Big Hole Headstrong Pale Ale

Pours copper with an excellent thick creamy white head. Aromas of hops and caramel malts. Tastes of meduim strong bitter hops with a touch of sweet caramel malt and a hint of citrus fruit. Good bitter finish that does not last too long. Above average Pale Ale.

I don’t know what’s the deal with the two HEadstrong being in different breweries, but anyway, the taste is superb. It is like a Belgian strong ale but with the Canadian touch.

canette de 500ml, bière passablement pale pour une pale ale, blonde presque avec une légère teinte cuivrée, nez agréable, bouche qui a une touche métallique, j’aime mieux les bouteilles

500ml Can. Pours golden, well carbonated with a strong head: aromas of pine in the hops with orange, grass and a hint of sweet grapefruit. The flavour is more one dimensional: sweet with a hop kick, lemon, a bit of grass and the customary tin can metal flavour from the container. Mouthfeel is oily and not too thin considering the golden-transparent look. Head died down quickly.

Well it’s about time NB Liquor got something in from south of the border that wasn’t swill. This 473ml can poured a golden colour with a thin lasting head. There is a nice floral almost garden aroma that lingers over the malt presence. The flavour is somewhat crippled by the minute toastiness which comes off at first like a stale taste and only presents itself somewhat properly mid-glass.

Draught at Beer Bistro. Coppery color, with nice white head. Nice, well-balanced, and well-integrated hops. Hop makes itself known in a lingering finish. Fruity body keeps it sturdy. Silky mouthfeel. Notes from can: the sweetness of the grain is more apparent.

Pours a remarkably clear deep golden to amber colour with a thick foamy white head. Nose is nice British smelling hops, with a hint of sweet caramel malts. Flavour is pleasantly bitter, but not really hoppy. It’s got some nice malts underneath, but the bitterness is what jumps out at you right away. It’s pretty well balanced really. It’d be a nice session ale. Carbonation is perhaps a bit sharp for an English pale ale, but it is fairly creamy. Nice beer.

A nice light hop aroma. A pale citrus flavor. Some dryness in the finish. A bit thin but decent. Pretty good.