After an unpleasant experience with a liver shiver giver of an imperial stout, it’s time to get hooked up with a heavenly Helles on earth light and bright brewski. And you know what they say, when in Rome do as the Romans do. No, I’m not drinking this in a toga, that’s not what I meant.* What I meant was when in the Gravenhurst, drink Sawdust City, so I’m popping the top on this Sawdust City special.
I’m a Lumberjack and I’m Okay.
Before becoming cottage country, Gravenhurst was a timber town, so the local brewery pays tribute to its hometown with their name, and with this brew. A peavey hook* is a tool for the lumber drive. Just picture lumberjacks and loggers singing their jaunty jingles as they ply their peavey hook to roll those lolling logs. Happy hookers** so to speak. I do digress at times but they say digression is the better part of valour.***
How about this brew. A pour as bright and bubbly as Sandra Dee. Effervescence incorporated. A light golden and clear body accentuates the bubbliness which feeds a full bright white head. It is a great looking pour. Nice malt and bread aroma. It remained bubbly through the whole tasting, but the bubbles didn’t show up as fizz in the taste. Maybe they contributed to the lightness of being that is this brew. A light floral hop and malt with a smooth finish to start. A very mild bitter appeared at the finish line part way through. It’s light and tasty with a floral flourish light enough not to distract or detract. A great Helles that the Gravenhurst loggers can sing their praises for, and I’ll join them.
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