Easy comes from scenic Windsor, Ontario. It's
canned in slightly homely 473mL tins that hearken back to the Roaring
20s, and contains a faintly elevated 5.5%. The beer that tumbled out
looked like cola--deep brown, fizzy, and with a pretty layer of fuzz
sitting upstairs. Through the Ol' fizz 'N' fuzz wafted a pretty
impressive aroma that blended roasty malts and milk chocolate. True to
that scent, the flavour also meandered between chocolatey and malty,
with a little molasses thrown in for balance. There was a finite dusting
of hops at the close to keep thing honest, but this beer was pretty
sweet and gooey.
In fact, to my mind, the beer
was almost sweet enough to wander into milk stout territory. Given the
(sorry Walkerville) not very attractive packaging, this beer left me
pleasantly surprised. It was highly flavourful for a light-bodied dark
ale, and the flavour it pumped out wasn't just assertive; it had a
purpose. Too sweet for me, and not sessionable, but Easy Stout did
deliver a quality mug of ale and I'd buy it again.
7.0 out of 10.
Enjoyed the review! I live in Windsor and have had more than a few of these; it's nice to have one's tastes validated by somebody who can articulate things better.
ReplyDeleteGlad you pointed out the cans, too. That brewery itself is a gorgeous space, and their branding is generally spot on and really elegant, but their cans are really strangely busy and unattractive.