Another week gone by and two more beers drank and reviewed. For this #Beersaturday post I'll be reviewing a lager and a stout. Cheers everyone!
Petes Lager
Brewery: Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
Origin: Peterborough ON Canada
Style: Lager
Abv: 4.0%
Marketing: Stone grey and burgandy color scheme. Local hockey team imagery - Peterborough Pete's (I looked them up). The beer must have been brewed as a tribute to the team, is my guess. On the other side is the brewery's standard brand imagery - Loon mascot and bold lable writing. Its not my taste of artwork but it's a fine can. It stood out on the shelf so it did it's job.
Color: Yellow straw colored beer with a a decent head on it.
Nose: Bread and cereals. Very fresh smelling.
Taste: Tangy and bitter. Long lasting finish. Not a lot of sweetness. Mildly dry.
Texture: A good amount of carbonation. Big bubbles. Airy mouthfeel. Light bodied.
Impression: Quite good. Very fresh tasting to me which always a good thing. More on the bitter side but thats fine. A bit boring but I enjoyed it quite a bit. I generally like the beers coming out of the Bobcaygeon Brewery. They are typically fresh tasting with good, high quality ingredients. This one is no exception. I'd buy it again.
Black Coal Stout
Brewery: Railway City Brewing Co
Origin: St Thomas ON Canada
Style: American Stout
Abv: 6.0%
IBU: 30
SRM: 30
Marketing: Black and grey can with yellow accents that really pop. Geometric designs throughout no doubt to symbolically represent the coal that the name is based on. The company's branding logo present as well. Some additional info about the beer on the side and an Ontario Craft Brewers badge. I like the can a lot. It looks like a Stout beer would belong inside.
Color: This beer poured as black as ink with a frothy mocha colored head on top. I love seeing this color of beer.
Nose: Strong aroma of cocao, semi-sweet chocolate in the background and generic roasted notes present, as one would expect. Very strong and pleasant nose to me.
Taste: Mildly sweet upfront, quite tangy and with a strong bitter finish. Cocoa and chocolate notes again. Lots a great flavor.
Texture: Strong carbonation. Tiny sharp bubbles on the tongue and silky mouthfeel underneath it all. Medium bodied.
Impression: To me this beer is a quintessential Stout beer. It fits the style perfectly. It's bold and has a very strong taste and smell to it. I'd say that this is among my favorite Stout beers. I've boughten it many times and will continue to do so. I've been to the Brewery and took a tour with the brewer - this was many many years ago. He was an older gentleman that used to work for one of the major Breweries, I forget which one. He was as bitter as this beer but an interesting chap nonetheless and I remember enjoying listening to him talk about beer and rant about the large corporate breweries and the tax system on alcohol. It was a fun and informative time. Cheers to Railway city Brewing Co and this amazing beer!
