Cream Ale, Golden Lager and German Pilsner
Another #Beersaturday in the books. This week I'll be doing a quick review on three beers; a cream ale, a German Style Pilsner, and a golden Lager. Without further ado, let's check them out!
Killarney Cream Ale
Brewery: Manitoulin Brewing Co
Origin: Little Current ON Canada
Style: Cream Ale
Abv: 5.0%
IBU: Unknown
SRM: Unknown
I might have had this one before, maybe last year, but I'm not exactly sure. The can looks familiar to me but im going to review it anyway.
Marketing: Beautifully designed can with a colorful design. Navy blue ombre turning to purple, pink and then orange to mimick a sunset. Lighthouse on the rocks next to the water image.
A blurb on the back of the can tells a little story about the name of the beer and/or brewery. A great design overall in my opinion.
Color: The beer poured a beautiful burnt orange color with a cream colored head. There was a slight orange tint to the foam that looked very appealing and appetizing. Like a light creamsicle color.
Nose: Very interesting aroma. Hard to place and I don't even know how to describe it. Pleasant and intriguing. I want to say burnt candy but that's not quite right. I think I'm detecting some bread dough notes in the background.
I read the back of the can after nose diving into this and saw that the beer uses honey as an ingredient so maybe that is where the unique aroma is coming from?? It doesn't smell like honey per se, but sometimes honey does have an odd or hard to place smell about it.
Taste: Mildly sweet and mildly bitter in equal parts. Well balanced. Notes of fruit - maybe plum. Notes of bitter orange peel as well.
Texture: Light bubbles and a creamy texture as the style alludes to.
Impression: Great beer overall. Refreshing, intriguing and something a little different about it. I enjoyed it and would buy it again.
Captain's Log Lager
Brewery: Camerons Brewing Co
Origin: Oakville ON Canada
Style: Golden Lager
Abv: 5.0%
IBU: 15
SRM: Unknown
I drank this beer before and liked it at the time. This time I found it to be a little stale so perhaps the beer had spent a little too much time on the shelf. It had notes of pear and apple. Not an amazing drinking experience this time around but okay.
Little Thrills
Brewery: Grain and Grit Brewery
Origin: Hamilton ON Canada
Style: German Style Pilsner
Abv: 4.8 %
IBU: Unknown
SRM: Unknown
This was the first time that I've tried anything from the Grain and Grit Brewery. I drank the beer at my in laws place so I wasn't able to do a proper deep dive into the drinking experience but I did take note on a few things while drinking it.
The can was a simple design of a skull and skateboard, clearly a hat tip to the name - Little Thrills. I liked the clean look of the design.
This beer was very hoppy and reminded me of a standard pale ale more than a Pilsner. Nonetheless it was fresh and crisp tasting and very flavorful. It was highly carbonated and actually exploded a little when I opened it. It also poured with an extra amount of foam. Overall it was an enjoyable beer and I would try other brews from the brewery.
Amazing post. I love your picture quality
Thanks. My phone takes decent pictures
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The color of this beer made my mouth water, the design of the can is another differentiator.
Yeah the amber beer had great color indeed 😋
These all look really good. The last one sounds like it might have been a little too hoppy for me, but I like the sounds of the second one and I am a bit of a sucker for a good creame ale.
The cream ale was the best of the lot. The last ine was quite hoppy, equivalent to a pale ale I'd say.
There are only a few IPA's that I can handle. Most of them taste too much like pine needles to me.
IPAs are the same for me. They are the type of beer that you either love or hate I think
Cheers! 🍻😎
This world of brewing is truly luxurious and deeply rooted in its local community. I'm sorry I can't try your beers. I would love to :)
Yes. There are do many beers out there. Too bad we can't sample them all!
That beer 🍺 will be tasty 😋
It was!
Wow, three different beers in one post — love it! 🍺 The cream ale sounds really special, especially with that honey twist and the beautiful color you described. I could almost picture the sunset can design too! Sorry to hear the lager didn’t taste as good this time, but your review still made it interesting. And that Little Thrills Pilsner with the skull and skateboard? So cool! 😄 Thanks for sharing these beer adventures — I enjoyed reading it!
The cream ale was a very unique beer. I'd say that it was the winner of the lot
The Killarney ale burn orange color makes the beer to look more senior and the can design too is matured
It was a good beer 🍺 👌
Great can design as well 👍