Dig Pale Ale

Dig Pale Ale is a seasonal release from New Belgium Brewing Company, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. (If you ever get the chance to visit, DO IT!) The art on the bottle is great, as usual from New Belgium (who has a local artist, and former neighbor of the owners to do all the designs).

First off, it pours a beautiful amber color with big, foamy white head that will linger a bit, but not too long. The smell is a good amount of citrus and a good amount of floral hops as well.

Five different varieties of hops are used in brewing to make this beer one that should knock you off your seat with bitterness, but it's balanced well and though the bitterness lingers a bit it's not a bad thing. It's really more malty than you might expect based on the smells (and my first sentence of this paragraph). The tastes are mostly citrus with some lemon and orange and is just a medium bodied beer. It's very drinkable and I'd love to have this one again! Vying for a place on my list of favorite pale ales for sure!

Rating: 87/100