Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Black Creek Pale Ale


Brewed by: Black Creek Historic Brewery
Brewed at: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type: Pale Ale
5%A/V

First Impressions
The labels from Black Creek Brewery don't deviate very much. This could be a good sign as they tend to spend most of their time working on their beers and not their labels...

First Sip
Wow! The evergreen fragrance of the hops and even the aroma of malt are powerful enough to indicate what's in store. An antique copper color with the authentic haziness make it look like a real good pale ale... A little less flavorful than I prefer pale ales to be, with the unapologetic booming bitterness I've come to expect from Black Creek.

Halfway
Losing my enthusiasm at this point. Bitterness is holding strong but not a heck of a lot else happening.

Bottoms Up
The last couple of mouthfuls told a great story about how much beer can change with only a few degrees fluctuation in temperature. Too cold earlier, just right at the end. A classic pale ale.

80/100

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