Cranky Reviews

Goose Down

West Coast IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Goose Down

Uncle Goose

Nickel Brook Brewery

6.3% Alcohol

The winner of Nickel Brook’s beer with no name contest is “Uncle Goose”! Apparently the goose theme was front and center. Here are a few of the less popular entries.

Uncle Goosed Me – It was proposed that all proceeds go to the #NotMe movement.*

The Goose from U.N.C.L.E. **– That air of mystery akin to the beer with no name.

The Goose with No Name – Spaghetti pairing. I wonder if Clint would approve? ***

Goose Juice – Gross.

Uncle Goose Juice – Grosser.

Uncle Goose Going Down – The nephews and nieces found this one gross as well,  but interestingly enough this was Aunt Goose’s favourite.

Welcome to Wawa. That’s One Big Honkin’ Goose

Meet Me in Wawa – An obtuse goose reference.

Time to cut this goose loose and review another NB IPA. A slightly dark golden pour with a pillow full of goose down up top. That’s one juicy goose on the nose. Lots of fruit and maybe a hop or two too. First swig is fruit and fizz with a dry slightly hoppy finish but the juice is on the loose, unfettered and bold lettered. Not hoppy at all.  A touch of fizz stays the course. Juice from start to finish. Nice.  Mainly juice with a touch of dank hops in there but no zip or zing. Just a bit of a crispy end to it, just like the Christmas goose.

*Editor’s Comment: That’s the #MeToo movement although I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a #NotMe movement.

**Editor’s Comment: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was a TV spy series that ran from 1964 to1968. U.N.C.L.E. stands for United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.

***Editor’s Comment: Clint Eastwood starred as the man with no name in the Italian (spaghetti) western trilogy “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964), “For a Few Dollars more” (1965), and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966).

Final Rating: Fruit Juice Goose on the Loose at 15 out of 20

West Coast IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

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