I haven't been drinking much beer lately. It's been a few weeks since I did a #Beersaturday post. I've just been too busy with my house projects to stop and enjoy cold one. I'm back this week with a few beers to review. One is a new beer to me and the other two are fan favorites. They see how they did starting with the new beer.
Ten Mike Point
Brewery: Manitoulin Brewing Co
Origin: Manitoulin Island ON Canada
Style: Czech inspired Pilsner
Abv: 4.5
IBU: Unknown
SRM: Unknown
Marketing: The can has a great can design and a beautiful color scheme, with pastel yellow, turquoise and red clay among others. The imagery is of a lake scene and sunset with boats on the water and geese flhing in the air. A short blurb on the back describes some tasting notes. This can is bright and colorful and I like it a lot. Great marketing in my opinion.
Color: The beer poured a strong yellow color with a decent amount of head on top that stuck around for quite some time.
Nose: The nose on this beer is malty upfront with notes of grainy cereals and grassy hops in the back ground.
Taste: Mildly sweet in the begining - almost dry, tangy in the middle, and a nice rounding bitterness that was long lasting in the finish. Cereal flavors coming through for me and maybe a hint of lemon. Crisp and fresh tasting also.
Texture: Nice pleasant carbonation and a light bodied mouthfeel. Pretty standard.
Impression: Overall this was a very good beer for me. It was very fresh, very crisp, and had a great flavor. I could drink several of these in one sitting and would definitely buy it again. It was a good Beer to sit outside with or while BBQing, which is how I drank it. That night I made some chicken and potatoes, which went well with the beer.
Black Coal Stout
Brewery: Railway City Brewing Co
Origin: St Thomas ON Canada
Style: American stout
Abv: 6.0%
IBU: Unknown
SRM: Unknown
My first fan fvorite is Railway City's Black Coal Stout. This one is always on my short list of good beers. If there is nothing new to try at the store and this one is around then I'll always snatch it up. It passes the test for me.
This beer is as bold as it looks. It pours black as ink and has a ton beer of strong flavor. Roasted notes of coffee and chocolate in both the nose and on the tongue.
This one is perfection is you're looking for a strong American Stout. Strong in both taste and ABV (6.0% is nothing to sneeze at for a north American beer).
Helles Lager
Brewery: Wellington Brewer
Origin: Guelph ON Canada
Style: Helles Lager
Abv: 4.5
IBU: 20
SRM: 2
OG: 10.5 - FG: 2.0
This is another fan favorite of mine. Really, anything by Wellington brewery tends to be really good. Their beers are always fresh and flavorful.
This one has notes of cereals, grass and pear. A little sweet and tangy with just a hint of bitterness to counter it. It's crisp. It's refreshing. It has great flavor. Not a lot of foam in the pouring but I'll let that go. This is a great summer beer that I will continue to revisit every now and again.