Drink Review: Outtaspace Apple Ale – Drygate

drgate brewery outaspace apple ale glasgow foodie explorers beer review

Sweet and fruity but certainly not cider

Style: Apple Ale
Malts: Lager Malt, Malted Wheat
Hops: Calypso, Nelson Sauvin, Amarillo, Citra
Alcohol By Volume: 4.7%

drgate brewery outaspace apple ale glasgow foodie explorers beer reviewThis is a bright golden and clear lager-style beer. Hoppy nose and taste, you can certainly taste and smell those citrussy hops.

The beer poured with quite a bit of carbonation and left a lot of lacing on the sides.

drgate brewery outaspace apple ale glasgow foodie explorers beer reviewA sweet beer but thankfully not as sickly sweet as some of today’s popular ciders can be.  The apple presence is pronounced but is balanced with the citrus hops so is actually almost shandy-like (not a criticism!).

drgate brewery outaspace apple ale glasgow foodie explorers beer reviewUp until we’d tried this beer we’d only ever had (to the best of our knowledge) one other apple beer before and this is certainly the better of the two, it’s refreshing, bubbly and an easy quaffable beer, perfect for a sunny day or with food.

drgate brewery outaspace apple ale glasgow foodie explorers beer reviewTL;DR
+apples
+fizz
+not cider!

– too sweet and approachable for hardcore beeries

Emma

Emma

Hello!

I am Emma and with my husband Mark write Foodie Explorers, which is a food and travel website.

I am a member of the Guild of Food Writers and British Guild of Travel Writers.

We have a wide range of judging experience covering products, hotels and have judged, for example, for Great Taste Awards and Scottish Baker of the Year.

Along the way Mark gained WSET Level 2 in Wine and I have WSET Level 2 in Spirits as well as picking up an award with The Scotsman Food and Drink Awards.    

Usually I can be found sleeping beside a cat.

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