Giggle Water

 Sold in sassy little 750 howlers, Giggle Water is Waller St. Brewing’s take on the Vienna lager. The Ottawan beer contains 5.4% and a modest 25 IBUs. The beer is a clear amber-whisky colour with a thinnish head (probably because it was poured a few days before consuming).

Giggle Water has a sweet aroma with notes of honey oat bread and considerable maltiness. The flavour is similarly sweet, honeyed, and bready, with a hint of baked apple. The beer has very little bitterness and, frankly, less toastiness than I hoped to find.

Waller St.’s take on the classic Vienna-style lager tasted just alright to me. It was considerably too sweet and that left me a bit disappointed. The texture was solid—neither too thick not too thin—but I’d have liked some heartier toast elements. Also, the howler format might have hurt this one a bit as I didn’t have a chance to swig it until a few days after pouring.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10.