If you ever find yourself up the Muskoka River without a paddle, it’s time to head for The Oar. Tasty food, top notch service and an interesting selection of brews from which to choose. And pricing that Farmer Steve wouldn’t suffer heart palpitations over.
My last sampling at The Oar was an English Mild no-nonsense Codswallop. * This time it’s time for some Salzburg Stiegl suds, an Austrian Alps climb to the top on tap.
Step right up.
Since I don’t speak Austrian, I reluctantly called on the COMDB Translation Department to decipher a few Stiegl citations. Apparently I’m not the only one that doesn’t speak Austrian. They let me know in no uncertain terms that they were quite certain that no one speaks Austrian because there is no such language. The official language of Austria is German. The name “Stiegl” which means “small steps” **. On the glass it reads “Braukunst auf höchster stufe” which the high strung and touchy translation team tell us means “Brewing art at the highest level”. Are the Alps that high? *** Or that may explain the very tall glass this beer came in?
A quick visit to the Stiegl website and the first (and last) question I’m asked is if am I over 16 years of age! I wish I lived in Austria in the 70’s.
Dorothy, you’re not in Kansas anymore.
Our barkeep keeps it real with a fill it to the rim to win beauty pour. A fresh light malt aroma. The first taste is nitro creamy. It has a light malt sweet touch of floral taste with a slightly crisp bitter finish. Very nice. European malt and floral in equal measure, this Golden brӓu is a balanced brӓu as well. The bitters and crisp start to smooth out leaving a malt floral unibrӓu.
I’m not sure if there is a bronzebrӓu or a silverbrӓu but I sure am glad I ordered the Goldbrӓu.
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