Wellington Special Pale Ale

Brewed by: Wellington County Brewery Inc.
Brewed at: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Type: Pale Ale
A/V 4.5%

First impression
I like Wellys current can motif. Simple, a little cartoony but really gives an impression of quality. The beer looks like a gold standard pale ale; medium deep amber. Disappointingly watery head though.

First Sip
Ugh. There is something of a local quality that I've noticed in several beers from this little corner of Ontario, it's a sort of grainy almost breadlike connotation. I don't know if it's an over enthusiasm with malts or what but I'm not a fan. Not a good Pale Ale in my estimation.

Halfway
Nearly entirely flat. Each sip is just like the last. There is definitely something going on with the malts in this beer that I am not happy about. Don't get me wrong, I love malt. I love beers made with abundant malt. Check out my posts on some of the English ales. Malt is the brewers friend. But there are a smattering of beers brewed in the Guelph - Waterloo area that share this peculiar flavor which for me is not enjoyable. Maybe it's a local grain or something that creates the specific quality I'm speaking of.

Bottoms Up
To be fair this odd taste must appeal to or go unnoticed by legions of beer drinkers as I've encountered it with some of the most popular micros local to this area. So maybe it's me. In any case this is my blog. If you don't like my opinion write your own blog. It's free. And if you do let me know. I read other people's beer blogs. And find myself disappointed with those too. Maybe I should write a blog about beer blogs...

48/100