Just like Captain Morgan (yes the same one that adorns that half finished bottle of rum in the liquor cabinet that no one has touched since three Christmases ago) I too search for the cup of gold. * His cup of gold was Panama (he had to settle for Jamaica), mine is the perfect IPA. Is this the one? Let’s put it this way, to be as tactful as I ever get, my search continues.
Amber Brewery has whipped up what they call Original Toronto IPA, a bookend brew to their Original Toronto Amber Lager . Amber’s amber was not super star super suds to say the least. Can their IPA make amends? The shortest answer possible that is an answer is the answer, no.**
A golden hazy pour is where the cup of gold resemblance ends. A watery tropical juicy aroma maybe a hop floating around in there somewhere. First taste is watery tropical juice immediately to bitter with a bit of an overlap that didn’t leave a desirable aftertaste or impression. I did notice my pour had gone clear, this beer seemed to be settling for me. Next swig was a more sequenced tasting with the bitters taking on more of a citrus quality.
I poured the rest of the can into my glass and it appears all the pulp haze was residing bottomside of the can and was now in my glass. Should I have shook this can before pouring? I watched the settlement of the sediment, a “sedimental journey” so to speak.***
The juice and hops are standard but the bitters don’t seem to fit in. Like the nerd at the spin the bottle party (our Editor) if you know what I mean, only this one is hard to feel sorry for (like our Editor). After everything settled down it ended up being an IPA of sorts but by that time I was out of sorts, and patience.
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