CORNISH BREAKFAST ~ GREAT LAKES BREWERY

Cornish Breakfast is a cream ale with coffee on nitro, it is part of GLB’s Project X series. The beer is brewed with cold brewed coffee from Station Cold Brew. Sampled on draught the beer pours a reddish brown with a generous off white head. The nose has some coffee notes along with a notes reminiscent of an English mild. The flavour has a little sweetness along with some coffee notes , subtle nuttiness and a some light malts and very mild bitterness. This one fell flat for me; I found the mouthfeel to be too light bodied. The carbonation was somewhat flat too. A good idea, but needs more oomph.

4.2% from Etobicoke, Ontario

HEAVY PETTING ~ GREAT LAKES & NORTHWINDS BREWERIES

Heavy Petting is a collaboration brew; it is a rye saison with pepper and limes.   This batch was brewed at the Northwinds Brewery.  It pours a dark hazy amber with a white head.  It has a rich aroma, containing pepper, yeast, limes, ripe fruit and funk.  It tastes much as smells, a strong sweet malty fruitiness, with spice and florals, followed by lime, pepper and sorachi ace hops on the finish.  The finish is quite dry.  A beer with lots of complexities, I enjoyed the experience.

6% from Collingwood, Ontario