Janky

Janky is a much ballyhooed IPA from Bloomfield, Ontario’s Matron Fine Beer. It’s a 6% ale sold in 355mL cans. The stuff is hazy and dull gold on colour, and it pours with a picturesque cover of off white suds.

Janky has an elegant, slightly floral grapefruit aroma. The flavour is juicy, yet subtle, with decent back end bitterness. The beer has a lazy, mellow texture.

This is a subtle, luxurious take on the IPA. The booze count is on the low end of the spectrum, and the flavour is mild, but finely tuned—there are no rough edges on this ale. I try to ignore Twitter hype when reviewing beers, but it think the stans have got this one right—it is a very good, modern take on the IPA. It also has the most even, durable, and pillowy head I’ve seen on an Ontario IPA in quite a while. A subtle, well made effort from a brewery that seems to be developing a serious reputation. I’d have liked a bit more oomph toward the finish, but otherwise, the beer has it.

 

 

Rating: 9.0 out of 10.