Label: Red House Ale
Type: Ale
ABV[%]: 5.0
Packaging: 355 ml bottle
Brewery: Surgenor Brewing Company Ltd, Comox, BC
Smell: hoppy with citrus tones, slightly malty
Head: pours thick but settle thin with a bito lacing
Color: red baby, red
Carbonation: medium
Kick: goat
Rating: 7.5/10
Notes:
This beer has a hoppy and slightly sweet taste, maybe a hint of maple syrup I'm guessing. It covers the tongue well and leaves a slightly bitter aftertaste, likely from the hops. It finishes smooth and the hops linger for a while, but not unpleasant at all. Just tastes like a good ale. I'm sure this would get a better rating if it were pulled, but where am I gong to find a beer like this from the tap? Likely Comox, but our trip to Parksville did not include a trip to the bar. I was pleased to find something local in the Parksville liquor store that I haven't tried yet.
It is a decent ale, hand crafted and not pasteurized, giving it a fresh taste. It is not expensive either so I can understand why the brewery call it their signature beer.
The label art is quite boring... I could think of a few more exciting things than a barn to put on the label; having said that it likely it is of great importance. The beer stems from Northern Ireland descendants, but their really isn't much in this ale that makes me thing: oh yeah, this is an Iree beer... Apart from the standard ale-ish taste.
It has a great colour and, as I said, finishes nice. Nice.
