Cranky Reviews

Calabogie Cottage Country

Wheat Ale

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

IBU 17

Other Info

Calabogie Cottage Country

Cottage Country

Calabogie Brewing Co.

5.2% Alcohol

Mr. Canoehead to the rescue!

Our cottage country brew tour of the Muskokas was an epic hike through the wind-swept pines with a mandatory visit to the largest beer spa in the world.  Calabogie is calling us up for a more Eastern Ontario cottage country quest from Algonquin Park down the Madawaska River to Lake Calabogie then on to shoot some Ottawa River rapids. * Too much paddling and portaging for me, sounds like a job for Mr. Canoehead. **

If I had a dollar for every cottage country beer I’ve sampled I would take all that money to the beer store and buy some more beer. How much beer I’m not sure, I would have had to kept count of how many cottage country beers I’ve had, which I didn’t. It’s a moot point. ** Let’s just say there are a lot of them out there.

This particular one pours light golden and slightly hazy. A nice white head to start with that was a bit camera shy. A surprising aroma of citrus fruit and fizz, it has personality. First taste is not fizzy but is certainly fruity, a citrus tropical thing happening. Couple that with quite a dry finish with a touch of floral and no hops or bitters. Kinda a sprite like taste, hot weather dockside refreshing.

We have enjoyed a few Calabogie crafts in our day. This one is a unique wheat treat.

*Editor’s Comment: You can boat (canoe) from Algonquin Park to the Ottawa River but it requires navigating some tributaries and some portages around rapids, falls and dams. It is an 8-to-10-day canoe trip.

**Editor’s Comment: Mr. Canoehead is a Canadian comic superhero who while traversing the waterways of Algonquin Park was struck by lightning which resulted in the metal canoe he was portaging being fused to his head.

***Editor’s Comment: I don’t think any point was made, let alone a moot one.

Final Rating: Portaging This Pint to a 15 out of 20

Wheat Ale

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Other Info

IBU 17

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