I'm always looking for new ways to photograph my beers for my #Beersaturday post.
How about in my fireplace wood storage spot?!? It seemed like the perfect place for my pale ale with a woodlands creature theme. Actually both of the Beers that I drank have a woodsy theme about them. This week I'll be reviewing two woodsy Pale Ales. Lets check them out.
Wizard Wolf Pale Ale
Brewery: Bellwoods Brewery
Origin: Toronto ON Canada
Style: Pale Ale
Abv: 4.8%
IBU: Unknown
SRM: Unknown
Marketing: The can is a mustard yellow color with black accents and white block lettering. The imagery is a wolf howling at the moon with magic symbols in its fur. It has an indigenous shamen look about it, which I like. Its a fun name and design. Not much information about the beer listed on the can, which is a shame, but overall I like the marketing.
Color: The beer poured a golden yellow color with a slight amount of haze to it. The head was frothy but didn't last long.
Nose: The beer had a very hoppy bouquet with a distinct juniper aroma. When I first put my nose in the glass my mind immediately went to gin. The beer smells like a very fragrant gin. I got a lot of pine and citrus notes as well.
Taste: The beer was definitely hops forward in the taste department as well. I found it dry and bitter with almost no sweetness at all and only a mild tanginess. It was fresh and crisp tasting though and very pleasant.
Texture: Heavily carbonated with small sharp bubbles and a velvety texture underneath. It had a weightiness to it as well, so I would say that it was medium bodied.
Impression: the beer was fresh and crisp tasting, very hoppy and had a unique juniper aroma and taste that was reminiscent of drinking gin, minus the high proof alcohol, of course. It was unique for me and I enjoyed it overall. I'd buy this one again.
Burdock Bears Pale Ale
Brewery: Burdock Brewery
Origin: Toronto ON Canada
Style: West Coast Style Pale Ale
Abv: 5.0%
IBU: Unknown
SRM: Unknown
Marketing: The can is a mustard yellow with black accents, bold lettering and a cheeky looking bear image. Its a fun can and really stands out on the store shelf. The brewery must be going for a wildlife theme to its design because they have another beer with a mallard duck image on the front.
I like the design. I especially like the bears cheeky little face. The mischievous twinkle in its eyes tell me that its stolen a few campers picnic baskets and coolers back in its day. Okay, moving on.
Color: The beer poured a hazy golden yellow color with a flimsy head on top that left pretty quickly.
Nose: The bouquet was hoppy with notes of citrus, pineapple and pine.
Taste: The beer was subtlety sweet in the begining with some mild tanginess and a mild bitter finish that didn't linger. It tasted almost balanced but leaning a little toward the tangy side. The more I drank the more I wanted some extra bitterness to balance it out. It tasted fresh and clean though.
Texture: Mildly carbonated with a light bodied mouthfeel.
Impression: The beer was good but it started to get a little to sour for me part way through. I would have liked it to be slightly more bitter. Overall I wasn't expecting to like this beer and it exceeded my expectations so that was a win. It was enjoyable overall but I doubt that I will buy it again.
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Haha! I JUST discovered Wizard Wolf myself after years of enjoying Bellwoods and even having visited at least twice. A friend told me it has been a year round core beer for them and couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard of it or tasted it.
Damn fine brew and a great photoshoot!
BEER!
Yeah it was a good beer for sure and an interesting one. It had a strong juniper aroma for me and reminded me of gin. I've never had a beer like that. I wonder if they do use juniper in it or of its just a type of hops that has that flavor and smell?
Well, it sounds like an interesting beer. I like that woodsy photography too, and the wildlife theme attracts me. Fizzy and crisp, ahh! just right for summer. Lol
Yeah the woodland animals are a fun design choice. Beers were good too 😋
I had a nice light lager this weekend after I finished mowing the lawn. I can't do pale ale's so much. They just don't appeal to me. The one Yazoo makes is pretty good though.
Yeah they tend to be very hoppy. Normally i don't care for them. I used to hate them. I'm starting to like more hoppy beers on occasion now though. I think I'm branching out mainly to find new beers to do a post on lol 😆
It's funny how HIVE can make stuff like that happen isn't it?
Yes, very lol
Keep beastin my brother, i see you still rockin out here.
Thanks. You too man!
That's the perfect beer for @gtg! ;)
Yes exactly 💯
Lol, the beer looks like it is in some kind of oven in the wood store!
Yeah it really does. Our fireplace used to be a wood burning fire before the previous owners converted it to gas. Beside it is a circular wood storage thing. Actually, I'll just take a picture lol
Listening to Ice Cold by Highly Suspect as I was curating this post, good fit!
I didn't know that song and had to give it a listen. Its a cool song...
Pun intended 😅😂
Woods and hops match perfectly.
Deliciously 😋
Thanks for the support!
i would like drink the bear beer :D
I preferred the wolf beer myself but the bear was fine too