Creemore Springs Altbier Collaboration Ale is an altbier brewed in honour of Creemore Springs Brewery's 25th anniversary. The brewery, located in Creemore, Ontario, has a great track record for making interesting and accessible ales and lagers, so I was pretty pumped to try their version of an alt, a cool and relatively uncommon (in Upper Canada, at least) German ale. The Collaboration Ale was brewed in partnership with Germany's Zum Schlüssel. The limited edition ale came in a 473mL can and contained 5% alcohol.The Altbier was a brassy amber colour, clear, and topped with a foamy cream head. It's coppery aroma had a kiss of maltiness. It was smooth and creamy, initially, but built to a surprisingly robust and bitter finish. The flavour was toasty and featured a gentle metallic quality.
Creemore's Altbier looks great and tastes even better. If you see it, buy it. I love to see Ontario brewers playing around with atypical styles. This brew has a lovely initial taste, but the finish is where it really excels. The toasty bitterness is wonderful!
Rating: 9.5 out of 10.
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