Saturday, 23 December 2017

Howe Sound Lager

Squamish, British Columbia is the home of Howe Sound Brewing Co., and their Howe Sound Lager. Billed as a dortmunder-style lager, this amber-gold brew contains a solid 5.5% alcohol and comes in 355mL cans.

Through the off-white head comes a very grainy aroma, with notes of grass and hay. Despite sitting in my fridge for longer than it probably should have, the beer tasted fresh and crisp, with distinctive noble hop bitterness and a grainy, barnyard flavour.
 

A fine take on the classic German style, Howe Sound Lager is a nice dortmunder. It’s refreshing and flavourful, with decent bitterness. I’m not much of a lager guy outside of sunny summer days. I think of dortmunders and pilsners as baseball season beers, but I thought that HSL brightened a gloomy, wet November afternoon watching week 9 in the NFL. My only real beefs are that the beer is a touch too sweet and could be a bit more carbonated.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.

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