review: Deschutes Green Lakes Organic Ale

Today's beer adventure: Deschutes Green Lakes Organic Ale (Oregon, USA). 355ml bottle. 5.2% ABV. Served in pint glass. This bottle was given to me by my beer-loving co-worker Rob who purchased it during his driving holiday to Portland.

The pour is dark amber with a towering fluffy white head. Great lacing. Medium high carbonation in the glass. Nose is pine, a bit of grapefruit, some sweet malt.

The flavour is light piney, fruity hop with a solid malt backend. This brew is "west coast pale ale lite".  Some honey sweetness and a bit of pepper round it out. Relatively short and slightly bitter finish.

Rating is 7.0/10 dogs. Neat beer. It really doesn't lack in anything one would expect in a west coast IPA style beer, but it is just a little less. VERY sessionable. I do wish I had more as this would be a fantastic hot day deck beer.

What other people think: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/deschutes-green-lakes-organic-ale/78127/
Brewer's website: http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew/green-lakes-organic-ale