Big Beaver Brewing Big Beaver Brut American IPA at 5% ABV (C$4.32 at Collective, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 8-May-2019, reviewed 22-May-2019)
Appearance: slightly hazy pale straw with a short white head diminishing rapidly to a thin skim, spotty lacing. (3/5) Aroma: citrus, bready yeast, barnyard funk. (4/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter, light tart. (5/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, mild bitter short lightly tart finish. (3/5)
OK, let’s just get this out of the way first: these guys HAVE to do a collaboration with Dildo Brewing… maybe a Cream Ale…? Anyway, childishness aside, this is, well, not very good. I’ve found the Brut style to be a bit hit and miss, and this certainly tends more to the “miss” side of things. In a blind tasting, I would have called this a Farmhouse style, and not a terrible one at that, but as an IPA the flavours are all wrong. Actually, the more I drink of it, the more I’m convinced it’s infected. I’ll have to keep an eye out for this on tap and give it another shot. (10/20)
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