Maple Bock
Trafalgar Ales & Meads, Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Bock
Thursday 8th March 2012 – 6.5%Alc./Vol. 89 / 100
Initial Thoughts
Ugh. I mean I’ve heard of this brewer, so I’m pretty sure this wasn’t brewed in a basement just off of Third Line, but the cartoonish label has me wondering otherwise. Hold the show! This is a pretty colour. The head is sort of weak though... It does have a genuine nose of maple syrup however.
First Sip
Shock. Total surprise. This is good! Maple for sure but not sweet at all! And true to the “bock” breed. Fun, fun!
Halfway Through
The deeper into this double-sized bottle of “strong beer” we go, the more it impresses! Really good stuff! Almost threateningly dark, but truly delicious. Tasty, maple-y, with little aftertaste and not heavy in the belly either! Impressive!
Bottoms Up
This is a really nice, novel “bock” style beer. A great late winter, early spring tribute to the grand Canadian tradition of the “sugar bush”. Not the prettiest thing in the beer section, and a miserable head, but with a body like this one, who cares? Perfect accompaniment to melting snow and steaming vats of maple sap under the bright March sunshine! Tragically goofy label notwithstanding. Hint: Fill the cooler with water and allow to chill (soak) and the embarrassing label should slide right off, hopefully before your friends arrive!
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