Beer 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