Brick Maker Common

Brick Maker Common is a Toronto take on the California common/steam beer style. A 5% 35 IBU lager from Muddy York Brewing Co., the beer comes in 355mL cans. It’s a sparkling clear golden brew with an off white foam.

Brick Maker has a crisp, metallic and floral aroma. The flavour kicks off sweetly with lots of grain. The back end picks up a bit of metallic momentum and builds to a nice, floral hoppiness.

This is a rad little common—crisp and flavourful, with a healthy hops quotient. I enjoyed this in February, but it’d be a bad mother in hottest July.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10.