Mystery Beer C

 Nickel Brook Brewing Co.’s Mystery Beer C is a light beer, at just 3.5%—I’d call it a micro IPA—brewed with oats and wheat. C is a hazy pale golden beer with a fluffy white head that comes in 473mL cans. The beer hails from Burlington, Ontario.

C has a bright, citrus aroma with a pineapple subtext. The flavour actually really surprised me, with much more tropical notes than the aroma led me to expect. These are highlighted by passion fruit, melon, pineapple, and a dusting of coconut. Also worth mentioning is that, for just 3.5%, the beer has a pretty notable texture—smooth, but not thin.

I don’t typically love micro IPAs, so I cracked C fully expecting to be underwhelmed. And I was way wrong. This session-friendly brew has considerable flavour and decent texture, behind a decent aroma. I’d most definitely buy a case of this stuff for summer chores or all day drinking.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10.