Taste: 7 Finish: 7 Visual: 4 Aroma: 4
Total: 22
Yards is the only full brewery actually in Philadelphia. This excludes small batch brew bars. They've been relatively well respected so I finally decided to pick up a six and start with their Philadelphia Pale Ale.
It has an interesting golden orange hue. I kind of like it. The head is full. The aroma has a real nice mix of lemon peel and hops.
It hits you with moderate bitter hops right from the tip. But it quickly mellows in the middle. There is a trace of citrus throughout which is nice. And then at the end the hops and bitterness swell. The hops are sharp but not overpowering. At this point I would consider it a pretty good pale ale that's definitely worth trying.
