Ascot Alligator Ale

My wife surprised me for my birthday with a case of Real Ale bottles from RealAle.co.uk. The case is comprised of a number of tasty beverages upon which two of these were Alligator Ale (4.6% abv) from Ascot Ales. Alligator Ale is an American Pale Ale which is balanced a lot better than most beers of this style. Hopped exclusively with cascade hops, this beer is packed with all the piney citrus laden aromas you would expect, but it also does so without overpowering the predominant malt flavour. My only criticism of the beer is the amount of yeast sediment. There is at least a centimeter of sediment at the bottom of the bottle, which was hard packed and remained there. This will be welcomed by homebrewers who can propagate this yeast for use in there own breweries. I am going to be bold and say that this is the best beer that I have had this year to date. I would love to get out to the brewery one day and help out and have a look around (oh and yes, buy a gut load of beer!). This is definitely a beer to keep an eye out for. Information regarding Ascot Ales can be found at their website: http://www.ascot-ales.co.uk/

Ascot Ales began production in 2007, specialising in Real Ales with a New World twist.