CREEMORE SPRINGS PREMIUM LAGER ~ CREEMORE SPRINGS

Its been a very long time since I had a Creemore, I’d forgotten what a pleasant brew it is. Creemore along with, Sleeman and Upper Canada were amongst the first craft brews I ever tasted. The beer is inspired by Bohemian Pilsner, is made with Creemore Springs water, and is fire brewed. Sampled on draught, the beer poured a clear dark gold-amber with a one-finger head that lasted a good long time and then left a good amount of lacing. The nose contained bready cereal grains, sweet malts, caramel and subtle hop. The flavour matched the nose with grains, caramel, a little spice lots of sweet roasted malts, and a light floral bitterness. The beer had a clean taste, light to medium body and is well balanced. It does not taste anything like the mass produced lagers Molson’s, Moosehead and others offer. Long bought out by Molson-Coors, this small brewery doesn’t seem to be all that affected by its multinational ownership. Highly sessionable.

5% from Creemore, Ontario 24 IBU

Note: My very close friend’s Mother died this past week.  She was a woman who led a full long, healthy life full of love and adventure.  She was a world traveller, a mom and grandmother to many, and a lover of beer.  She was brewing her own, long before it was trendy, or the word ‘craft’ had even coined to describe beer.  To Betty, I raise my glass to you.

~MAD & NOISY HOP & WEIZEN ~ CREEMORE SPRINGS

“Mad and Noisy” seems to be an offshoot of Creemore Springs Brewing.  Creemore Springs was purchased by macro brewery Molson-Coors a number of years ago.  Someone has excellent lawyers, because from what I can tell Molson’s has taken a really hands off approach, letting Creemore Springs do there thing. (A hundred years behind their time) - there was no mention of Molson’s on the tin at all.

Both a German Weizen beer and American Pale Ale inspired the beer.   The mashups is supposed to blend the grapefruit flavours of the IPA with the bubble-gum and banana of a Weizen.

The beer was sampled out a tin.  It poured a hazy unfiltered pale yellow colour with a lasting white head.   The aroma contains citrus, bread dough, mild spice and banana.  Flavour begins with a little banana and bread, followed by citrus (especially lemon) and a very subtle spice (cloves?).  The beer finishes with a little hoppy bitterness.   An enjoyable light wheat beer, great for summer.

 

4.7%  Creemore, Ontario    17 IBU