Captain Lawrence Freshchester Pale Ale

If you really want to know anything about Captain Lawrence Brewing, it all start with two things: Scott Vacarro and the Vacarro family (thatincludes friends and family members). That's what it's all about.

Scott began brewing beer at the ripe old age of 17, and hasn’t looked back since. A graduate of UC Davis Fermentation Science program, Scott has been fortunate to mix the practical knowledge gained from years of home brewing with 4 years of brewing education.

This is a small, well run, smart, and incredibly tasty little brewery in the southern Hudson Valley. Their beers are awesome.

I was recently at the Union Square Cafe where I had the IPA.

This Pale Ale was one of the first beers Scott brewed after moving out to California to begin his brewing education. This version is a true testament to the influences the Wild West had on his early brewing. His Pale Ale is loaded with US-grown Cascade, Crystal, and Columbus hops, so be sure to take a good sniff to enjoy their robust aromas before taking your first sip.

As promised in their copy, this is an aromatic beer with notes of citrus, pine, a noticeable bitterness, and a touch of malty backbone to help balance it out.

I had it with grilled peached wrapped in panchetta.....it was fantastic!

Hops: Columbus, Cascade, Crystal
Malts: Domestic 2-row, English Crystal Malt
IBU: 35
ABV: NA
OG: 14 Plato
Type of Glass: Other

An awesome beer. Congrats, Scott!