Beer # 73 Lake of Bays Pale Ale

Lake of Bays Pale Ale


Lake of Bays Brewing Company
Baysville, Ontario, Canada
Independent
Pale Ale 5.0% ABV Brown Glass Bottle 341 ml.
$2.08 (Canadian) At LCBO. (in a 6 pack $12.50)


Twitter: @LB_Brewing



Up the highway again to Baysville, just Northeast of Bracebridge where we find Lake of Bays Brewing Company. One of Ontario's newer breweries, fast becoming another of my favourites. Tonight I am doing two of their beers from their "year round" catalog. The first is their pale ale and actually the first beer I tasted from them, but it has taken me a while to get around to posting about it.


Here we go:


Pours medium gold in the glass with a thin off white head made up of very small bubbles. Aroma is a slight medicinal, floral and herbal blend, with a hint of damp grain. First sip is heavy on the medicinal, herbal hops, building through a good strong grain background with a touch of caramel sweetness. The middle has a small spike of mild spice, followed by a long bready finish which ends with a slight burst of intensity from the medicinal hops.






Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional                                   


Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 5/6 PASS
Re-Order:  5/6 PASS
Experience:   5/6 PASS


Final Thoughts:


A solid offering from Baysville. A workhorse beer, best suited to backyard BBQ's and patio sipping. Certainly would benefit from pairing with food.


Cheers
CJT


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