As mentioned in my last beer rating post, the LCBO is full of great products from Beau's brewery. The brewery is certified organic and produces tasty peer just outside of Ottawa. Reviews in this post include: Bog Water, a traditional gruit beer brewed with myrtle in replacement of a large portion of the hop content; Farm Table Belgian Pale Ale, a light farm style Belgian with a low alcohol content and a lot of flavor, my favorite under 5% ABV beer to date; Patio Saison, a very average example of a very interesting style; Screaming Beaver, an oak aged Imperial IPA that's just enormous; and Matt's Sleepytime Belgian Imperial Stout, a real malt driven beer with Belgian ale yeasts.
Beau's Farm Table Belgian Pale Ale:
600 mL bottle. Pours a hazy cider color with a nicely lacing white head. Nice aroma profile, sour yeast with buttery biscuit notes, orange, spices and a little wood. Taste is mild, a touch of sweetness, a little hop and a great yeasty finish. Dry and medium carbonation. Painfully drinkable, love the fact that this beer has so much flavor and so little alcohol. Aches for rustic pate and pickles.
Beau's Patio Saison:
600 mL. Pours a hazy buckwheat honey color, a thin white head. Aroma is honey laced, spiced and lightly hopped, a little thyme and citrus. Mildly sweet with a sour finish, medium bodied and highly carbonated. Tasty, but nothing stands out
Beau's Screaming Beaver:
600 mL bottle. Pours a dark amber colour with a lacy, lasting head of beige foam. Aroma is complex, candied orange, oak, caramel malt, cream and pine. Big and sweet, rounded out by a great big hop bite, 99 IBU’s of it to be exact, a long layered finish. Smooth as silk and medium carbonation. Do yourself a favour, don’t waste this by serving it right out of the fridge. A massive beer, really liked it.
Beau's Matt's Sleepytime Belgian Imperial Stout:
600 mL. Pours a dark brown, with a thick medium tan head. Aroma of yeast, molasses, roasted malt, bitter cocoa and espresso. Sweet, but not overly with a coating mouthfeel and a bitter/sour finish. A real malt bomb, a little yeast complexity.
Up next there has been a release of beers from famous Norwegian brewery Nogne O, I got my hands on all five and look forward to sharing them with you!
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