jake rousing the rabble.
Day 2 at the Ontario Craft Brewers conference and right out of the gate, Jake Karls takes the cake, or the chocolate squares at least * After a sociable or two the evening before some of the crowd were singing The Orange Juice Blues ** but he roused the rabble with a raucous keynote. Jake’s talk about Mid-Day Squares had me energized for a mid-day brewski, and that energy culminated in a visit to the bar. This rough and ready segue is an intro to the brew of the review, Rabble Rouser American IPA.
Tooth and Nail is not a combination dentistry mani pedi gift card or even a veterinary clinic, but an Ottawa based brewer in the house at the big beer conference. Here at COMDB we’ve sampled a Tooth and Nail but have never reviewed one. “How can that be?” you ask yourself. “Be it can” replies Yoda. At Flowfest I tried their Premio Kellerpils which I enjoyed, but being the third of a number of 5 ounce samplings I restricted my comments to “I would have liked more”.
The Niagara College Teaching Brewery student/bartender*** popped the top on a Rabble Rouser, he poured, I scored. A clear golden pour that was darker than most IPAs, the antithesis of a hazy IPA. Some bubbles heading headward towards a nice foamy froth. Mild fruit and hops on the nose.
The first taste was stone fruit, hops, and fizz with some bitters and a fruity finish. Busy and tasty. It has a middlin’ mouthfeel, not light but not creamy either. The bitters are present through the whole tasting, not just at the end. They are more pronounced with a big swig, I assume it is a high IBU rating. It is bitters forward, not quite balanced but no intention of being so. The fruit is always there but not overbearing; the bitters are the main attraction. Very tasty.
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