A taste-off between Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale and Oskar Blues IPA
Oskar Blues IPA 6.43%
N: Tropical and citrus fruit. Most is almost nonexistent. Some melon as well. A little spiciness.
P: Definitely tropical fruit and citrus, the slight spiciness carries over, and a touch of herbalness. Definitely has a fair amount of bitterness (kind of like grapefruit peel or orange peel). A touch of biscuity malt.
F: Dry and bitter with spicy tropical fruit and citrus. A little melon hangs around as well.
Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale 6.5%
N: Grapefruit and other citrus, pine, and some malt (mostly cracker like but a touch of caramel).
P: Big orange marmalade, pine, some bready notes and a little grapefruit. Some caramel malt notes as well.
F: Dry, mostly pine with just a hint of the orange.
I really think that Dale's Pale Ale should be classified as an IPA. I oddly enough had a slight preference for Dale's Pale Ale though they are close in terms of enjoyment for me. I feel that the IPA could use just a little bit more malt.
