Cranky Reviews

Port C Pint

Blonde Ale

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Port C Pint

Breakwall Blonde

Breakwall Brewing

5% Alcohol

Bogart and Bacall looking for his arm and two Estonians.

According to Hemingway “In every port in the world, at least two Estonians can be found.”* Sure enough, according to the most recent census information, Port Colborne has 10 Estonians. This has next to nothing to do with this beer review, but who doesn’t love quoting Hemingway. By the way, in the book “To Have and Have Not” one thing Harry Morgan doesn’t have is his left arm. Perhaps Hemingway’s earlier book “A Farewell to Arms” is a prequel?*

This is the third Breakwall brewski to be poured and scored by us COM and appears to be their mainstay. So far, the Port Colborne brewer is batting 1000, let’s see if they can keep their super suds streak alive.

A golden clear pour, bright and light. A slim whitecap of a head up against the breakwater. A  Breakwall bakery bread malt aroma going on here. A very smooth malt bread with some lager sweet. No hops or bitters for what ales you. Ship shape suds, classic easy drinking ale. As crushable as a malt forward brew can get. Looks like Breakwall has kept their hitting streak alive, this brew is a hit for sure.

When it comes to having a beer in Port Colborne, give me a break.

*Editor’s Comment: From the 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway “To Have and Have Not” is about Harry Morgan smuggling in Key West. Bogart and Bacall starred in the 1944 film adaptation which took many liberties with the original story. “Farewell to Arms” was published in 1929 and is about the Italian campaign in World War I and of course has nothing to do with Harry Morgan’s missing arm. And most people don’t quote Hemingway and probably have no opinion on the subject.

**Editor’s Comment: Bogart met Bacall during the filming of “To Have and Have Not”. She was 19 at the time and he was 44. They got married in 1945 and were together until his death in 1957.

Final Rating: Another BB Hit at 16 out of 20

Blonde Ale

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

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