Bomber Brewing Co. – Dan Small’s Strathcona Pale Ale

Rating

3.9 out of 5

Aroma

4 out of 5

Appearance

3.8 out of 5

Taste

4 out of 5

Palate

Total

3.9

3.9 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Bomber Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: Pale Ale
• Pros:

  Balanced, smooth and classically styled Pale Ale

• Cons:

  A somewhat dated flavour profile

• Conclusion:

  A throwback Pale Ale with English style hop flavours and a smooth malt profile

Bomber Brewing Co. – Dan Small’s Strathcona Pale Ale Review

Named after iconic Vancouver homebrew store owner Dan Small The Strathcona Pale Ale is Bomber Brewing’s version of a classic and well used homebrew recipe. This beer comes in bomber bottles and pours a colour of clear golden amber and is topped with a thick finger of lacing head. The aroma is of a very classic, old-school pale ale. A toasted malt base props up an english styled hop profile with a touch of caramel and nuttiness on the nose. The flavour too is a throwback to craft pale ales of yesteryear. It is clean and smooth with a bitter bite that comes only from the classic EKG (East Kent Goldings) Hops the light bitter tones are balanced with a malty body, caramel and toasted flavour profile. For the uber hop heads out there this may be a little too much of a flavour throw back but it is well crafted, extremely balanced and a recipe that deserves to live on!

Alcohol – 5.0%
IBU – 30
Hops – Cascade & EKG
Size – 650ml bottles
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