Beer # 106 Sawdust City Lone Pine IPA

Lone Pine IPA

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Independent
Strong IPA 6.5% ABV Brown Glass Bottle 650 ml.
$5.25 (Canadian) At LCBO 
Twitter: @Sawdustcitybeer

Sawdust City is a relatively new brewery that is still working on having a home. They are currently building their new brewhouse in Gravenhurst Ontario while still brewing out of another brewery's facilities. I am rather fond of this brewery as they do not take themselves too seriously and it is reflected in the names of their beers. "Long Dark Voyage to Uranus," and "The Princess Wears Girl Pants" are among their creatively named beers. Sam Corbiel is the hardworking brewmaster who runs the blog and designs the beers and is generally found all over Ontario running tap takeovers and going to festivals... No wonder it has taken them over 2 years to build the brewhouse, the guy doesn't sit down. I first tasted this beer at the Only Cafe (One of Ontario's BEST beer destinations) in Toronto during one of their $5 pint nights and was suitably impressed. I am glad I have finally found time to include this beer in my blog.

Enough already... onto the beer:

Dark gold in colour with a medium sized head made up of small off-white bubbles. Aroma is pine trees and tropical fruit mainly passionfruit. The pine continues on the first sip with resinous hops and some lingering fruit. Citrus begins to take over. Very deep and flavourful, with some light caramel malt on the finish. Aeration gives us some mineral, herbal hops and a touch of wood.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 6/5 PASS
Colour: 6/5 PASS
Beer Style: 6/5 PASS
Re-Order:  6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Experience:  6/6 EXCEPTIONAL

Final Thoughts:

For a time this was my number one pick for best APA in Ontario, only recently would I say this has dropped into more of a three way tie with a couple of other beers. Very good use of hops and a great flagship brand for the burgeoning style of the American India Pale Ale in Ontario. Very drinkable and a definite reorder. One of the problems I had in trying to add this beer to the blog was... every time I bought one, it didn't last long enough for me to take pictures or write notes. Glad I finally found the restraint.

Cheers

CJT


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