Beer: Harvest Pale Ale

Brewery: Persephone Brewing

Location: Gibsons, British Columbia

Style: Fresh Hopped Pale Ale

Alcohol: 5.8% ABV

Sadly Persephone Brewing’s location in Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast sometimes leaves them out of the limelight. Whenever I see a bottle of theirs that I haven’t tried yet, I snap it up. They are one of the most underrated breweries in BC and I have yet to try a beer of theirs that I haven’t liked. When I saw Persephone’s Harvest Pale Ale, I almost pushed a sweet little old lady to the ground to get it. Maybe that was a little bit extreme of me, but fresh hop season is upon us and I need to taste them all! You see, Persephone grows their own hops, and it is fresh hop season, so you can almost guarantee that there’s a whole lot of freshness in there. And freshness there was!

Harvest Pale Ale by Persephone Brewing is maybe not be the most original name you’ve ever heard, but it’s a great beer so it really doesn’t matter. What I appreciate about this beer is how mellow and subtle it is; Kind of like those nice folks in Gibsons. Many other beer I’ve tasted during this “Fresh Hops Craze” have leaned towards the hoppy and intense side of things. Harvest Pale Ale focusses on refreshing where it was intentional or not. There’s a slight smell and taste of tart grapefruit mixed in with a bit of grassyness underneath a pleasantly piney hoppyness. I also detected a hint of clovish spice to it. The malts play a subtle supporting role;, there’s a slight caramel flavour, but this one is mostly about the hops. Another great Fresh Hopped beer From BC. Well Done Persephone, I’m looking forward to next year’s version.

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