Beavertown Gamma Ray
overall
100
style
 | bottling |  | on tap |  |  |
RATINGS: 861 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.76/5 IBU: 44 EST. CALORIES: 162 ABV: 5.4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Believe it or not, we had never brewed a pale ale when we started. But once our experimental Alpha Series was launched around 6 months in, we went about constructing the Pale of our dreams. We tweaked malts and hops continuously and eventually came to release a brew known as Gamma Ray. This name came from our Creative Director Nick Dwyer, Who at that time was working on the floor at Duke’s Brew and Que. Nick brought illustrations in every week. It was undeniable, the guy was a force and his imagery resonated deep. We all loved spacemen and lasers – again, simple. So we named the experimental brew Gamma Ray and Nick drew the design - drawing heavily from “mars attacks” and warren ellis graphic novels. Our baby was born. From its release Gamma was perfection for us and joined the Beaver core range. The concept was to create a juicy tropical beer. A brew you can sit on and drink all day, rammed with juicy malts and huge tropical aromas of mango and grapefruit. Massive additions of whole leaf American hops are added in ever increasing numbers at the end of the boil giving huge hop flavour. The beer is then dry hopped for days, driving the punchy aromas so you can smell it from miles away!
Believe it or not, we had never brewed a pale ale when we started. But once our experimental Alpha Series was launched around 6 months in, we went about constructing the Pale of our dreams. We tweaked malts and hops continuously and eventually came to release a brew known as Gamma Ray. This name came from our Creative Director Nick Dwyer, Who at that time was working on the floor at Duke’s Brew and Que. Nick brought illustrations in every week. It was undeniable, the guy was a force and his imagery resonated deep. We all loved spacemen and lasers – again, simple. So we named the experimental brew Gamma Ray and Nick drew the design - drawing heavily from “mars attacks” and warren ellis graphic novels. Our baby was born. From its release Gamma was perfection for us and joined the Beaver core range. The concept was to create a juicy tropical beer. A brew you can sit on and drink all day, rammed with juicy malts and huge tropical aromas of mango and grapefruit. Massive additions of whole leaf American hops are added in ever increasing numbers at the end of the boil giving huge hop flavour. The beer is then dry hopped for days, driving the punchy aromas so you can smell it from miles away!
3.8
UPDATED: DEC 8, 2021 Nez: Agrumes, résineux
Bouche: Pamplemousse, mandarine, résineux
Une 'APA' limpide de couleur jaune paille avec une mousse crémeuse blanche et une faible carbonatation.
Au nez, les agrumes dominent avec des notes résineuses.
En bouche, l'attaque est sur des notes de pamplemousse. Dans le final, sec et amer, des notes de mandarine et résineuses arrivent pour rester longuement.
Avis: Une bière 'old school' bien sympa.
3.9
UPDATED: NOV 25, 2021 Can somewhere in Troubadour glass, pours orangy / yellow with a bunch of sweet hops, resin, grape, grapefruit, candy... Balanced bitterness and quite slick. Good IPA, cool artwork.
3.8
UPDATED: NOV 14, 2021 White weak head. Light amber colour. Aroma is hoppy with fruity (tangerine and citrus) and light caramel notes. Flavor is hoppy too with fruity (tangerine, zest and passion fruit), ending in a moderately bitter, slightly caramelly finish. Light to medium bodied.
3.8
UPDATED: NOV 8, 2021 Optisch goldgelb mit einer zarten, glänzenden Trübung und passender feiner Perlage. Die weiße, mittel- bis feinporige Schaumkrone gibt sich flaumig-stabil und ganz gut haltbar.
Im Duft fruchtig bis kräuterartig, süßlich-herb und erinnert an sehr reife Ananas, Pomelo und Grapefruit. Dazu ein Hauch Gras und Petersiliengrün.
Der Antrunk kommt weich spritzig, süßlich und malzig bis karamellig. Das macht schon mal ordentlich Lust auf dieses Bier!
Am Gaumen ebenso süßlich, karamellig, aber auch schön fruchtig mit Noten von reifem Steinobst (Aprikose bis Pflaume), welches schon ein wenig an ein Dörrobstaroma anklopft, und leichter Exotik (Kiwi, Ananas). Die Herbe kommt bislang gar nicht stark zum Vorschein und dieses APA wirkt in seiner aromatischen Breite absolut harmonisch und charaktervoll. Dadurch ergibt sich ein unheimlich gutes und fast schon weiches Mundgefühl und eine sehr gute Süffigkeit.
Der Abgang gibt erst die schönen Fruchtaromen ab, danach die Karamellnote, die leicht röstig ausklingt und dann in eine röstige Herbe übergeht und letztendlich in einer kräftigeren grasigen bis kräuterartigen Herbe ausklingt.
Ich bin fast schon begeistert!
3.8
UPDATED: NOV 6, 2021 Golden pour, light froth with some retention. Aroma; hoppy and pine aromas. Taste; sweet barley, hoppy and citrus fruit rounded off with a pleasing bitterness on the palette.
3.3
UPDATED: OCT 9, 2021 Tap. Golden, almost clear, white foam. Aroma: floral, fruits, citrus, marmalade, light sweetness. Taste: light taste, British malt, a little orange peel marmalade, fruity, light bitterness, a little watery, drinkable.
3.4
UPDATED: SEP 26, 2021 Golden color, large beige head. Aromas of malt, citrus, resin and spruce. Taste of citrus, malt, resin, spruce and slight sponge cake.
3.5
UPDATED: SEP 17, 2021 4 pack from local Tesco. Another good looking brew, slightly hazy gold with a fine white head...nice lacework. Nice fruity nose. Medium bodied, nice malty notes with lots of fresh hops not too far behind. Good stuff!
3.7
UPDATED: AUG 19, 2021 Draught @ SKAAL Sønderborg. Pours hazy amber with airy but stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and citrus, with estery notes and touches of malt and fruit. Bitter, hoppy flavour with notes of fruit and citrus and touches of malt and yeast. Bitter and grassy aftertaste with estery touches. Well-balanced and easy to drink. A nice one, if a little watery.
3.9
UPDATED: JUL 6, 2021 Can from Menu. Slightly hazy golden with a soapy white head. Aroma: Grapefruit, tropical fruit, yeast and grass. Taste: More bitter than juicy. Clean finish
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