Tap Handle #763: Lost Coast - Arrgh! Pale Ale

Tap size:  11"

Rarity:  readily available

Mounting:  internal 3/8" nut

This is one of my favorite Lost Coast taps, which I picked up several years ago during a sale on the brewery's web store. As is the case with many of their labels and taps, it was designed by artist Duane Flatmo. It features a colorful but crazy-looking parrot who sports an eye patch and a small hat with a skull on it. This fellow is perched on a hook, with the name of the brewery below that, and on the base is a label with the name of the beer on it. Combined with the name, there's no mistaking the pirate theme going on here. The tap is not rare; first produced in 2015, there have been many made over the years; in fact you can easily find it on the brewery's web store, as well as the secondary market.

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Ahoy beer-lubbers! No need to get out the plank, there is plenty for everyone. Lost Coast's Pale Ale is unfurling her sails with Pale, Wheat and Vienna malts for a warm maltiness. But it's the hops that are the main event in their Pale Ale. It is hopped with Cascade (grapefruit, citrus), Centennial (floral, lemon) and Citra (grapefruit, lime, passion fruit). They dry hop with the same three hops for an extra round of great flavor. Recommended food pairings are smoked Gouda and Blue cheeses, smoked meats, spicy sausages buffalo wings, and jambalaya.

Ratebeer:  3.5 out of 5

Beer Advocate:  82 out of 100 (good)