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Hitting the Refresh Button?

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15 to 20
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Hitting the Refresh Button?

Traditional Irish Red Beer

Brock St. Brewing Co.

5.5% Alcohol

 

 

 

Just how refreshing is Brock Street? Some say it is the most refreshing street in Canada, that some being Brock Street Brewery from their downtown Whitby* locale of “Historic Brock Street Est. 1855”. Will this be a refreshing red or a red flag?  They certainly delivered on their promise of refreshing with their Premium Pilsner which hit the refresh button for me.

This Irish Red just so happened to win a gold medal at The Ontario Brewing awards Dark Ale category. Congrats, I’ll drink to that, and either confirm or contest the award.

A dark slightly red tinged pour, clear and dark and clearly dark.  Head missing in action. A fresh malt aroma. This has a nice  clean light to medium malt flavour, it is smooth with a bit of carbonation. No hops, zing or aftertaste, a very refreshing red. There is subtle caramel with the malt, and a clean smooth (not crisp) finish. Delicious and easy drinking. Well done team Brock. Award confirmed, this red is a winner.

*Editor’s Comment: Many Southern Ontario towns and cities have borrowed their names from Britain, which at first glance appears to be the case with Whitby, as there is a Whitby in Yorkshire. But the original name of "Whitby" is Danish, dating from 867 AD when the Danes invaded Britain. It is a contraction of "Whitteby", meaning "White Village". The original reference may have been to the white lighthouse on the pier at Whitby, Yorkshire.

Final Rating: Award Confirmed at 16 out of 20

Ale

Ale

Dark Ale

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20
Super Suds

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