The Little Apple
Way back in the day, driving South from a 4 month tour of duty at the mines, I headed into Toronto to catch up with my old buddy Smitty. I can still remember the bar had a complex bamboo fan arrangement on the ceiling all connected by chains and sprockets. We sat down and ordered a beer and when it came to the table Frank was on the sound system singing New York New York “These little-town blues, Are melting away”* and they were. It may not be the big apple, but the little apple is plenty enough apple for me.
I’m a Toronto fan, the Leafs, the Jays, the Raptors. I am also partial to a beer or two on occasion. So when I saw this Indie Alehouse Toronto IPA I said to myself that I gotta get some of that in me.
An Orangeville orange pour with a Richmond rich Hill of a head on top. A juicy zingy aroma, smells nothing like Toronto. The taste is a great tropical juicer, with hoppy zing and grapefruit bitters, a balanced brew for sure. It’s evolving into almost a double IPA with a bit of a funky juicy body, bitters taking a sabbatical. Settling into a classic juicy IPA. Very tasty. Indie Alehouse is another Toronto team I was cheering for last night.
Thanks so much for drinking Indie, and taking the time to write this fun review. Cheers, friend!