Leech Lake Blindside Pale Ale

Leech Lake Brewing Company Blindside Pale Ale, Leech Lake Brewing Company, Walker, MN. "Because Paradise Requires A Brewery." Such an odd slogan. Oh, well…6.5% ABV. 22 oz. bomber. Here's another slogan: "A Lake of Beer…handcrafted one small batch at a time."

Clear and amber-colored, solid white head, slips down to a tight ring.

Aroma: hops aplenty in the nose, citrus fruit bitterness, floral, piney, slightly sweet to match the bitter. Getting the sense that this is an English-style pale, less of an American version.

Taste: On the tongue, it's mild, still hoppy, but buoyed by ample malt. Soft, yet vivacious. Even-keeled, balanced, moderate, drinkable.

Not a thing wrong with this session-able pale ale. Does the job.

So, what else you got, Leech Lake?

Wait, forgot something. Here's the label copy: "Just ask a wakeboarder---tasty trick, smooth landing. This well-balanced beer acquires it's stamina from 2-row pale and light and medium Crystal malts. It attains it's fearlessness from generous amounts of Fuggle hops that are added to both the kettle and the fermenter. (56 IBUs) Bottle-conditioning provides ballast for the perfect wake of carbonation and mouth feel. Now…"Hit it!"

Um, I have a question…what's "wake-boarding"? What did all those words mean that didn't have anything to do with beer? Is that something they do in Walker, MN, I mean, "paradise".