Purchased: 12oz CAN from a 12-pack bought at Binny's in Naperville, Illinois; 2014
Style/ABV: American Pale Ale, 4.0%
Reported IBUs: 29
The Uinta Sum'r/Wyld 12-pack is an awesome little bundle. I picked this one up to crush while moving this weekend. How did these two 4.0% session beers hold up? Well, pretty good, actually. About Uinta:
Uinta Brewing Company has been around since 1993. The brewery started out in a small, renovated mechanic's garage, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The brewery began to build reputation by distributing beer to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores. By 1996, the brewery installed a bottling line. In 2001, the brewery outgrew its original building, and Uinta relocated to a 26,000-square-foot facility. The Uinta name comes from an east-west mountain range located in northeastern Utah. The brewery names many of its beers after Utah's landscape, including their Cutthroat Pale Ale (after the state fish) and their King's Peak Porter (after Utah's highest peak). An additional note: since 2001, Uinta has been 100% wind-powered, and in 2011, the brewery installed solar-electric paneling. Uinta continues to grow, and continue to produce some stellar, award-winning beer. For more info, click HERE.
The Wyld Extra Pale Ale is a lighter-bodied, sessionable, Pale Ale. This one is aggressively dry hopped, and punches in at 4.0% ABV and 29 IBUs.
The Wyld pours into a hazy, light amber-gold body, kicking up a finger of just slightly off-white head. The head is driven by hops, and leaves some nice lacing. This one is not as carbonated as the Sum'r, with moderate carbonation rising upwards.
The aroma is exploding out of the glass, with lightly juicy hops as the prominent note on the nose. I'm getting hints of pine, big sweet citrus, orange/grapefruit (citra?), kumquat, apricot, and light onions with some greasy hop resin. From the aroma alone, you'd probably guess that the malt backing here is light: there's a little bread and cracker.
This is watery and light, with little in the way of substantial malt backing. The back end takes a shift into minerality with ghostly cracker character standing in the back...hiding behind a corner, across the street, if we are being totally honest. The back end plays things like an English Bitter or ESB. The front end is watery with water chestnuts, peppery spice, and grapefruit rind. This is light and drinkable, but seems one-dimensional in some regards.
What else is there to say? This is very drinkable at 4.0%, and the mouthfeel here is light-bodied. Palate depth is average, and complexity is below-average. This isn't complex, and really unfolds in two parts: the front end, which features watery chestnuts and refreshing grapefruit rind; that rolls into some Bitter/ESB like notes, with minerality and floral hops. The back end has some hints of bread and cracker, but this is mostly a hoppy affair. This has a club soda vibe at times.
The Wyld pours into a hazy, light amber-gold body, kicking up a finger of just slightly off-white head. The head is driven by hops, and leaves some nice lacing. This one is not as carbonated as the Sum'r, with moderate carbonation rising upwards.
The aroma is exploding out of the glass, with lightly juicy hops as the prominent note on the nose. I'm getting hints of pine, big sweet citrus, orange/grapefruit (citra?), kumquat, apricot, and light onions with some greasy hop resin. From the aroma alone, you'd probably guess that the malt backing here is light: there's a little bread and cracker.
This is watery and light, with little in the way of substantial malt backing. The back end takes a shift into minerality with ghostly cracker character standing in the back...hiding behind a corner, across the street, if we are being totally honest. The back end plays things like an English Bitter or ESB. The front end is watery with water chestnuts, peppery spice, and grapefruit rind. This is light and drinkable, but seems one-dimensional in some regards.
What else is there to say? This is very drinkable at 4.0%, and the mouthfeel here is light-bodied. Palate depth is average, and complexity is below-average. This isn't complex, and really unfolds in two parts: the front end, which features watery chestnuts and refreshing grapefruit rind; that rolls into some Bitter/ESB like notes, with minerality and floral hops. The back end has some hints of bread and cracker, but this is mostly a hoppy affair. This has a club soda vibe at times.
Rating: Average (3.0/5.0 Untappd)
I'm feeling a Light Average on this beer. While it is successful in being sessionable, refreshing, and drinkable...I wish there was a little more here. I know that's asking a lot, but this beer has a lot of those Session IPA qualities...hoppy with little in the way of malts. I'm getting a real English Bitter vibe from this beer, which isn't a bad thing at all. I might not pick up this beer on its own, but in the context of the Sum'r/Wyld 12-pack, this works just fine. Food pairings here would include lightly spiced pub food, fried chicken, and pizza.
Random Thought: Good job Uinta, this was one of the better 12-pack decisions I made. It was also cheap too (I think the 12-pack was around ~$10).
I'm feeling a Light Average on this beer. While it is successful in being sessionable, refreshing, and drinkable...I wish there was a little more here. I know that's asking a lot, but this beer has a lot of those Session IPA qualities...hoppy with little in the way of malts. I'm getting a real English Bitter vibe from this beer, which isn't a bad thing at all. I might not pick up this beer on its own, but in the context of the Sum'r/Wyld 12-pack, this works just fine. Food pairings here would include lightly spiced pub food, fried chicken, and pizza.
Random Thought: Good job Uinta, this was one of the better 12-pack decisions I made. It was also cheap too (I think the 12-pack was around ~$10).
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