Heavy Seas Powder Monkey

Heavy Seas is off to a good start with their Gold Ale in my book.  Let's see if they can add to that with their Powder Monkey Pale Ale:

Vittles:

English Pale Ale

4.75% abv

28.5 IBU

Score:

Appearance: 7/10

Aroma: 22/25

Taste: 33/40

Mouthfeel: 7/10

Style: 5/5

Drinkability: 8/10

Overall: 82/100

Impression:

I'm not overly impressed with the lack of head, but the glasses I found had some soap residue, and I must not have rinsed them out well enough.  Oh, well.  Whatcha gonna do?  Anyway, the aroma was pretty enticing -- a little floral, earthy, herbal, woody, resiny, and significantly citrusy with that delicious grapefruit flavor of Cascade hops.  The flavors were much the same, though I could taste more caramel, and there was also a hint of something kind of metallic, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it, and I didn't taste it in every sip.  It's smooth and crisp with a slightly dry finish.  Very tasty!

Cheers!