Invasion Pale Ale - Cigar City Brewing

PorterLambic

Florida

3.59/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours out a paler-than-usual light honey color with a solid, well formed and well retained, barely off-white head. Good lacing even as the head settles from a firm pour to a chunky island and ring.
Smell is of good strength and reasonable balance with hops somewhat stronger than the malt. Resinous but not biting, there is a citrus note hiding in there as well.
Taste is as expected with piney hops leading the malt and a mild grain/cereal note and some citrus. Balanced properly.
A bit thin, coming up to almost medium bodied, lighter effervescence. Decently smooth for the style but leaves a solid film to coat the palate and tongue. Pretty sticky. Somewhat drying in the middle. A good beer that needs some body to it.

Serving type: growler

01-13-2013 03:21:33 | More by PorterLambic

johntfox

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +6%

05-21-2013 01:54:43 | More by johntfox

MPSTARR

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

05-20-2013 23:43:59 | More by MPSTARR

Ctruskey

New York

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-18-2013 22:39:26 | More by Ctruskey

Mposha

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +6%

05-18-2013 06:35:26 | More by Mposha

mixed_master7

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

05-15-2013 05:46:52 | More by mixed_master7

Ethan-UF

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-14-2013 18:59:39 | More by Ethan-UF

jbear68

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

05-14-2013 17:13:06 | More by jbear68

babaracas

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +6%

05-10-2013 03:05:57 | More by babaracas

powpig2002

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

05-06-2013 21:00:13 | More by powpig2002

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured out as a clear golden color with a white head on top. The lacing is pretty good, the retention is thin. The smell of the beer is malty and hoppy, decent balance. The taste is ok, nothing really jumps out at me on this one. The mouthfeel is smooth, nice drinkability. Overall it's a decent pale ale. Nothing too special.

Serving type: growler

05-01-2013 21:55:00 | More by Knapp85

millerbuffoon

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

05-01-2013 21:41:02 | More by millerbuffoon

OUJayhawk1799

Oklahoma

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-24-2013 14:44:59 | More by OUJayhawk1799

Thorpe429

Illinois

3/5  rDev -25.2%

04-22-2013 20:46:39 | More by Thorpe429

juliusseizure

New York

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

04-15-2013 01:44:54 | More by juliusseizure

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-10-2013 19:49:29 | More by Arsenal0328

Lare453

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-03-2013 20:28:22 | More by Lare453

st9647v3

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-01-2013 18:51:27 | More by st9647v3

briandot

District of Columbia

3.25/5  rDev -19%

03-30-2013 00:44:55 | More by briandot

jorrx003

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +6%

03-27-2013 18:45:27 | More by jorrx003

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6%

03-25-2013 22:30:54 | More by bigfnjoe

standardcherry

Massachusetts

4.38/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

On tap at CCB takeover at OTC.

A: Pretty standard for a pale ale I guess. Pale golden color. Pretty clear with a nice white head. Great lacing.
S: Lots of citrus. Oranges and peaches all the way. Some pineapple and mango too.
T: Extremely well balanced. Citrus and tropical hops. Some maltiness to balance it out. Clean and bitter finish.
M: Light bodied. A bit sweet but extremely drinkable. Nice bitterness.
O: Excellent pale ale, one of my favorite sessionable beers.

Serving type: on-tap

03-21-2013 04:24:27 | More by standardcherry

NoleDoc

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-19-2013 02:10:16 | More by NoleDoc

manutdfan

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

03-18-2013 19:20:09 | More by manutdfan

JohnQVD

New York

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-17-2013 22:38:18 | More by JohnQVD