Thursday, April 28, 2011

Nelson Brewing Company – Paddywack IPA

Another IPA!!! Hurrah!!! Are you excited?? Do you think this is the other fabled 10/10 we hinted about earlier?? Do you?!? Wanna find out?? Then stop pissing around!


Organic beer hey??? Wait...Aren't most craft beers organic??

Starting with the nose, cause that's how we roll around here...Gingerbread, clove, and 'Vegimite'. Also, dirt.

Flavour – and here our lovely review format falls to shit. Gary drops an 'Oh No' and a cranky face on us before we sip ours, now we're jaded...but Gary is right of course...you get a bitter bit, gingerbread/black licorice...there's a sweet hops in the aftertaste, and that's the highlight.

It kind of sets you up well, but then Mr. Flavour just sort of fucks off somewhere for a bit until you swallow, and then there's mild hops.

Seems like a good candidate for a chug-ability test hey?? No, no it is not. Fuck you.

Scores:

Gary – No/10 This isn't an IPA. This isn't forgettable either, this is straight up dumpable.

Two Shoes – 6.5/10 – I don't care about label's much, and once you're past the 'I didn't expect this' stage there's something here to experience

Burpie – 5.5/10 – A good beginner beer for craft brewing.

Jake – 3/10 – Disappointed in the IPA label

Honestly, a lot of great beers are all about organically grown ingredients. They say a little something on the label and they're done with it after that. Look at the purity laws for German beers. That's pretty standard...this seems like a marketing ploy to grab the granola eaters. Wouldn't a better marketing ploy have something to do with making good beer and not putting the wrong label on it??

Anyway, this is obviously not the contender we are hinting about. Not even close...

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