Origin: USA
Type: Rye pale ale
Color: Amber
Alcohol content: 5.5%
Recommended serving temperature: 10ºC/50ºF
Brewery: Coast Brewing Co.
Webpage: http://coastbrewing.com/beers.php
The Coast More Consistenter was the third beer I had on the Original Pub Tour of Charleston.
I ordered it at the Griffon, not without trouble as several barmen were unable to understand the beer I was referring to. Now I do not know if they had just gotten the beer and it was new on the menu, but otherwise it does not bode well for a beer that the barmen in the bars who carry it do not know it.
In my opinion though if it is unknown, it is not the beer's fault.
The beer is a rye pale ale, with a dark yellow, almost amber color to it. I must say though that my description of the color is of limited trustworthiness in this case as the Griffon, as cool a bar as it is, does not really stick out for having a lot of light. This is not bad in general in a bar, sets an ambiance and, I am convinced, together with beer helps those of us which are less favored by mirrors get a little action once in a while. Nevertheless, it is not particularly useful if you are trying out a beer for the first time and would like to take a closer look at it.
It has a pretty thick soapy foam, which is pretty much white colored and which, not being more than average in amount also dies down quickly.
The smell is pretty hoppy, Citra hoppy to be specific. It is a single hop beer made with these hops, like the 2012 Duvel Tripel Hop, so, like the 2012 Duvel Tripel Hop, it smells pretty bitter and mainly very lemony-citrusy.
I personally love these hops, as they blend a nice amount of bitterness in smell and taste, together with a complex and varied fruitiness, which is apparent in the smell, but really comes to life in the taste.
The citric described in the smell is only the first dose of fruitiness present in the taste of this beer. You can also find pretty impressive trails of different tropical fruits, such as passion fruit, apricot or peach and even mango. This gives the beer a sort of denseness and fullness in your mouth.
This fruity taste though is not incredibly overwhelming. It is like the fruit in some of those hotel breakfast buffets, which only have a mild enough taste of the actual fruit for you to recognize it.
This is helped by the balance given to it by its bitterness and citric taste, keeping it from being too sweet.
The fact that the bitterness is apparent is also something worth noting, as it does not tend to be a defining trait in rye beers.
The lower bitterness in rye beers is apparently aimed at helping the flavors in the rye grains pull through. In this rye pale ale though, the bitterness shows its presence (albeit to variable degrees) from the beginning to the end, where the beer leaves a fruity and sour aftertaste.
This brings forward an interesting paradox which takes place with some beers, whereby you drink to quench your thirst (something which briefly happens), but the bitter end makes you thirsty again, putting you back at the beginning. I think of it as the beer equivalent of the myth of Sisyphus.
This phenomenon takes place in the Coast More Consistenter. However, I enjoy its dense and creamy body and its taste of multiple fruits so much, that, like Sisyphus, I just keep on pushing the rock up the hill and watching it fall, not minding taking gulp after gulp of this great beer.
The Coast More Consistenter was the third beer I had on the Original Pub Tour of Charleston.
I ordered it at the Griffon, not without trouble as several barmen were unable to understand the beer I was referring to. Now I do not know if they had just gotten the beer and it was new on the menu, but otherwise it does not bode well for a beer that the barmen in the bars who carry it do not know it.
In my opinion though if it is unknown, it is not the beer's fault.
The beer is a rye pale ale, with a dark yellow, almost amber color to it. I must say though that my description of the color is of limited trustworthiness in this case as the Griffon, as cool a bar as it is, does not really stick out for having a lot of light. This is not bad in general in a bar, sets an ambiance and, I am convinced, together with beer helps those of us which are less favored by mirrors get a little action once in a while. Nevertheless, it is not particularly useful if you are trying out a beer for the first time and would like to take a closer look at it.
It has a pretty thick soapy foam, which is pretty much white colored and which, not being more than average in amount also dies down quickly.
The smell is pretty hoppy, Citra hoppy to be specific. It is a single hop beer made with these hops, like the 2012 Duvel Tripel Hop, so, like the 2012 Duvel Tripel Hop, it smells pretty bitter and mainly very lemony-citrusy.
I personally love these hops, as they blend a nice amount of bitterness in smell and taste, together with a complex and varied fruitiness, which is apparent in the smell, but really comes to life in the taste.
The citric described in the smell is only the first dose of fruitiness present in the taste of this beer. You can also find pretty impressive trails of different tropical fruits, such as passion fruit, apricot or peach and even mango. This gives the beer a sort of denseness and fullness in your mouth.
This fruity taste though is not incredibly overwhelming. It is like the fruit in some of those hotel breakfast buffets, which only have a mild enough taste of the actual fruit for you to recognize it.
This is helped by the balance given to it by its bitterness and citric taste, keeping it from being too sweet.
The fact that the bitterness is apparent is also something worth noting, as it does not tend to be a defining trait in rye beers.
The lower bitterness in rye beers is apparently aimed at helping the flavors in the rye grains pull through. In this rye pale ale though, the bitterness shows its presence (albeit to variable degrees) from the beginning to the end, where the beer leaves a fruity and sour aftertaste.
This brings forward an interesting paradox which takes place with some beers, whereby you drink to quench your thirst (something which briefly happens), but the bitter end makes you thirsty again, putting you back at the beginning. I think of it as the beer equivalent of the myth of Sisyphus.
This phenomenon takes place in the Coast More Consistenter. However, I enjoy its dense and creamy body and its taste of multiple fruits so much, that, like Sisyphus, I just keep on pushing the rock up the hill and watching it fall, not minding taking gulp after gulp of this great beer.
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