2025 Q3 Community brew

[J A]

Glad you like it, that hop combo sounds tasty!

Yea it kind of rides that line between session IPA and pale ale, but the low color and low abv and zero caramel malt characters prevent it from being a true APA. Session IPA is close, but it's best between 30-40 IBUs, so not bitter enough on paper for an IPA.

Honestly golden ale is the closest fitting style. And if you read the description on BJCP they highlight the emphasis on low malt character and abv but very hop forward and typically features American hops despite the style name. Wish they would drop the British part of the name it just seems to confuse people

https://www.bjcp.org/style/2021/12/12A/british-golden-ale/

Maybe American Golden Ale should be a new style category. It would be more session-able than a Pale and more bitter and hoppy/juicy/fruity than a Blonde. Your beer is solidly in the lane of "Northwest Pilsner", of which there are a number of really good examples, but the ale yeast makes it simpler to brew, in some ways. I do like the British Golden Ale as a good, basic beer to have on tap - super accessible for those who don't like big, hoppy beers and with a little more character than a typical lager.

 

[Craigerrr]

I'm going to call it an APA, Annabrit Pale Ale

 

[Megary]

Got mine kegged yesterday. BRY-97 took it from 1.048 —-> 1.007. 85% attenuation, 5.4% abv.

Took a few samples from the hydrometer and I gave it the chef’s kiss. Looking forward to tapping this next weekend.