Not this weekend, though. I'm feeling good and it's time to do another beer of the week!
This week I'm doing a beer from Hop City Brewing in Brampton. It was almost 2 years ago that Teena and I were at a launch party for Hop City's Mr Huff Pilsner (which I quite enjoyed) and had a chance to meet John and Kevin, the company's 2 brewers. They were nice guys!
The company opened in 2009 as a subsidiary of Moosehead Brewery but acts totally independent of the parent brewery, making its own decisions. The do have Moosehead's massive distribution chain to look after that area and I imagine some of their marketing, although that is something I do not know.
When I saw Big Mouth Pale Ale, I figured it was a brand new beer they had brought to market. The last I heard they did a pilsner, a lager, a wheat beer and one ale called Happy Hour. Turns out this is the same beer as the Happy hour.
Why? It is explained here on their website.
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Time to give it a try.
The beer pours a dark golden colour with a white head, which dissipated quickly. I do sense citrus in the aroma which I love.
There is a nice bitterness to this beer throughout and in the finish. I was wondering if this would be a safer more mainstream beer but it isn't. It is a true pale ale with that nice bitter finish. This is a beer that I would buy and bring home again or order up on tap.
After tasting this one, I hope they John and Kevin embark on an IPA journey!
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1 comment:
I love Happy Hour and I've been wondering why some places that carried stopped carrying it! I guess it was the name. Now I will look out for both!
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