Beer Ocean Reach Pale Ale

Pale ale has come to mean many things over the past decade or so, but when the local market started moving away from those inspired by Coopers Original Pale Ale it was towards those like Little Creatures Pale, in turn inspired by Sierra Nevada's classic. And it's in that space that Ocean Reach's core range pale sits.

Bordering on copper in colour, there's a solid hit of caramel malt while the hop character is of that classic US citrus and earthy pine nature. There's a pretty firm bitterness in what's a tasty take on the APAs that helped bring millions into the world of craft beer.

James Smith