YEAH ITS BELGIAN ~ INNOCENTE

Sampled on draught, this beer is Belgian style strong pale ale. The beer poured a golden bronze with healthy white foam. As the head died down, it left some nice lacing down the glass. The nose was what you would expect from a Belgian style beer: yeast, banana, spice, straw and malts. The flavour followed the same profile, the beer began with a straw and grassy notes followed by grainy malts – the malts weren’t as sweet as the banana that was coming through. The alcohol level gave it a slight astringency. The finish was dry and had a pepperiness (coriander perhaps?) to it. I enjoyed this but wish the alcohol level was a bit lower.

7.7% from Waterloo, Ontario