If I were the type of person to buy beer 12 or 24 at a time instead of one by one, this would be one of those fridge standards I'd likely keep around. Middle Ages makes some of the best niche UK style brewed in the USA beers I have had but this is their ale for the guy who just wants an ale. It pours light amber with a white skim of a head, it has a great soft mouthfeel that matches the rich fruity premium pale malt and it framed by the husky graininess and edgy hops. The yeast is creamy but the overall effect is incredibly refreshing. Some advocatonians find it too buttery but that is a matter of taste.
New York: Syracuse Pale Ale, Middle Ages, Syracuse
Posted by on Sunday, May 29, 2005 in - 3 comments
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Alan - February 24, 2006 10:14 PM
Cooler, almond and cherry notes come out. An alarmingly good pale ale...or at least pre-brewed for exactly my taste.
Alan - March 11, 2006 11:47 PM
Watching Syracuse beat Pitt tonight in the Big East Finals, I was surprised to note that the fruit tone to the ale could also be considered orange and that the amber had a decidedly orange note to it.
gr - October 17, 2006 10:29 AM
I want to put on my jams with hula dancers and palm trees, fill the wading pool with Syracuse Pale Ale, and swim in it all week. As you say: anybody and everybody could fill their fridge with this.