REGAL LAGER ~ ROYAL CITY BREWING

Regal lager is an unfiltered lager (wouldn’t that make it a kellerbier?) that has been dry-hopped with Hallertau. Sampled on draught the beer poured a clear bright golden yellow with a generous off white sudsy head, which left nice lacing. The nose was ready with some citrus and hops. This is more malty than I would usually expect from a lager, but it is nicely balanced with the hop bitterness. There are also some bright citrus notes before a slightly piney finish. Quite drinkable.

5% from Guelph, Ontario 12 IBU

LAST DAYS OF SUMMER ~ ROYAL CITY BREWING

This beer is a little bit of a mystery for me. My local has it labelled “Last day of Summer,” but I suspect it also goes under the moniker of “Carden Street Raspberry Wheat.” – perhaps it is a regional thing. The beer is supposed to be a raspberry wheat beer, which is my second mystery – I get no raspberries at all in this brew.
Sampled on draught, the beer poured orangey- golden in colour with a generous white head with good retention. There was a lovely refreshing crispness in this sessionable brew. The mouthfeel was medium as was the carbonation and the finish had a pleasant hop bitterness. I would not classify this as a wit beer as I go no typical (banana, etc.) flavours of the style, it almost tasted more lagerish. A pleasant drinking beer with a whole lot of mystery, and no raspberries.
5.2% from Guelph, Ontario
Photo courtesy of Royal City Brewing