27 Mar Back Pew Evildoer Pale Ale

Back Pew Evildoer Pale Ale

Back Pew Brewing

Porter, TX

Pale Ale

ABV: 5.3%

IBUs: 45

Packaging: Draft, 6 pack 12 ounce cans

Even saints crossover sometimes. Nobody’s perfect. Let’s not even mention the Catholic Church.

A brite, steely can with red and black text contains Back Pew Evildoer Pale Ale until it makes its way into my glass. This one’s a limited run, so they didn’t go all out on the art, but they did use their blacktops with red tabs.

Back Pew Evildoer Pale Ale pours a slightly hazy, golden-Amber color with a bubbling-over-the-edges, super-airy head that’s tawny in color. I thought maybe the beer was aggressively carbonated because I didn’t aggropour, but I had to stop midway to let the head settle as I poured. The lace clings to the glass like a Saint to his rituals, and it looks almost like specks of soap bubbles when you’re washing some baked-on lasagna dish.

The smell of Back Pew Evildoer Pale Ale is reminiscent of he aforementioned bubbles with some slightly soapy, floral, citrus notes and a bit of biscuity malts as well.

That malt disappears initially as my first sip slides down. There’s a burst of crisp, refreshing bitter citrus flavor almost like an unripe orange, and that’s followed by a sharp carbonation and smooth bitter finish with a little bit of melon and grapefruit. It lingers like a good message in church on Sunday.

Back Pew Evildoer is medium bodied with a dry finish, and the carbonation is lively.

One of my favorite things about IPAs and Pale Ales is how different each one can be from the next. The style’s so wide and the possibilities so deep, that sometimes there’s nothing to compare it to. Back Pew Evildoer Pale Ale doesn’t have a good comparison.

You can find Back Pew Evildoer Pale Ale on tap at the brewery and in cans around town. I grabbed mine at Total Wine, which has come to be synonymous with stale beer, unfortunately.