Country of Origin: Canada
Availability: Not as close to home as my usual package store, but at one fairly close to work.
Do they also carry Bushmill's 1608? Forgot to check. 'Cos I suck like that. I'll get back to you.
Price comparison: 1.45 times what I pay for everyday beer.
Alcohol percentage by volume: 9%
Cute bottle/label? The label's okay. It also has a foil wrap round the neck; haven't seen one of those in a while. The bottle itself is standard-shaped.
Appearance: Pale, almost like champagne with teensy bubbles chasing up the sides. Stubborn, fluffy foam. Left a lot of suds on the sides of the glass.
Scent: Light and spicy, like perfume.
Flavor: Sweet. I wasn't expecting that. (Been drinking stout all week, my own fault.) Feels almost more like sparkling wine than like beer in my mouth. Good by itself or maybe with something you'd order white wine with, but not a pizza-and-beer sort of beer.
Impressions: This is not a beer to be poured into a mug, even a nice frosty one. Note to self: either get the right sort of glasses or drink it out of the bottle only, because the aroma clashes with the flavor.
Will I buy this beer again? Yes. It's refreshing and interesting. Definitely a good turn-on-the-stereo-and-put-your-feet-up-after-work beer.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5 cute beer glasses
Reviewed: August 27, 2003
