Karma Simcoe

Karma Simcoe is my second foray into Great Lakes Brewery’s world of Yakima Valley-inspired Karma Citra variants. The 6.6% brew comes is lovely 473mL cans. The Toronto-born ale is a gently hazy golden grog and it pours with a fluffy and durable white foam.

Karma Simcoe has a mellow, juicy nose, accented with a touch of piquant pine. The beer has an agreeable flavour with some citrus notes backed by an evergreen hook.

The beer isn’t quite as quarrelsome as a classic West Coast IPA, but it does feature some of those pine/citrus elements, and it’s executed with some subtle flair.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.