Out on a Saturday evening, March break bowling with the brood. When it comes to bowling the only time I am going to break 100 is on the highway going home, but the alley is licensed so things are looking up, and they have an interesting draft selection which I am looking up, and down. But can I order a beer with the Department of Morality and the grandkids in tow? My son saves the day by saying this round is on him, that’s one reason he’s my favourite son.*
Drinking in the alley, linin’ ‘em up, knockin’ ‘em down. Livin’ in the fast lane and havin’ a ball with no time to spare.**
Top of the menu is a local special, a Cold Break Endless Summer IPA. I’ve had and enjoyed a Cold Break Hazy IPA before so I was looking forward to this Beach Boys’ best of brew.*** Perhaps a bit of a summertime and the livin’ is easy IPA?
A bright yellow sunlike pour, a touch of white to reflect the light. It smells… odd. Funky? It tastes very fizzy, mild stone fruit with no hops but some zing and tart. A Fresca like major fizz factor, minimal flavour. Not like any IPA I have sampled.
Time to consult my phone, which is so intelligent it’s called a smart phone. The Cold Break website tells us that Endless Summer is a Sour with Peaches! Not an IPA, I’ll be damned. Hornswoggled by the bowling alley draft menu. That explains a few things. Like the tart zipless finish and all that fizz. So now I am reviewing a sour. Let’s see, mild light fruit lots of fizz, very mild tart finish. Mainly fizz. As it warmed a bit it got a little fruit funky which was not endearing, so best to keep this one as cold as Chilly Willy’s ….wing. What did you think I was going to say?
A strange IPA which turned out not to be. Instead a middle of the road sour which is not sour really, mild everything except the fizz.
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