Brewed in honour of Canada's sesquicentennial, Canada 150 Best Bitter Ale comes from Toronto, Ontario's Black Creek Historic Brewery. Sold in 473mL cans featuring a canoe full of voyageurs, the cloudy, brown ale contains 5% alcohol and pours with a short lived off-white head.
While
its aroma isn't particularly powerful, Canada 150 has a decidedly malty
nose, with some mild caramel notes. Chiefly malty to the taste, the
beer is also a bit bready, and closes with a clatter of bitterness that
has a bit of a molasses streak.
Black Creek
makes much of the fact that its recipes are inspired by brewing in the
1800s. Having visited the brewery, I can attest to the fact that the
beer making on site uses some traditional methods. However, I'm dubious
that the canned and commercially available offerings owe all that much
to their beery forebears. This suspicion is heightened by the lack of
details on the can concerning the particular recipe used.
Still,
Canada 150 was a pretty solid best bitter--unremarkable, maybe, but
tasty and made with some skill. I didn't find myself caught up in the
excitement that has surrounded Canada's 150th year, so I likely wouldn't
have bought this beer for myself. However, my baby bro left me a couple
cans in exchange for cat-sitting, and I'm glad he did.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10.
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