Sky Bison American Pale Ale

From Toronto, Sky Bison American Pale Ale is, apparently, the first beer brewed on Longslice Brewery’s bricks and mortar system. The 5% ale comes in cool 473mL cans. It’s a dull gold colour with a thinnish white head.

This little ale demonstrated a trio of notes: caramel, pine, and citrus. The flavour takes a similar tack, though without much evergreen, though in a slightly more restrained fashion. The beer isn’t particularly bitter nor is it overpoweringly flavourful, but that’s not to say the brew ain’t enjoyable. Rather, the caramel and grapefruit/lemon notes are expressed gently, mellowly.

Truthfully, I like my APAs to be a bit more crisp and bitter, but I liked the rounded edges of this little beer all the same. I feel confident that I’ll continue picking up cans here or there as long as it’s available—it’s a nice alternative to Naughty Neighbour and Cruiser.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.