Porkslap Pale

I've been wanting to try the offerings from Butternuts Brewery ever since I've seen the cans around.  In case anyone's wondering about canned beer, cans block the beer from UV rays and also have less headspace than bottles keeping canned beers from oxidizing at the rate that bottles can.  Needless to say, can beers often stay fresher longer and have a fresher taste compared to bottles, so don't knock a beer just because it's in a can!  Ha.  Also, can's are easier to recycle too!  Okay, back to the beer.  I decided to go with the Porkslap Pale Ale this time around.  In our market we also get their hefeweizen, ipa, and stout.  This pale ale is brewed with North American two-row pale malt and English crystal malt, crystal hops are used and a little fresh ginger as well.  This ale is 4.3%.

Instead of the normal breakdown, I'm just going to give an overall opinion of the beer.  After reading some of the reviews on beeradvocate, I wasn't sure if this one would be that worthwhile.  However, I really enjoyed it.  It's definitely on the milder side of a pale ale.  More malty than bitterness.  There is a nice toasty biscuit-y malt flavor to the beer.  Very similar to a fat tire taste.  The ginger in this beer really brings the flavor together.  It's definitely not overwhelming, but it provides a nice smoothness that compliments the malts and hops.  This one could definitely be a session ale.  I drank all 6 in the same night and could have drank more.  If you're looking for a pale ale with more of a bitterness like Sierra Nevada, this is not the one to drink, but if you are looking for nice, mild, toasty, fat tire-y flavor, that you could drink a lot of, as long as you enjoy craft beer, this is a great choice.  I definitely see myself trying this one again, and am intrigued at the other offerings from this Brewery.

I picked mine up at the 14th street market on the corner of Woodland St. and 14th in East Nashville, but it could probably also be picked up at Frugal Mcdoogal, Midtown Wine and Spirits, or other stores that have a good craft beer selection.  You may want to call ahead to be sure.  This is being distributed from the fine folks at Bounty Bev that are on a mission to bring more craft beer to Nashville.  Thank you for what you do guys! 

Hope this review helps anyone that was on the fence about trying these.  Drop me a line if you have any questions or recommendations on the other ones!