Simple barley hopped amber gains wheat biscuit and burnt caramel sweetness as carbonation subsides, but acrid oxidation stumps moderate cereal grain roast.
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BERMUDA’S METRO OLD FASHIONED STONE GINGER BEER
Insultingly mislabeled as Bermudan beer with “a zip in every sip” closer to sugared quinine water with annoyingly cloy ginger ale broach. Fizzy soda-like flow and ginger-snapped cane-sugared sucrose rush may appeal to wine cooler fools.
BIEROPHOLIE CALUMET DOUBLE PORTER
Wonderful Canadian smoked beer absorbs burnt wood chip cloak by maple-cedar midst. Composed coffee roast endures to earthy bottom.
(BIG ROCK) MAGPIE ALE BREWED WITH RYE
Fine amber-toned dry rye brew flaunts beautiful honeyed yeast aroma, sweet butterscotch-caramel malt entry, and subtle citric frisk countering pungent hop-roasted bitterness. Maple-sapped mocha-soaked barley-wheat base sweetens dry rye breading. Pleasant Canadian brew similar in style to St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout and unlike most typical water-based Canucks.
BITBURGER PREMIUM PILSENER
Briny-wafted pale-toned pils with cardboard-like grain palate and eager spiced-hop bitterness retains casual dry-bodied splendor to lightly oxidized floral finish.
(BLAUGIES) LA MONEUSE SAISON
An airtight package of extremes, peculiar rust-hued Belgian farmhouse ale brings musty fruit dankness to pungent mushroom-y earthiness with no odd offensiveness. As flooded basement waft subsides, sour chamomile tea complements honeyed banana sweetness and corky peach-apricot-grape esters for tartly rewarding obscurity.
BLUE HEN BLACK & TAN
Strong fruity essence not often associated with Black & Tans. For better or worse, bitter chocolate notes overwhelmed by grainy lager sharpness. Distracting over-carbonation and sour mocha finish are letdowns, but a burst of sweetness coats the aftertaste. As with many black and tans, it loses its natural essence since it’s difficult to create in the bottle and easier to blend on tap when mixed at the time of serving.
BLUE POINT SUMMER ALE
Soapy translucent gold lightweight brings sly dry hop graze and dank lemony peach-grapefruit sedation to sweet corned cracked wheat center, but indistinct summery appeal and phenol vapidity mar commonplace brew.
BOGEMIA PALE LAGER
Mundane malt liquor swill with offensive grain alcohol mandate, funky cider pungency, and sordid grain slunk nearly salvaged by sticky corn syrupy malts. Sagging rice base and oily nature diminish tertiary ester-y grape souring. Soapy finish fades quickly.
BOULDER AMBER ALE
Corn sugar sweetness and dark fruit fragrance counter heavily bitter-hopped midst. Sly nuttiness adds restrained nuance to abject sour-bitter finish.
BOULEVARD PALE ALE
Medium-bodied dry-hopped citric-fruited template gains soft pine wood tone and lemony orange-peeled grapefruit prod to conquer oncoming caramel caress.
(BRASSERIE DES LEGENDES) NOEL DES GEANTS
Boozy nickel-hazed X-mas ale brewed in medieval Irchonwelz castle retains spotted yeast sediment, creamy caramel malt viscosity, and spicy herbal tinge. Dank Belgian yeast mustiness soaks up bruised orange frontage, wintry allspice-cinnamon-clove seasoning, faint vanilla variance, and teensy fennel dividend as heady alcohol warmth rises.