Utilizing pure Canadian iceberg water, easy-to-consume moderation relies on slim barley sweetness, trim Scotch malt allure and thin glacial minerality. More flavorful than dank Coors and more sessionable than musty Budweiser; its crystalline water flow is fine for light pilsner palates.
Black as molasses and nearly as thick, deliriously creamy tan-headed ebony stout links distinct wood-burnt hop-spiced bitterness to barley-mocha roasted affluence and precocious cocoa fudged resilience. After swallowing, coarse oat groats welcome incredibly durable espresso-coffee bean finish as unrefined maple sap extract, ripe raisin flirtation, grainy walnut-Brazil nut buffing, and black cherry souring intrigue sticky milky-textured backdrop.
Despite deep purple haze, dark German retains light nutty grain sear and ashen malt dryness (with no bitterness, no frills, and barely a hint of dried fruited sweetness). Subdued malt-hop interaction soft enough for rookies to enjoy alongside more sophisticated tastes.
Mildly creamy grassy-hopped ale counters sharply red-fruited orange-peeled grapefruit bittering with sweet caramel malt wake suppressed as bottle drains. Floral spicing recedes too quickly.
Blasé golden-hazed English-styled strong ale from South America debunks hearty expectancy. Lively corn-husked lemony peach spritz, dinky herbal lick, and flighty almond clip lean against frail wheat backbone.
Nearly fluorescent khaki-beige Belgian-styled ale offers tart gueuze-like pucker intermingling extremely sour lemon pungency with leathery oak-aged white grape esters. Lively yeast stirs up green apple bittering, herbal earthiness, peppercorn seasoning, and coriander nicety.
Gritty, reddish purple-hazed, 7.5% alcohol-fueled, barleywine-styled winter warmer in short long-neck 9.9-ounce bottle lacks expectant molasses malt thickness. Nonetheless, fulsome yeast sinew, milk chocolate coating, burnt caramel seducement, and muted dried fruiting bring luster. Stewed prune, dried apricot, banana taffy, fig, plum and cherry illusions seep into honeyed mocha backdrop.
Enviously consummate kriek-styled ale brings exquisite cherry theme to forefront of pinkish-ruby fruited dessert beer. Loud lambic-framboise souring, bittersweet Jolly Rancher tartness, and cherry juice tang pick up vinous champagne fizz. Faraway strawberry tinge wavers. Compares favorably to world class New Glarus Belgian Red.
Delicate orange-spiced clove-coriander-allspice entry gives puffy cumulous-headed blonde its light tangy thrust. Wheat-backed lemon rind tartness and floral-herbaceous accents reinforce dried vermouth insinuation.
Somewhat peculiar chocolate porter ‘ale’ with blood-thickened yeast sediment, deep grain permeation, and minor tart-fruited holiday spicing penetrating mocha midst to evolving sugar-maple malt finish.
Oxymoronic ‘dark light beer’ edict fits tan-headed chestnut-bodied softie as fluctuant sweet-sour malts and dry wheat spine provide thicker resonance than weaker, paler competition. Salty snacks bring out minor fruit variables. Brewery defunct: 2004.
Swell (formerly) limited edition porter places ‘100% Hawaiian kona coffee’ and maple-sapped molasses sweetness atop smoky dark roasted barley-hops. Creamy cappuccino surge soothes chewy vanilla-chocolate-coconut confluence, teensy cocoa dusting, slight bourbon daub and nutty espresso char to mildly dry coffee bean-embittered finish (with wavered black peppering). Fluffy carbolic fizz nearly overwhelms milky texture.