A few beers that got rated and lost in the pile. A Maple Blonde Ale that was very much not to my liking, a nice American version of a classic German Kristallweizen, and a pair of beers from Beau's, a coffee infused amber and a Kotbusser (a pale ale flavored with honey and molasses).
Lake of Bays Spring Maple Belgian Blonde Ale
750 mL. Pours orangey gold with a thin white head. Aroma is maple, honey and oversweetened cereal. Thick on the palate with medium carbonation. Too sweet and one dimensional.
Flying Monkeys Stereo Vision
355 mL. Pours a hazy amber with a fluffy white head. Wheat, citrus and a hint of hops on the nose. Dry and quaffable with floral notes, honey, biscuit, and lemon. Clean and sparkling. A quencher.
Beau's WinterBrewed
600 mL bottle. Pours a dark mahogany with a white head. Nose is all coffee, so is the flavor. Medium to high carbonation and a chalky mouth feel. Unique, but I'm not a fan of flavored beers.
Beau's Zins Jo Kokot! Kotbusser
600 mL bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a firm white head. Aroma is honey, chamomile and golden syrup, light molasses. Apricot and apple. High carbonation with a creamy mouth feel. Very interesting, would be a lively match for cheesecake or a cheese plate.
As promised, Bellwoods beers will be up soon, there are a total of 8 and I still have two left to review.
On another note, tomorrow is day one of brewing. Tyler and I ventured out to Canadian Homebrew Supplies in Brampton and put together a package for starting all grain brewing. Our first batch will be based off a recipe in Brewing for Dummies, and is an American Pale Ale. The brew is supplemented with a little bit of wheat for roundness and hopped with Perle, Galena, Cascade and Columbus hops, and gently dry hopped with Columbus as well. Pictures and procedures will be posted soon thereafter!
Canadian Homebrew Supplies
homebrewsupplies.ca
10 Wilkinson Rd.
Brampton
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