Beer # 161 Scarecrow Wychwood Brewery

Scarecrow Organic Golden Pale Ale

Wychwood Brewery

Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Owned by Marston's PLC
Golden Pale Ale 4.7 % ABV Brown Glass Bottle 500 ml.
$2.95 (Canadian) At the LCBO
Twitter: @Hobgoblin_Beer

Tonight's beer is a wet hop organic golden pale ale from the good people over at Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire which is the craft brewing arm of the British brewing giant Marston's PLC.

Onto the tasting...
Straw coloured with a thin off white head made up of small bubbles that disperse quickly. Aroma is sugary and very light malt. First sip is fruity almost grape like, effervescent and citrusy with light hints of grain. Very light bodied, thin and slightly watery. Aeration is creamy, apples, grapes and light citrus.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 

Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 4/6 PASS
Re-Order:  5/6 PASS
Experience:  4/6 PASS

Final Thoughts:

Not at all what I expected, but good nonetheless. very light and refreshing but getting late in the year for this beer I would prefer it out on the patio.

Cheers


CJT



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Beer # 1 Dead Elephant Ale, Railway City Brewing Co. Ontario

Well to start the whole thing off I go to St. Thomas Ontario, with a brewery I have only just heard of recently. Railway City Brewing Company. www.railwaycitybrewing.com

The first thing I notice of course is the label. It looks like something off of a Grateful Dead album cover (which to me seems like a great start!). It's a 500ml bottle of "Golden Pale Ale" according to the website. A slightly buzzy 6.5% ABV. I pour a half of a glass worth below...

Good colour, faint copper tinge very white head but it doesn't last nor does it give me the "spider-web lacing" promised by the website. A swirl and a sniff reveal a very sweet fruity and malt nose. Screams sugar, almost candy-like. First sip, notice the 6.5% alcohol right away, with a little bit of heat on the throat. Fruitiness continues through the attack, dissolving into bready notes on the finish. Aeration in the mouth gives a burst of alcohol with a grapey almost winey feel. Hopping is very mild. Website claims an IBU of 46.6, while hops are noticeable, they get lost in the sweetness.

Overall results: (Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional)

Taste: So-so
Cost: Pass ($3.50 at selected LCBO)
Drnkability: So-so
Colour: Pass
Beer Style: Fail
Re-order: Fail
Experience: Fail



Sorry Railway City This offering is a Fail... sad to start the blog off on a bad note. They have several more products that I am looking forward to reviewing hopefully they will be better.

CJT