SALTED PINEAPPLE PERRY ~ POMMIES

This seems to be a one off, made for Ontario Craft Cider week---too bad! Sampled on draught this perry poured a hazy pale lemony yellow. Lots of pineapple with a more subtle pear on the nose. The first sip is loaded with robust sweet tangy pineapple then a complement of subtle saltiness is present., giving it an almost nutty flavour. The cider itself is quite sweet and the finish is off dry. The sweet and salty are nicely balanced and the flavour seems to fill your mouth. I am not so much a cider person, but these gose and cider cross pollinations are to die for I hope to see more of this style appear.

6.2% from Caledon, Ontario

HAWAIIAN STYLE PALE ALE ~ SPEARHEAD

Sampled on draught.  Spearhead’s Hawaiian Pale ale is brewed in the hoppy west coast tradition – with a touch of pineapple.  It is naturally carbonated, unfiltered and dry hopped.  The beer began as an experiment in the brewer’s kitchen with a bunch of leftover pineapple that was kicking around, the rest is history.

It pours a hazy coppery colour with a good foamy head.  Pine, pineapple and citrusy grapefruit round out the aroma.   It is quite a hoppy quaff , beginning with hints and caramel then lots of piny and citrusy hops.  Finishes dry with a very subtle sweetness, and a bittersweet aftertaste.

Malts: Pale Malt, Caramel 10, Caramel 45, Light Munich, Caramel Malt-Pils

Hops: : Cascade, Centennial, Northern Brewer

Yeasts: California Ale

6% from Etobicoke, Ontario

60 IBU