Named in honour of one of the most successful Canadians to ever play Major League Baseball, Fergie’s Classic Pilsner is apparently a collaboration between Sons of Kent Brewing Company and the man himself, Ferguson Jenkins. Both the brewery and the Hall of Fame pitcher hail from Chatham, Ontario, and this beer raises funds for the local Children’s Treatment Centre. Sold in 473mL cans that feature Jenkins’ MLB careen wins, ERA, and strikeout totals (3,192!!!), the pale lager contains 4.9% alcohol. It’s a clear yellow-gold brew with decent carbonation, although it doesn’t pour with a whole lot of the white head that caps the beer.
Fergie’s Classic Pilsner has a
grassy and sweet fragrance. The flavour kicks off sweetly, with cereal
notes steering the ship. Bitterness picks up towards the stern, but not
with the level of gritty crispness that I like to see in a pilsner.
For
me, Fergie’s is an enjoyable enough lager in honour of a good cause and
a great ball player, but it’s not sufficiently crisp or flavourful to
stake a claim as an elite Ontario pilsner.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10.
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