Monday Beer Review Of The Week: Samuel Adam’s Coastal Wheat Ale

This week’s post is very late in the week, we have had a rough week for our family, but the show must go on! Samuel Adam’s Coastal Wheat Ale is an American Pale Ale style of ale, it has a very wheaty flavor with mild hops and lemon under tones. I will be quite honest, I am not sure how I feel about this beer. I enjoy the flavors of the beer, but I find it to be flat and uninteresting. I would at least recommend this beer be tried by those that haven’t had it before. I hav e had much better examples of wheat american pale ales before, actually Sam Adam’s Summer Pale is a prime example. I am going to keep this one short and sweet for now, let me know what you think of Coastal Ale and we have a few.

Rating:
• Drinkability - 2 out of 5
• Flavor -2 out of 5
• Refreshness - 2 out of 5
• Overall – 6 out of 15

Monday Beer Review Of The Week: Michigan Brewing Company Machinac Pale Ale

So those of you that read this blog on even a semi-regular basis know that I am a big fan of Michigan microbreweries, there is something about the creative spirit of those of us from Michigan that I love and who can’t help but to support their local breweries. Michigan Brewing Company’s Mackinac Pale Ale is a very interesting beer to this reviewer. This is very tasty American style pale ale, with the characteristic stronger flavors that Strong Pale Ales typically have; the pale malt flavor really hits you in your first sip or two. Then as you drink more a slightly hop flavor comes out, but unfortunately this is very much a background flavor. Mackinac Pale Ale pours with a very light head to hit and very little aroma, which is surprising considering that most American Pale Ales which have such a strong and prevailing flavor profile. The flavors of this pale ale would work really well with the rich flavor and texture of salmon, I recommend a recipe found at the Food Network; Honey-Soy Broiled Salmon.

Rating:
• Drinkability - 4 out of 5
• Flavor - 4 out of 5
• Refreshness - 3 out of 5
• Overall – 11 out of 15