JustHereForTheBeer.com - Beer of the Week
*Our rating scale is based on a five point system (1 being least enjoyable, 5 being excellent) We rate the beer using the following criteria; overall taste, appearance, mouthfeel, freshness, body, aroma, finish, availability, and price.
**We would like to offer you the opportunity to review a beer with us! If you are interested in writing a guest beer review with the JustHereForTheBeer.com Beer Experts  !
Click here to view previous beers. We feature a new beer every Saturday - This week's beer:
Piper's Pale Ale - Vancouver Island Brewing, Victoria, B.C.
Expert |
Comments |
Rating |
|
Best Feature: microbrew taste!
Piper's Pale Ale from Vancouver Island Brewery poured very nicely into the glass and had a deep rich coppery-brown colour. The head was alluring and feature a fluffy head with dense bubbles. The aroma was light, but pleasant mixture of floral hops and sweet pale malts. On the tongue the beer had a medium amount of carbonation and the hop and malty flavoured lingered. The distinct bitter flavour and smooth mouthfeel are similar characteristics of other microbrew pale ales. Piper's Pale Ale is definitely worth a try and my second favourite Vancouver Island beer. Match this one with a steak or roast.
Beer Fact: Ales ferment at a warmer temperature and ferment more quickly, therefore they age in a shorter time than lagers. |
(4 out of 5) |
|
Best Feature: dark honey colour
I found Piper's Pale Ale to be unique, the colour led me to expect a very different tasting beer. Piper’s Pale Ale has a delicious dark honey colour with hints of copper and the head retention was good. The bouquet of this ale was very mysterious – you can detect hints of hop with a tinge of malt but nothing that is distinct. The body tended towards the heavy side for pale ales and yet was still light. The finish was smooth with a hoppy bitterness typical with this type of ale. I enjoyed the gentle aftertaste, which linger on my tongue for sometime. Overall I found Piper's Pale Ale to be flavorful and enjoyable but I don’t think I could drink it all afternoon. A rack of lamb or some stronger game meet would work well with the bitter finish.
Beer Fact: Vancouver Island Brewing Company has been around since 1984, and is a craft brewery that brews using the Bavarian purity law of 1516.
|
(3.5 out of 5) |
Previous Beers of the Week:
If you would like suggest a beer of the week please
**We would like to offer you the opportunity to review a beer with us! If you are interested in writing a guest beer review with the JustHereForTheBeer.com Beer Experts write to us. We will set up a time and place to meet you for a beer and then you will write your own review!
|
