Cranky Reviews

Spell Check be Damned

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Spell Check be Damned

Colour & Shape

Superflux Beer

6.5% Alcohol

First of all, kudos on the Canadian spelling of “colour”, neighbour to the South spell check be damned I say. And the name Superflux? How about a super flux capacitor to take our Delorean back to the future, or sequel us into the past for that matter. Or maybe sharks on the beach super flexing? Mick Jagger’s super group Super Heavy was neither.* Then there was Supertramp, rhyming the crime . ** And the misnomer Superman, who was in fact not a man but an alien. I wonder if he needed a green card? How is a pair of glasses enough of a disguise to foil an office full of top-notch investigative reporters in Metropolis, not to mention criminal mastermind Lex Luthor?

The above spell triggered by spelling was spurred on by, but has nothing to do with, Vancouver based Superflux Beer, and their evening offering Colour & Shape. Pink, white and blue and cylindrical by the way, in case you were wondering.

A thick orange juicy orange pour, a bit of froth to top things off.  A full fledged up your nose with a rubber hose*** tropical juicy aroma with some hops in the house. And the taste is a great tropical juicer of an IPA with some mild hops on the finish. Just a bit of zing and that’s the thing.  Nothing to be bitter about. A consistent, constant, and continuous juice and mild hop combo throughout. Fluxing, flowing, and certainly super. A classic juicy IPA. Well done with the beer, and the spelling.

*Editor’s Comment: The group “Superheavy” was a collaboration between Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman. Commencing in 2009, they released their self-titled album in 2011 to mild critical acclaim.

**Editor’s Comment: Supertramp released their third studio album “Crime of the Century” in 1974 to great critical acclaim.

***Editor’s Comment: The expression “up your nose with a rubber hose” was popularized on the 70’s show “Welcome Back Kotter” and was a Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolta) catch phrase. The characters in the show were all based on real people. Apparently the original version of the phrase, used by the real life Arnold Horshack, was “up your hole with a Mello roll” but was thought to be a bit too risqué for prime time television.

Final Rating: Colour Me Happy at 16 out of 20

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

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