Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” holds the Guinness World record for the longest running play.* The name of the play comes from another play by none other than Shakespeare himself. “The play is the thing” Hamlet states and presents a play to King Claudius that is meant to confirm that the King actually did kill his father. That play within the play Hamlet coyly calls “The Mousetrap”.
Me, I’ve got no beef with mice, but that shit on my dock otter I can do without. Farmer Steve’s skunk trapping expertise is too extreme for your basic field or house mouse but maybe it could take care of that water-logged and very regular rodent under my boathouse.
Parson’s Mousetrap may not be so literary or literal in nature. It isn’t clear what the name is in reference to, or how effective it would be for that matter without the cheese.* As for this brew, I must admit I’m not really a rye guy, I’m not going against the grain here, it’s just not my go to. But when it comes to beer I’m open minded if nothing else.***
A nice-looking deep copper penny for your thoughts pour. Definitely a rye malt aroma, it smells as strong as it’s 6.9% would infer, they say there’s strength in numbers. A taste of strong rye and sweet overpowers the malt and caramel which I can only assume are in there somewhere. Might need a bear trap for this one, cause a mouse trap ain’t going to cut it.
The aroma and first taste introduction were both a bit of a boozy rye primer, but it’s settling into a nice full flavoured reddish rye. A strong full flavoured ale, rookies beware. Rye ale at a high ABV was double indemnity for me but it seems to be working out OK. But by 2/3 of the way through I’m starting to get a bit overwhelmed. I would not recommend a big swig with this one.
Steinbeck said “the trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em” and this pale ale might be strong enough to do just that! I wonder if it would work on an otter?
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