That’s a Paddlin’

Brewed in Toronto at the Brunswick Bierworks, That’s a Paddlin’ is made by Danish brewer Mikkeller. It’s a New England Style DIPA brewed to 8%. The beer is sold in 473mL cans with a label that features a not-so-subtle shout out to a classic Simpsons moment.

The dull gold strong ale is hazy and pretty well carbonated. It pours with a durable off-white cap of suds and boasts an understated tropical fruit aroma. For a strong beer. That’s a Paddlin’ has an amazingly smooth mouthfeel. Its flavour is subtle for the style, with some sweet citrus and passion fruit notes and some mellow melon leanings leading into a reasonably bitter finish.

This beer is subtly boozy and shyly flavoured for a big beer. It’s good and I liked it, but it ain’t brash like I usually look for in a DIPA. And, it should be said, the label is a gem.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10.