Sawdust City Brewery
Beau's All Natural Brewery
Niagara Oast House Brewery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brewery Collaboration
Three Blended Beers Oak Aged 6.8 % ABV Brown Glass Bottle 2000 ml.
$19.00 (Canadian) At the Brewery (Sawdust City)
Twitter: @SawdustCityBeer
@OastHouseBrewers
Tonight's beer I picked up from the Sawdust City Brewery while they had a keg going. The Pan-Ontario collaboration has been run by Beau's All Natural Brewery for the last five years. This year they selected to work With Niagara Oast House and Sawdust City. Each brewery supplies a barrel aged or a strong beer to be blended. This Year Beau's supplied a version of Matt's Sleepy Time Belgian-style Imperial Stout, Oast House provided some Canadian oak barrel aged Biere de Garde, and Sawdust supplied The Princess Wears Girlpants Belgian Golden Ale.
Onto the Tasting... Dark chestnut to light chocolate in colour with a light tan head. Head is comprised of small bubbles that have a good hang time and a nice lacing Aroma is very woody, and nutty fresh cut oak, spice and a hint of maple syrup. First sip is warming roasted malt caramel, bruleed sugars. Smoky campfires, spicy, baking spices, clove nutmeg, bready. Very complex and chewy. Elements of a good strong whiskey. The mouthfeel is very robust. There is a distinct clean wood barrel taste to it. It drinks like a meal. Lots of dark and burnt sugars. turbinado, licorice, aeration brings out a deep breadiness.
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASSBeer Style: 5/6 PASS
Re-Order: 5/6 PASS
Experience: 5/6 PASS
Final Thoughts:
This was a great beer, very contemplative, brooding, but very easy to drink. The high alcohol was somewhat overwhelming, so drink this with a friend.
Cheers
CJT
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