It has been crazy busy around here lately, hence the lack of posts. Here's a new one from Canada, then we'll soon get onto the beers I tried while my ship was repositioning - keep your eyes peeled!!
Irish Times is an Irish themed pub in Victoria. It has a wide selection of draft beers
from Canada and the local breweries and also from Ireland. I tried the Taste Of Ireland sampler
while I was there and here are my results:
Harp Lager
Pale yellow with a low head this lager smells very
solventy with a hint of citrus and apples. It has a very crisp taste with a hoppy background.
Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale
Orange amber with a creamy white head this ale has a
sweet, solventy aroma with some maltiness in the background. It is very smooth on the pallet; malty
with a touch of sweetness and a creamy aftertaste. As with most cream ales I found it a bit lacking in flavour,
but the creaminess was definitely there.
Smithwicks
This Irish red lives up to it’s name being a red
amber in colour with a low head.
It’s aroma has a malty depth with a sweet background. It is bitter to begin followed by a
malty body. I enjoyed this
combination.
Guinness Irish Stout
If you are trying Irish beers then obviously you have
to include Guinness! Almost black
with red highlights and a good creamy tan head, Guinness has a roasty burnt
quality to it that is very pleasing.
I enjoyed the creamy, almost coffee background to the taste. I think I have only ever had Guinness
out of a bottle or can before so the draft version was much more satisfying to
the tastebuds!
I also tried Caffrey’s Irish Ale (bitter with a
smooth, sweet creaminess) and a Scottish Ale brewed just for this pub called
Service 1904 by Phillips Brewery, which is local to Victoria. I was very surprised by Service 1904. It is billed as a Stone Fired Ale so I
expected it to have a smoky quality.
Quite to the contrary it was fruity with a creamy sweetness and a full
mouth feel. I’m quite sad that I
am no longer in Victoria to enjoy more of it!
Next post I will give a quick Canadian beer round-up,
then on to my repositioning beer adventures, which are long overdue reporting!
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