A Norwegian pale ale, named after a region of the Indian subcontinent, brewed in Canada and immortalized by a British band who wrote the song while in a Zen state inspired by the Sahara desert. This brew is a tribute to Led Zepplin’s song “Kashmir”, according to Robert Plant the definitive Zeppelin song.* In the mid 70’s rock groups were searching for the meaning of everything everywhere, looking lyrically for enlightening epiphanies on mystical mountains. Hoping to find themselves, I guess there was no GPS back then.
Of course the only thing at the top of the Kolahoi Peak is snow.** It was Pirsig who had it all figured out when he said “The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” *** Will this can of Pale Ale provide super suds enlightenment for a cranky old seeker of the ultimate adult beverage? According to the Cranky Old Zen Drinking Beer koan” The only beer you can find on the tops of mountains is the beer you bring up there.”
Time to tell a not so tall tale about this Brew Revolution pale ale. A golden mountain sunset (or sunrise for morning drinkers) pour, unenlightened in its haziness. A mild melon fruit aroma in the pursuit of hoppiness. First quaff is a very light bit of fizz and fruit, very easy drinking no bite, hops, zing, or bitter to start out with but some juicy funk on the finish. A bit of bitter entered the picture resulting in a dry finish, which coincidentally is in balance with my dry start.
The mellow melon body and the mild bitter crisp dry finish work well together resulting in an easy drinking laid back pale ale. Super suds Zen state achieved.
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