Milton is looking tired and bored. Maybe he was reading his own poem?
Paradise lost you say. Did you look by the dashboard light? * How about on the road? ** I hope you aren’t referring to Milton’s classic ode to Adam and Eve, a poem that by its very length ensures that no one will ever read the whole thing. I couldn’t even get through the Coles notes.***
The Paradise Lost in question is actually a peach mango sour from Blood Brothers. Their Blood Light was quite alright, and their American Eagle is a great Canadian beer. I wouldn’t call myself a sour guy, although others have, but I do love me a nice firm peach, and a ripe juicy mango is to live for. Adam got quite a ribbing about Eve, then she went and lost paradise on account of an apple. I wonder what would have happened if Eve ate a peach or a mango instead. She would be fruitful and no doubt multiply. Talk about innocence lost. Talk about train of thought lost. Where was I? Time for some sour scoring.
A muted orange pour, the touch of frost wasn’t lost. It’s malt sour on the nose, not the explosion of fruit I was expecting. It starts out as a peaceful peach with a full sour body and finish and a tangy persistent aftertaste. The mango comes into play and mellows the peach but still no full blown fruit happening yet. Now the fruit starts to step up its game. The peach mango combo really comes into its own and the sour takes a back seat to the stone fruit mango tango. This turned into a nice tasty treat.
Perhaps stating the obvious, but if you are going to dabble in brews of the sour persuasion, make sure they are made with fruits you really like.
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