Beer in Focus:
McLaren Vale Ale
AS COMPLEX AS A WINE FROM THE REGION
McLaren Vale is home to an abundance of epicurean delights.
It's also home to one of Australia's most remarkable new
beers.
Vale Ale is a vivacious, fruity ale with a burnished gold aura and a fine haze.
It opens with the glistening aroma of hops harmonised with a hint of passionfruit.
These notes strike a chord with an air of nutty maltiness
followed by a soft bitterness. Culminating in a surprising
dry finish, Vale Ale is perfect for slaking a summer's thirst.
Appearance: Cloudy from bottle conditioning with live yeast
cells. Golden/copper colour.
Aroma: Boiled lollies.
Flavour: floral, fruity. Medium body and bitterness.
Malt:
Pale - sweet malty flavour
Wheat - Mouth feel and ‘palate fullness'
Crystal - Caramalised flavour and imparts golden colour.
Hops:
Super Alpha - soft bitterness
Amarillo - passionfruit grapefruit
Cascade - spicy, citrusy.
Alcohol by volume: 4.5%
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