A Taste of Beer 2 Results

Well strangely, not a huge turnout for a Taste of Beer but that's okay as it gave me a better chance to get to know those who were here and prevented me from likely overdrinking. While we didn't follow the rating system I'd set up, here's a synopsis of the three beers we had:

Swan's Riley Scotch Ale

Location: Brewery Creek Liquor Store (Main St)
Serving Type: 650 mL Bottle
Rating: 3/5
Best Suited for: Compliment to a Dinner Meal

This ale was quite nice. The body on it was lighter than the previous Russell Wee Angry Scotch Ale that I'd had before. None the less, this was still quite good and almost like a lighter bodied guinness

Spinnakers Uber Blonde

Location: Brewery Creek Liquor Store (Main St)
Serving Type: 650 mL Bottle
Rating: 4/5
Best Suited for: Cooking on the BBQ

This beer was a nice compromise between a hefeweizen and traditional ale with a hint of sweetness on it. Seemed like it'd be perfect after a tough day as it went down quite smoothly. At 8.2% I'd avoid too many of these though as the smoothness lead to quite a punch after a pint's worth.

Driftwod White Bark Wheat Ale

Location: Lennox Liquor Store
Serving Type: 650 mL Bottle
Rating: 2.5/5
Best Suited for: Sausage Dinner

I think out of the three beers we tried, this was my least favourite. I was initially drawn to it as looks like it was crafted to be like a traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen with included unfiltered hefe left in the bottle. Driftwood also produces their Farmhand ale which is quite nice. While this beer had a good flavour to it, it simply did not follow on the excellence of the previous two and seem to have a little aftertaste. The aftertase might be why they call it white bark. Whichever the case, it did not earn high points on the growing list of craft brews.