Dale's Pale Ale - Stephen's Review

Describing something as 'da bomb' tends to bring me back to days in grade school when I was all about things that were 'tha shit.' My Bazooka Joe T-Shirt might fall into this category because I had to eat a crap load of gum to get a shirt that I know no one else had. It's rare that a mature adult such as me (tongue -> cheek) would call something either of these terms but when I do it is with the utmost sincerity. It usually involves me feeling like a kid again. So it is really odd when I say I feel like a kid again drinking beer, but this one stands out above the rest. More after the jump!

As a regular pale ale, Dale's Pale Ale is better than average. It has a strong hoppiness without the bitterness (how in God's name does that happen?). This thing was formulated to drink like a Bud with the flavor of a craft brew. But what makes Dale's Pale Ale stand out above the rest and puts it in 'tha shit' category is... it's in a can! Fuckin Rock On! The geniuses at Oskar Blues Brewery thought it would be funny at first, convenient second, to package their beers in cans. After a little research, they realized that the stigma with canning beer is all but gone these days as taste isn't all that affected. This beer packs all the punch of the other crafty pale ales but you can take it to the lake, beach, funerals, etc.

Dale's is a bit hard to find as the grocer's aren't sure how to stock it. Some of them put it with the other cans so look between swill and Bud if you don't see it with the microbrews.