Orange is the New Pink

Orange is the New Pink is a 6% alcohol, 20 IBU wheat ale from the gang at Ottawa’s Beyond the Pale Brewing. Brewed as an orange answer to BTP’s grapefruit wheat beer, Pink Fuzz, the beer comes in spiffy 473mL cans.

OitNP pours with a hazy golden hue and a thin layer of off-white head. The beer has a juicy orange nose. The mouthfeel is pretty crisp, if a bit wispy, and the flavour kicks off with the sweetness of a Valencia orange, but closes more akin to a tangy OJ. Along the way, there is a orange zest bitterness that adds a bit of balance.

OitNP is juicy and agreeable. It is a bit too thin, but the beer is undeniably refreshing. Probably a nice hot weather beer that I quaffed in early January, I enjoyed the beer despite my seasonal faux pas.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10.

Terry’s Chocolate Stout

A stout festively brewed with orange peel, Terry’s Chocolate Stout comes from Picton, Ontario’s Prince Eddy’s Brewing Company. Sold in 650mL (?) bottles, the label doesn’t list an alcohol count—just a mustachioed, sunglasses-wearing pint with an orangy background.

TCS is a dark beer with amber highlights and a dense and sudsy tan head. The beer has a milk chocolate aroma tinged with roasted malt and a hint of orange. The flavour is stout-y and chocolatey, but with only the faintest orange twist providing a little bitterness at the finish. Dwarfing the citrus, the flavour is rich in roasty malt and a sweet, chocolate vibe.

Not as thick and cloying as some chocolate stouts, but not the orange-heavy tipple I wanted it to be. The beer was enjoyable, but unremarkable.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10.