Tonight I'm drinking Perle Necklace from Hillcrest Brewing Company. This is a 6% abv Pale Ale that features both a dirty name and a dirty description. I've never had a beer from Hillcrest Brewing so let's see how the Perle Necklace holds up to some of the other Pales we've had this month.
The Perle Necklace pours out a pretty hazy golden orange color. Maybe even some slight ruby like hue to the beer. There was about a finger of a very aggressive foamy white head. The head was very active and really reminded me a lot of a wave in the ocean. Lots of foam. A massive amount of carbonation streaming up from the bottom of the glass. The head on this dissipated very quickly and left behind absolutely no lacing. Sort of disappointing in that regard. Let's get the nose.
Interestingly enough, first thing I pick up is almost a caramel character. Very sweet smelling. There's also a slight hint of Vanilla. I'm not picking up any kind of citrus on this one. Not a lot of hop bitterness. There's some candy sugar sweetness as well. Almost like a maple sweetness. There's a woody character as well. Very strange smelling Pale Ale. Not a lot else going on in this one. Let's see if the Perle Necklace tastes like it smells.
The first thing I get is... well, not much of anything. There's almost no hint of anything on the first part of the palate. Middle of the mouth there's a subtle bitterness and maybe a slight honey sweetness. That caramel is slight present but no vanilla, no citrus, no woody character. Back of the palate there's not much else going on. There really isn't a whole lot to describe in the taste of this beer. It's just very bland and not flavorful.
So overall, this is a very big let down. This is brewed with Perle hops which apparently is supposed to be slightly minty and give off a nice aroma. I'll say that the aroma was decent but there's very little going on in the taste. I can't recommend this to anyone. It's just a bummer. Avoid this beer.
Rating: D-
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