Eastlake Blueliner Pale Ale

Eastlake Blueliner Pale Ale.
5.1 % ABV, 33 IBU.
Eastlake Craft Brewery, Minneapolis, MN.

And here we have another beer that I first had when it was introduced over four years ago, but am adding to the Nib now because I've gotten a sample crowler from the brewery. Blueliner got it's name because the owner and head brewer once drove the Blueline train from the Mall of America into downtown Minneapolis. Now, let's drink the beer.

Clear, bright golden color, slim white head.

In the nose: Bold citrusy notes, half bitter/half sweet. Niceness personified.

In the mouth: More bold and more bitter. Lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange peel. Bitter meets sweet. Smooth reigns supreme. Super drinkable, super delicious, and full of refreshing flavor. Ridiculously easy drinking, and soon the crowler is crushed.

Blueliner is the pale ale made for the longer shifts. For those who play with confidence at both ends of the ice. 007 hops go hard to the net with a big time piney apricot aroma, bu the real yeoman's work is the peachy citrus assist from dry-hopped Azacca. Go wild.

Lord help me, Jesus, but I cannot get what kind or how many references he is making there, or why.

By the way, this one is not to be confused with Bluer than Blueliner, a West Coast IPA named for the 1978 hit song by Michael Johnson, who lived above the Midtown Global Market and passed away a few years back. I poured an ample amount of pints for the sweet man.