Beer Snob

Beer Snob is not the name of my autobiography. It could be, had I lived a life worth reading about, but in this instance it is the name of a Belgian rye ale from Toronto's Shillow Beer Co. (also makers of the surprisingly delightful Bitter Waitress). The bearded, trilby and plaid-wearing hipster on the 473mL can is too slim to be me, but the sentiment is clearly there. The beer contains 6% alcohol. The copy on the can is good enough to warrant reproduction in full:

An intellectually complex brew that no one else understands. With soft hints of indifference and strong notes of irony, this beer is best served in glassware you've brought with you from home.

Touché.

The beer is a hazy golden affair that pours with a dense and rowdy white head. It has a surprisingly grainy and slightly spicy nose, but a flavour that tends more towards yeasty and fruity. There are elements of dried fruit and coriander which lead into a modestly bitter and peppery finish.

 

To this beer snob, Beer Snob was a pretty good effort from one of Toronto's more enigmatic beer makers--seriously, their website gives you almost no info! The beer was too sweet and insufficiently spicy to be a top tier rye ale, but it did some things pretty well. Certainly well enough to merit a re-purchase.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10.