Fish Tale Winterfish Ale, an India Pale Ale by Fish Brewing Company12 ounce bottle. A nice looking deep yellow, soft orange pour with a thin white head and fair lacing. The aroma is yeasty and fruity. I am unsure if the citrus coming through is grapefruit or orange. The flavor begins nice and bitter, and continues that way for some time. Citrus drives the flavor, although, here as well, I cannot quite place whether it is grapefruit or orange or somewhere between the two. Honey, lightly toasted grain, and a dash of spiciness also make appearances. This is slightly less bitter than what I think of when I hear India Pale Ale, but a good drink nonetheless. This is a nice variation on what I think of as the traditional winter seasonal offering.
The wife's homemade sloppy joes were a good match for this ale. The sloppy joes were served in a shallow bowl, with the meat sauce covering open-faced buns. They were rather spicy, which really helped pull some of the quieter, subtler flavors into the foreground of the ale.
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