Country of Origin: Great Britain
Price comparison: Slightly less than the average domestic, but only because it was part of a special promotional package. I believe the regular price of this beer is about the same or a bit more than the average domestic.
Alcohol percentage by volume: 4.7%.
Cute bottle/label? Chunky 25 ounce clear glass bottle with a ripcap. Also available in nitro cans.
Appearance: Clear orange with a small off-white head and not much lace. Syrupy brown ring left behind in the bottom of the bottle (possibly a common thing not usually noticed except that this bottle is of clear glass).
Scent: Lightly nutty, with some citrus and pineapple and some fruitlike hops.
Flavor: Sweet malt with some gentle fruitiness to it, and a very bitter hops finish. Became more malty as it warmed.
Impressions: I'd never seen a ripcap before and found it so amusing that I put it onto my keyring. Also, I liked the ripcap in the sense that the bottle had a nice wide mouth but was not threaded, making it pretty easy to drink out of if that's your thing.
This is an extremely drinkable session brew, thirst-quenching, but not particularly strong. Two were in order to get the nice buzz of one better-balanced and smaller (twelve-ounce) Canadian ale, yet two also meant twice as many bathroom breaks. Furthermore, I felt this ale could have used the creamy mouthfeel usually imparted by the nitro can to improve its flavor, cute as the ripcap was.
Will I buy this beer again? Perhaps in the nitro can. I will, however, be on the lookout for other brews with the ripcap. I do find them very cute indeed.
Rating:
3 out of 5 cute beer glasses
Reviewed: June 6, 2004
