Innis & Gunn Brewing Company Melville’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer Ginger Beer at 4.1% ABV (C$3.39 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 500 ml, best before 1-Apr-2015)
Pours clear deep gold with one finger of off-white head diminishing gradually to a thin skim, no lacing. (3/5) Nose is ginger, sugar. (5/10) Taste is moderately strong sweet, mild spice. (5/10) Medium bodied, medium carbonation, mildly spicy finish. (3/5)
This represents a bold new direction for I&G: they’ve moved on to being bland and unremarkable with a whole new style of beer. I mean, seriously – they make this by blending ginger and lager? Silly me, I thought you were supposed to brew ginger beer with ginger in the wort. I do love a good ginger beer… and this isn’t it. (10/20)
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