More beer ratings!

Summer beers are out at the LCBO! Here are a few, I'd shy away from the Bush/Scaldi's Triple and the Abbaye des Rocs, but everything else thus far has been very good. There's an exciting semi-sour from Amsterdam/Great Lakes and a full sour from Bockor that make great complex and refreshing drinks, while the Beau's Festivale and Lone Pine IPA are good matches for food. Also, one beer from the summer brewery feature, Renaissance of New Zealand.

Sawdust City Lone Pine IPA
500 mL bottle. Pours clear amber with a foamy white head. Caramel toffee nose with earthy pine, citrus zest, honey and wax. Mildly sweet and medium carbonation, sticky mouth feel and a long bitter finish. A well balanced IPA, much better on cask, but what isn’t?

Beau's Festivale Plus
600 mL bottle. Pours red amber with a thick white head. Aromas of berry, crystal malt, earthy hops and brown butter nuttiness. Well rounded, medium body with a slick mouthfeel, nice hop bite. A tasty malt forward beer.

Bush/Scaldi's Blonde Tripel
750 mL bottle. Pours straw with a thick white head. Aroma of banana, cotton candy, clove and floral hop. Aggressively sweet and a bit of alcohol bite. High carbonation with medium body. Too sweet and hot for me.

Abbaye des Rocs Blanche des Honnelles
330 mL bottle. Pours a hazy honey orange color with a thin white head. Nose is wheat and citrus, wildflower honey and floral musty hop. Slightly sweet with layered notes of yeast spice and aroma hop. High carbonation and thick wheaty mouthfeel. Well rounded and balanced but not outstanding.

Renaissance Discovery American Pale Ale
500 mL bottle. Pours amber with a thin white head. Fruity with a touch of Vienna/Munich malt on the nose, berry, light caramel and floral hop. Mildly bitter, dry and clean. A great session ale.

Amsterdam/Great Lakes Maverick & Gose
500 mL bottle. Pours a hazy yellow orange with a blotchy white head. Aromas of orange, coriander, lemon zest, mineral and floral hop notes. Taste is crisp and dry, with a light easy drinking body and a clean, slightly saline and tart finish. Unique and refreshing.

Bockor Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge
330 mL bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a thin white head.  Aromas of apple, sour cherry, nectarine, a touch of vanilla and oak, and a fragrant tea-like note. Full on sour with a fine mouth feel and medium body. Lingering sourness and minimal hop bitterness or aroma.  Complex and smooth, undoubtedly well made. A great sour.

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