So, the last day of the calendar, the last beer I don't have to make up a connection for. Beermas is going to have some interesting twists this year. I guess Norn could have told me it would happen, if it had been earlier in the list. This is a Swedish pale ale, perhaps made attractive by its name. Everybody wants to know something about the future, after all. Will we be allowed to wander freely, will we have to keep our distance from strangers (no complaints about that here), will we ever be able to fill a room again without worrying about every cough and sniffle that could kill us the next week? The Norns aren't as forthcoming as they could be. Haven't made the proper sacrifices, I guess.
Wow, it's an explosion of hoppy goodness opening up that can! Otherwise, it's the very picture of a pale ale, light straw color, fluffy white head. The aroma is a little heavy for the appearance I'd say. The taste is oddly unbitter, with a touch of sweetness in fact, but mostly a melon-like flavor that I did not expect at all. It's actually quite nice, although perhaps a little summery for the season. It's a very smooth-drinking beer, in spite of the weighty hops perfume, very much a pale ale without the extras of IPAs. Although there's a little bitter at the end of the swallow, it's rather subtle, and the overall feeling is one of a filling but refreshing summertime beer. It's just flavorful enough to be perfectly fine on its own, although it wouldn't be bad to have some nice pretzels or salty, fatty snacks along with it.
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