Cest What Ginger

Formerly brewed at Cest What (no longer brewing, see County Durham)
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Toronto, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Quaffed this interesting new beer at C’est What to the sonic stylings of Mr. Something Something, an awesome band playing some funky tunes. Decent white head on an amber body. Aroma is malty ginger and mellow enough to be largely drowned out by the background odour of the pub. Starts out with a startlingly strong sweet gingerbread flavour and gives way to a slight bitterness that is not quite up to supporting the ginger, even though the ginger has mellowed from first sup. The initial shock of the ginger fades quickly. Bartender advised that they are contemplating ramping up the ginger content. A unique new product from Robinsons, and while I am pleased to see them experimenting, this one is not my cup of tea.

Tasted in Toronto at C’est What. Tasted in english pint glass. Appearance is copper / orange, relatively clear with thin white head. Aroma has a slightly floral scent with a minor spice background. Flavour is fairly watered down, nothing big and upfront. Has a slight grassy/grainy taste.

Brewed for C’est What by Robinson’s, who are considered by many to be the weaker of the two breweries that C’est What has contracts with. It’s a very nice looking beer, with an amber-brown colour and a small tan head. Aroma has a rather non-descript mixture of sweet maltiness and a whiff of ginger. The flavour is pretty unexciting, just a decent mild brown ale with some vague ginger notes if you know to look for them. It’s not until the finish that the ginger finally comes through, with a not completely pleasant burning in the back of the throat. I was hoping for more, as I really like ginger and ginger-flavoured drinks, but this is a generally unsuccessful attempt at the style.