Brewery: Victory Brewing Company
ABV: 5.1%
Serving method: 12-oz bottle in a pint glass
Born/Bottled/Shipped on: Best by 9/12/11
What an oddly specific date. I am tempted to save 2 of the bottles from this 6-pack to drink one right before the 12th and the other right after and see if there is some terrible metamorphosis from good beer to beer-like poison. But if I had to guess, I'd say that I probably won't do that and that said metamorphosis won't actually happen.
Headwaters Pale Ale is a fairly dark beer for a "pale" ale. It looks a bit like an IPA with an orangey shade of copper coloring. There was a little bit of head, but it faded pretty quickly, leaving only a light lacing behind. This beer has a very strong aroma of citrus hops. It smells like there's a little bit of sweet malt in here as well.
As I mentioned on another branch of my empire, I enjoyed this beer in 4-oz form up at the Brattleboro Brewers Festival. In bottle form, it is still enjoyable. The aroma of this beer was very accurate in predicting the flavor. This is a fairly hoppy beer, but it's not too strong, and there is definitely some sweetness in the background. It finishes with a crisp bitterness, but it's not that dry, and it doesn't leave much of an aftertaste. This beer feels very clean and light, and the low carbonation makes it very easy to drink.
Final thought - It's pretty simple: if you like pale ales, then you should do yourself a favor and try this one, as it's delightful. And if you don't like pale ales, then this one probably isn't going to change your mind. Although it's not overly hoppy, so it's worth a shot. Kate even tried a sip without me forcing it on her, so that's a start.
-Jon
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