Black-and-Yellow Black-and-Yellow
It's been a little while since my last #Beersaturday post but this week I'm back! I have two very different beers to review with striking contrasting colors. I'm calling this one Black and Yellow like the the 2011 hip hop song by Wiz Khalifa, I'm sure you know the one. But enough of that, let's check out some beers!
Jutsu Pale Ale
Brewery: Bellwoods Brewery Co
Origin: Toronto, ON Canada
Style: American Pale Ale
Abv: 5.6%
IBU: Unknown
Marketing: What a can! Interesting abstract style design of red, yellow and navy blue shapes that create a striking geometric mosaic. It's funky and cool, and I like it!
I'm not sure where the name comes from or what it means but it has an interesting and sort of exotic ring to it. I tried looking on the Brewery's website for an Origin story but found no mention of it unfortunately. It will remain a mystery to me unless someone enlightens me in the comments I guess.
Color: This beer poured a distinct bright yellow color with not a lot of head on top. The liquid was thick and hazy opaque, with an almost milky appearance to it. It poured as thick as fruit juice, like a beer with nectar in it. All in all I was quite intrigued to try it.
Nose: Hoppy and aromatic to say the least. I would go as far as saying that the aroma of this beer was extremely fruity, with distinct pineapple and grapefruit notes and maybe some orange blossom coming through as well. It was a very nice and refreshing aroma overall in my opinion.
Taste: On first sip this beer was strong and bitter. Going back in I noticed some subtle sweetness in the forefront to balance it, and a little tanginess that hit the sides of the tongue. For me it was mostly bitter bitter though. Citrus flavors were very distinct, and again some pineapple and grapefruit on the pallette. To be honest I thought that this beer was actually a raddler at first and had to check the can a few time to see if I accidentally grabbed one by mistake. It definitely tasted like a raddler, sour, or fruit beer to me. It was fresh tasting nonetheless.
Texture: Thick and chewy and juicy. Soft bubble carbonation and a satin mouthfeel underneath it all. Medium bodied.
Impression: Definitley a hop forward beer that reminded me of an IPA, which I'm not big on to be honest. It tasted like tropical fruit punch with a shit ton of bitters in it to me. It was too much for me to say the least. I can see the appeal of a beer like this but it just wasn't my style. I likely won't buy it again. I'll leave it for the IPA and hoppy beers lovers out there.
Black Coal Stout
Brewery: Railway City Brewing Co
Origin: St Thomas ON Canada
Style: American Stout
Abv: 6.0%
IBU: 30
SRM: 30
One of my favorite stout beers. Bold in color an in drinking experience. It pours black as coal with a nice lacey head of mocha foam.
Smokey roasted aroma with coaco, coffee and bittersweet chocolate in the nose and flavor profile. Mildly sweet with a sharp, strong, bitter finish.
The beer gets better as it warms and unlocks more and more flavor and aroma. It will remain on my list of go to beers for sure.
I would love to try both of these out, especially Jutsu as that’s more to my liking by the sounds of it.
I don't drink a lot of Pale Ales or IPAs, so I don't know how the Jutsu compares to others in that style. It was an interesting beer though.
Thanks for the support!
Greetings @leaky20 ,
Lovely photographs and quite a thorough review indeed....it is splendid to see a design go a bit snazzy as the first one was....it would remain for show in the icebox. ^__^
The second looked really lovely with the lacey head of foam...definately on the taste taste list.
Thank you for a superb review.
Kind Regards to you and your good lady,
Bleujay
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Yeah I like funky can designs like that. Very artsy in a way. Decent beer too. I like the other can quite a bit as well and it was my preferred beer.
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Cheers! The first can design is great, and I believe it tastes good, too. I don't drink that many dark beers, but if I do, it's more for dessert!
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Yeah it was a cool can design.
I love the dark beers. I don't really drink beer for dessert but I can see what you're saying
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The yellow colour is so inviting and somehow, it just makes me smile. However, I don't think that it would be much of a manky beer at all, and I'm not surprised that it tastes so similar to pop. It reminds me of a Cider that I tried over the summer that had mango... that was pretty good and refreshing for the time of year.
That Stout though, yeah, I'd love to try it:)))
The color and look of the pale ale was really nice. It was a good beer but not my preferred style. The Stout was the big winner for me this round. Mango cider might be good in the summer. I'd give it a try at least.
Good inspiration on the picture angle my man, always keep that creativity flowing like a good pour. Looks good, i can always appreciate a delicoius brewski!
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Yeah I tried for some artsy shots when I realized that my table is reflective when the sun hits it right 😆
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