I apologize that it's been so long since my last post. Things have been a little crazy, what with the end of the term, being out of commission for a week with the chicken pox, and deciding to graduate early and apply to join the navy among other things.
So here, without further ado, here's my next review!
BEER: Iron Spike Blonde Ale (Railway City Brewing Company, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada)
ABV: 4.3%
SERVED: 500mL brown bottle (single purchased at the LCBO), poured into a pint glass
APPEARANCE: Dark golden colour. Small amount of thin white head, and what little there is dissipates VERY quickly.
AROMA: Faint malty smell to this beer, with an even fainter hoppy note, so faint that it's almost not even there... there's really not much aroma to this beer at all.
TASTE: The first thing to hit my taste buds was... nothing. It was as if I was drinking water. The aftertaste finally starts to hit, but actually reminds me a lot of Lakeport or some other cheap, mass-produced beer. It almost tastes a little stale.
CONCLUSION: I was totally unimpressed with this beer. The label looked kind of interesting, and I do usually enjoy ales, and of course I'm all for supporting the local microbreweries, so I thought I'd give it a try, but it's not worth your money. I'm pretty sure this beer IS stale. The label says "NOT PASTEURIZED - KEEP REFRIGERATED @ 40F (5C) to 45F (6) and Serve within 45 days. (As if you could wait that long when it tastes this good.)" I chuckled at that last past, seeing as how it actually tastes pretty gross. Then it goes on to say it was brewed fresh, with a date stamp saying "J102009". Which "J" are they talking about? June? July? January? No matter which one it might be, it's still past the recommended maximum 45 days storage. So, perhaps if this beer were fresh, it might taste a little better. As it stands though, I can't recommend it. 2/10
So here, without further ado, here's my next review!
BEER: Iron Spike Blonde Ale (Railway City Brewing Company, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada)
ABV: 4.3%
SERVED: 500mL brown bottle (single purchased at the LCBO), poured into a pint glass
APPEARANCE: Dark golden colour. Small amount of thin white head, and what little there is dissipates VERY quickly.
AROMA: Faint malty smell to this beer, with an even fainter hoppy note, so faint that it's almost not even there... there's really not much aroma to this beer at all.
TASTE: The first thing to hit my taste buds was... nothing. It was as if I was drinking water. The aftertaste finally starts to hit, but actually reminds me a lot of Lakeport or some other cheap, mass-produced beer. It almost tastes a little stale.
CONCLUSION: I was totally unimpressed with this beer. The label looked kind of interesting, and I do usually enjoy ales, and of course I'm all for supporting the local microbreweries, so I thought I'd give it a try, but it's not worth your money. I'm pretty sure this beer IS stale. The label says "NOT PASTEURIZED - KEEP REFRIGERATED @ 40F (5C) to 45F (6) and Serve within 45 days. (As if you could wait that long when it tastes this good.)" I chuckled at that last past, seeing as how it actually tastes pretty gross. Then it goes on to say it was brewed fresh, with a date stamp saying "J102009". Which "J" are they talking about? June? July? January? No matter which one it might be, it's still past the recommended maximum 45 days storage. So, perhaps if this beer were fresh, it might taste a little better. As it stands though, I can't recommend it. 2/10
