This easy drinking New England pale ale proves that exceptional qualities can come in unassuming forms. Simcoe, Centennial, and Cascade hops flock together to bring crisp notes of citrus and floral brightness. 5.2% ABV.

The flagship beer of Small Change, A Little Rain is the perfect year round easy drinking brew with plenty of flavor. Simple and full of character, this is brewed with pale and munich malt, a touch of wheat, and Columbus, Cascade, and Mosaic hops. The result is a flavorful caramel colored brew that is a pure delight. The Craft Beer Geek sez: Simple and full of character, this light-bodied malt forward pale ale is Mike’s flagship beer, and it’s a hit every time. Smooth, with a hint of breadiness and subtle malt character, you won’t have clouds over your head with this.

Using wild hops that grow right along the bike path in Arlington, ABC has a made a stunner of a pale ale. With bright floral and mellow malt notes, this amber colored beer is a wonderful homage to the older but lesser known style of beer that brought about IPAs.

Using wild hops that grow right along the bike path in Arlington, ABC has a made a stunner of a pale ale. With bright floral and mellow malt notes, this amber colored beer is a wonderful homage to the older but lesser known style of beer that brough about IPAs.

A pale ale with some additional hopping, this delectable beer by Timberyard is well balanced, with a malt backbone that helps mellow out the hoppy bitterness while leaving those wonderful piney aromas. The Craft Beer Geek sez: With a bright clean hop aroma that leads you into a crisp malty moderately full body with a whisper of earthiness, Lazy Lightning is a seasonal brew of Timberyard’s, showing a harmonious balance of ingredients that typifies a truly great pale ale. Lighter and cleaner than your typical IPA, this is definitely a pale ale first and foremost, with a gentle hop backbone.

Sitting between the sharpness of a West Coast IPA, and the smooth maltiness of a traditional Pale Ale, Snapdragon is Berkshire's play at marrying the best of both worlds, and they did a fantastic job. As Massachusetts' oldest craft brewery, BBC has had a while to perfect what they do, and this is one of the many proofs of that.

American Pale Ale - 5.3% abv Berkshire Brewing Company's flagship brew is a light colored, medium bodied ale exhibiting exceptional freshness through its 2-Row Pale malt backbone and signature hop flavor and aroma.

Melody Maker is Wandering Soul's flagship beer, a New England Pale Ale with Motueka, Citra and Mosaic hops, as well as flaked oats. This gives the beer a creamy smooth body and delicate tropical and earthy flavors, making for a very easy drinking and flavorful beer. Matt is pretty much a one man operation and is dedicated to making fantastic beer. This dedication to Melody Smith shows it.

American Pale Ale - 5.3% abv Berkshire Brewing Company's flagship brew is a light colored, medium bodied ale exhibiting exceptional freshness through its 2-Row Pale malt backbone and signature hop flavor and aroma.

Sitting between the sharpness of a West Coast IPA, and the smooth maltiness of a traditional Pale Ale, Snapdragon is Berkshire's play at marrying the best of both worlds, and they did a fantastic job. As Massachusetts' oldest craft brewery, BBC has had a while to perfect what they do, and this is one of the many proofs of that.

Melody Maker is Wandering Soul's flagship beer, a New England Pale Ale with Motueka, Citra and Mosaic hops, as well as flaked oats. This gives the beer a creamy smooth body and delicate tropical and earthy flavors, making for a very easy drinking and flavorful beer. Matt is pretty much a one man operation and is dedicated to making fantastic beer. This dedication to Melody Smith shows it.

A pale ale with some additional hopping, this delectable beer by Timberyard is well balanced, with a malt backbone that helps mellow out the hoppy bitterness while leaving those wonderful piney aromas.

Matt's a hell of a brewer, and Dream Within A Dream is a spin on his flagship Melody Maker, but switching up the hops to include Peacharine and Strata, providing another delicious, lower ABV New England IPA. If you've not had Wandering Soul brews before, this is a great intro.