Tarana-Saurus Toronto Pale Ale

 Billed as an “old-school pale ale from the center of the universe” (note the American spelling of “centre”), Tarana-Saurus Toronto Pale Ale comes from T.O., where it’s brewed by Indie Alehouse. The beer comes in very cool 355mL cans with a dino skeleton with its bottom teeth forming the Toronto skyline. The beer clocks in at 5% and has a dull orange-gold colour. It pours with a quickly thinning layer of off-white suds.

Tarana-Saurus has an extremely juicy tropical and citrus fruit scent, with a whiff of vanilla sweetness. The flavour isn’t quite as sweet as the aroma. It kicks off with some orange juice tang and drifts into a sticky and resinous hops finish. In the background, there are vanilla and floral notes.

Tarana-Saurus is billed as an old-school ale, but I found it to be fairly complex and reflective of the New England style. Still, it was extremely pleasant, well-packaged, and well-made. I’d have liked a bit less sweetness, but otherwise? Bring it on.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.