Apocalypso?? Perhaps a misspelled tribute to the epic war film “Apocalypse Now”*, or the not as epic but still engaging Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto”.** More likely it is word play in reference to the Calypso hops used in this Collingwood dry hopped pils.***
The Blue Jay’s put on a great home opener, and while watching from my sampling chair I chilled and spilled a pils for my home opener. Cheaper than a beer at the Sky Dome, that’s for sure. A golden slightly hazy sunset pour even without the roof retracted. A clean crisp aroma smells like lemony refreshment. The first swig reveals a very interesting and complex pils. Lemon, mild malt body with a tea finish crisp, and yes definitively refreshing. A tea bag slightly acerbic and definitely crisp finish, not smooth that’s for sure. Old Earl Grey made a nice blonde cup of tea beer that hit the spot, with a touch of honey to remove any biting bitter endings.
Some beers evolve some devolve but this one is pretty consistent start right up to it’s tea time bits and bites finish. This Apocalypso wasn’t apocalyptic, nor apologetic, and I wasn’t apoplectic about it, but it did have an odd interesting finish that got a bit(ter) old by the end.
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