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I was looking for a place to go for dinner in Nashville, and a friend mentioned that The Flying Saucer was pretty close to my hotel. While I don’t have a Flying Saucer nearby, I was fairly familiar with the concept from my cousin Steve, his wife Sarah, and my friend @BettyWriter (who sent me a Breckenridge Brewing glass from glass night at the Austin Flying Saucer). They were having trivia tonight and I settled in at the bar for a couple beers and dinner.
Location: On tap at the Flying Saucer in Nashville, TN.
Numbers: 5.8% ABV, 55 IBUs, 6 SRM, 14.0 Plato OG, 3.3 Plato FG, 204 Calories
Appearance & Aroma: It was amber in color, with perhaps some copper tinting. There was a very thinhead on the clear beer, allowing me to pick up on a malty aroma with sweet caramel smells. I couldn’t pick up on much of a hop aroma at all.
Taste & Feel: The beer had a crisp mouthfeel and was medium bodied. There was a very good balance throughout, with some bready and caramel malt flavor matched by a good dose of grapefruit and citrus hop flavors. In the finish, the malt comes through most, but the citrusy hops come back through in the aftertaste.
Food Pairing: I had this beer with some chicken nachos, and it was a very refreshing beer to help wash down some of the spiciness. Additionally, it added a nice bit of citrusy flavor to the nachos, similar to the way lime juice helps bring out some more complex flavors out of other mexican foods.
Overall Impression: A lot of people use the term balanced when they talk about pale ales, matching a good malt flavor with an equally strong hop bitterness. This one delivered exactly that, alternating between caramel malty flavors and citrusy hop flavors. I think it’s easy to overdo the citrusy hop flavor with Amarillo hops, but this had just the right amount. I thought it was crisp, full of flavor, and very drinkable, and I enjoyed this quite a bit.
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