still great. The hops to make it a pale are all there and as I said this one isn't a sweet malt. That just allows you to take all that hop goodness in. That crisp taste of hops makes this a great beer for a warm summer day. I really really liked this beer each and every time it got stuck in the follicles. 

Rating:****1/2

Deviant Dale's

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Deviant Dale's

• Brewery: Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style: Imperial IPA

• ABV: 8.0%

• IBU:85

• Pour Color: A bright amber not quite golden but see through

      Deviant comes in the tall boy can delivering the fresh taste you crave. The deviant has a slightly stronger scent to it then Dales Pale. The hops come forward quickly backed by the malts. The head is tall fluffy and thick. Now on taste comes a interesting orange taste to this one. Both sweet and bitter it's got a nice balance. It also has a linger that lasts. All that hoppy goodness echos lowly forever. I don't know if I should curl tighter or droop lower. Deviant may have given me a wedgie and made off with my wax. It was worth it though!
      I think I said this before. Dale's may be the best beer on the market as far as I'm concerned. Deviant has a lot of the things I love about dales. It also has a higher alcohol kick. Dale's easy drink ability still pulls it ahead slightly for me. Still an amazing imperial IPA.

Rating: *****

G'Knight

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: G'Knight

• Brewery: Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style:Imperial Red Ale

• ABV: 8.7%

• IBU: 50

• Pour Color: A copper color, transparent

      G'Knight don't take prisoners. I'm sitting here soaked in G'Knight and realizing what the Face did to me. A low but steady head came up on the pour. Nothing to fluffy for me though, i dove right in. The scent was a sweet, red ale, smell before impact and boom! A nice mix of hop and malt played out on me. The follicles could tell this one was bitter but sweet. This was fairly easy drinking as the Face sipped on. That could be a quick problem though. 8.7% and not really the taste of an imperial. This mustache is leaning on the wax again after a can of this one. 
      G'Knight has a nice mix of earthy tastes to it. I was surprised as the hops seemed to give earthy hints and the malts almost gave it a biscuit taste. This one is a red ale that doesn't stop. High on flavor, and high on alcohol, this is what a imperial beer should be. Two cans of this Dales Pale and Mama's Little Yella Pills would make a great six pack. I think I'll go get one once I sober up.
      
      

Rating: *****

Mama's Little Yella Pils

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Mama's Little Yella Pils

• Brewery:Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style: Bohemian Style Pilsner

• ABV: 5.3%

• IBU:35

• Pour Color: A nice golden color nearly transparent

 

      A great golden color on the pour. The head was nice and fluffy. After 3 or 4 sips it still held strong to me but my wax prevailed finally taking the fluffy cloud down. A nice mix of sweetness and only a slight bitterness makes this a great beer. A real hop flavor that's nice and crisp is complemented well with it's malt finish. If mama's got some yella pils I'd steal a few.
     This little can, can be found pretty close to it's big brother Dale's Pale Ale. Another example that cans mean little when enjoying a great beer. Mama's lil yella pils is a great name for a great pilsner. Forget the mass produced crud they call pilsners and get one of these. 

Rating: ****1/2

Dale's Pale Ale

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Dale's Pale Ale

• Brewery:Oskar Blues (Colorado)

• Style: American Pale Ale

• ABV: 6.5%

• IBU: 65

• Pour Color: A clear copper/amber color.

      The scent of this beer -much like the taste- is amazing. The hop flavor is huge in this beer. It's a delicious citrus hop flavor and blends with the malt flavor to be a perfect pale ale. If you love hops I would choose this over most IPAs. It's got the hop kick but also has a refreshing character that's hard to find in hopped up brews. Might not get stuck in your mustache for long, but every splash in that fur the Face should be thanked for.   

      Hate a can? So do I... The thought that only cheep beers come in cans is outdated. I have a different problem with the can. Do you know how hard it is to get a good taste from a canned beer when you're a mustache? Now Oskar Blues cans their stuff. 'Till Face got to choose beers out, on tap, I didn't get much of a taste.  First sip off that pint glass though and I was hooked. This is one of the best overall beers Face or I have ever had and is listed as one of our favorites. Even if you hate a can it's a must have beer. No seriously. If you're of age and can find dale's go get it NOW!

Rating: *****