It’s another defining moment in the history of COMDB. Touchy: someone who is easily offended, upset, or irritated. Could the cranky old men be described as touchy? If touchy means a very low tolerance for idiots than guilty as charged. But way back in the day we all had a high tolerance for idiots since some would say that’s what we were. I remember the old man implying just that in his round about way when he said “You’re all idiots.”
But these days I get pissed off at the no signal Nancys and the late signal Larrys and those Tokyo drifters on the 401 who think the right lane is the passing lane. That pickup truck I’m stuck behind in the Timmies drive through ordering lunch and dinner for the whole crew turns my crank counterclockwise too. And what about those pigeons on the sidewalk seemingly oblivious to my walking path. One of these days I’m going to drop kick one of those dopey doves. * Or our buffalo breathed ankle humping butt dragging sorry excuse for a hound that I have to walk just when I’m half way through a pint and the Leafs go into OT in a playoff game. **
But one thing I’m not that touchy about is beer. Quaffing a cold one makes all of us COM a little less cranky. I like all beer, just some more than others. *** The question isn’t whether I’ll like it, it’s how much I like it.
Fairweather is up with Touchy, what they describe as a hoppy pils, New Zealand hops in the mix. We’ve enjoyed their past offerings, High Grade got one, Priceless was worth every penny, and Grace kept the pace, all super suds studs. Time to taste test their Touchy.
A light golden pour, a bit hazy, with a slim frost of foam to top things off. It has a light malt aroma with some very mild hops. First taste and the first thing you notice is how fizzy it is, since the pour didn’t look effervescent at all. Malt fizz, very slight fruit accent and a flat dry finish. The fizz fades as the fizz is prone to do on occasion. The crisp finish turns a bit acerbic, a little old school pils showing up in the mix. Maybe it’s a hoppy pils but it’s definitely not a West Coast pilsner, not at all juicy.
Malt fizz and a flat slightly bitter finish. A bit of that ol’ NZ juice would have been appreciated. Not super suds but not far off.
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