Fort George / Ruse Brewing Pizza Pals IPA

Beer Name: Pizza Pals
Brewery: Fort George Brewery (Astoria, OR) in collaboration with Ruse Brewing (Portland, OR)
ABV: 7.2%

How sold: 16 oz tallboy cans; on draft
Where bought: Unknown
Price: Unknown, gift from a friend

Date Canned: November 30, 2022
Date Drank: January 14, 2023
When brewed? Limited-time release. Winter seasonal from November 2022 to February 2023.

What's on the Website: "Pizza Pals is a new winter seasonal IPA brewed in collaboration with Ruse’s Crust Collective on the Vancouver Waterfront. Come with us, celebrate the world’s most logical food and beverage pairing all winter long, November to February. Grab a pint of Pizza Pals with your pizza pals at Fort George and all over the Pacific Northwest – Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Northern California.

We made the perfect beer for pizza: packed with Nelson and Simcoe hops alongside the fanciest malts we could muster for a balanced, snappy American IPA." Read more on their website!

Hops: Simcoe, Nelson, Nelson Goo, Simcoe Cryo, Columbus.

Malts: GW Superior Pils, GW 2 Row, Briess Flaked Rice, Admiral Chit.

Where distributed: As of 2023, Fort George distributes to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Northern California.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured hazy golden-light orange into a pint glass. White head, good lacing. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Tropical stone fruit, grape, and pineapple, with controlled dank/pine. 4.75/5

Taste (40%): Assertive tropical dank from start to finish. Pulpy citrus aftertaste. Tasty flavor bomb. Drinks very easy for 7.2%. Dangerous. 4.75/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-full bodied, some carbonation. Very juicy and pulpy with trace dry tongue. 4.5/5

Overall (20%): A world-class IPA. I'm still singing the praises of Fort George beer years after leaving the Pacific NW. To me, they've either gotten better or I've gained a newfound appreciation of how good I had it when living there. Pizza Pals is a flavor bomb that will be perfect with pizza. 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.713/5