Caught up with some friends from college and went out to Brixx Pizza, which is a regional chain that sells wood-fired pizza pies. I had the pimento cheese pizza and decided to have a couple beers to go with it. Certainly $1.95 domestic drafts on Monday is an absolute plus, considering their solid selection of local craft beers.
Triangle Brewing's Habanero Pale Ale sounded appealing and I decided to go with that. The beer was served in a standard pint. Since it was dark and rainy and the lighting was dim, the beer had an amber look to it. Less than half a finger of off-white head. Aromas of, you guessed it, chili peppers. There was also some aromas of cracker and some grassy hop notes.
From a pale ale perspective, I've had better pale ales. The hop presence was on the mild side, which is pleasant considering I've been getting a lot of pale ales that could fall into the IPA category. The pepper taste is evident, but where's the heat? I've had a jalapeno pale ale that was mild, I expected habanero to have more kick, make my tongue tingle, something like that. Nope, nothing. As for the rest of the beer, it was slick and light bodied, with average carbonation.
I was left underwhelmed by the lack of spice and punch. I've had spicy cocktails that are absolutely delightful so I know that the heat can be upped and still be pleasant. Maybe there's another brewery out there that isn't afraid to bring some heat. Maybe I'm just unlucky and got a bad batch.
Grade: C-
Price Paid: $1.95 (16 oz draught pint)
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