Jetty Road Pale Ale

The beer with which Jetty Road was launched and started catching the attention of Victorian beer lovers is their entry into the busy world of American-inspired New World pale ales. And it only takes a quick swirl, sniff and sip to understand why it helped accelerate what had been a slow and steady move into commercial brewing.

Big-hitting US hops Mosaic and Simcoe deliver citrus on the one hand, candies tropical fruits on the other, plus a touch of resin at the end. It's not a bitter pale ale, however; instead it slides soft and rounded across the palate, making for one genuinely accessible and enjoyable modern pale.

James Smith