A trip to Caledon yielded some fine ciders from Spirit Tree Cidery. There's some nice fall feeling brews in here, as well as half of the Beau's Oktoberfest gift pack! Fans of dry stouts need to have the Le Trou de Diable Sang D'Encre! Enjoy.
750 mL bottle. Pours a hazy light pear colour with a thin short lived mousse. Floral with notes of apple flesh and skin notes, malolactic fermentation, oak and a hint of funk. Bone dry and crisp with mild carbonation and a light body. Lingering notes of apple and lightly tannic oak on the mouth. Good stuff, but I prefer the pungent funkiness of the original. Nonetheless a very real cider, nothing to hide here.
Amsterdam Autumn Hop Harvest Ale
500 mL bottle. Pours a deep gold with a lacy white head. Aromas of earthy hop, citrus rind, biscuity malt, pine and bread. Taste is dry with a lingering hop bitterness. Sticky on the palate with moderate carbonation and light to medium body. A nice fall beer; and my favorite Amsterdam brew next to the Boneshaker.
Renaissance Voyager IPA
500 mL bottle. Pours a muddy amber color with a lacy white foam. Resiny hop aromas or grapefruit and beeswax with notes of crystal malt and yeast. Slighty sweet balanced by a hint of hop bitterness and floral aromatics. Low carbonation and surprisingly light on the palate. Distinctly British tasting.
Midtfiyns/De Molen X Porter
500 mL bottle. Pours opaque black with a creamy brown head that lingers and laces. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, burnt sugar and molasses. Hints of black cherry, prune and roasted malt. Starts out sweet and quickly turns roasty and bitter with hops. Rich and dense with a thick coating mouth feel. Full bodied with moderate carbonation. An enormous porter, made for after dinner sipping.
Cameron's Ressurection Roggenbier
650 mL bomber. Pours dark butterscotch with a thick white head and nice lacing. Aromas of spicy-sweet rye, medium crystal malt, a hint of plum, banana, apple and floral hop. Full carbonation with a lingering sweetness on the palate. Not bad but I expected more somehow...
Spirit Tree Perry
341 mL bottle. Pours a light pear juice color with a split second long white cap. On the nose is pear and musty funk reminiscent of olive brine. Fruity and thin bodied with a slightly tart, floral finish. Clean on the palate. Well made and tasty.
Beau's Smokin' Banana Peels
600 mL bottle. Pours hazy off yellow with a thick white head that laces nicely. Aroma is smoke, mineral, clove phenols and banana. Just smoky enough that you know it’s there but not intense enough to overwhelm the delicate hefe character. A mild sweetness with moderate body and full carbonation. An upgraded thirst quencher.
Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale
550 mL bottle. Pours light ruby with a thin head. Caramel, bread, apple and spicy/herbal hop. Moderately sweet, balanced by a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied with moderate plus carbonation. A nice ESB.
Le Trou de Diable Sang D'Encre
375 mL bottle. Pours opaque black with a splotchy beige-brown head. Dark molasses, coffee, cocoa, dark bread and earthy hop notes. Dry and layered with notes of licorice and roast. Moderate to full bodied with lively carbonation; slightly sticky. Need more stouts this good to be readily available.
Beau's Oktobock
600 mL bottle. Pours crystal clear, liquid gold with a thick white head. Bready with caramel toffee, nut butter, lemon verbena, cracker and hop spice. Moderately dry, above average body and normal carbonation. Lingering bitter finish, slightly sticky on the palate. A big ol’ Helles.
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