Half Pints The Son

Brewed by Half Pints Brewing Co.
Style: Belgian Ale
Winnipeg, Canada

660ml bottle.
Pours a hazy brown orange with a small off white head that disappears quite quickly. Aroma is sugary, with a little bit of restrained fruityness and hops. The flavour is quite sweet and caramely, with a warm, yeasty, biscuit finish that’s lightly hopped. Medium light feel with soft carbonation. Leaves the mouth just sticky enough to make you reach for the next sip. Good brew and a nice change from the Belgians that I’m used too. Another round of cheers to Half Pints.

A - Strong and nutty. A - Clear and amber, with no sediment as advertised. F - Full bitter flavor. P - Very smooth. O - One more success from a great brewery.

660 ml bomber: ( Thanks Kris) Poured a lightly hazed reddish amber ale in the glass. Decent 2 finger rocky sticky cap lasts and laces the glass sides as it drains. Woody-earthy-nutty-musty tones over cooked cereal notes making this ale’s aroma really rustic and primal... very nice. Front side is punctuated with the nutty- woody tastes balance with the chewy Vienna malts, as the yeasts are detected, the mid palate gets a dose of bright fruit tones...finishes slightly herbal- nutty-spicy with a bready after taste. Sheeeoot Dave I like this one almost as much as the Octoberfest!!...this has a woody-earthy malty very primal quality to it but with the added fruity esters....a really nice drinking crafted brew....bravo!

Still new to the Belgian Ales, so was not sure what to expect. This one will be the becnhmark by which I rate all others. Another great creation by Dave. Gla you live in Wpg.

Poured out a relatively clear caramel colour into a goblet- little head and some lacing. I was quite surprised to see how clear it was the for the style. Aroma was somewhat subdued, perhaps due to bottle being on the cold side. The vienna malts really stand out- similar to the Father, but less rich in body and flavour. This is a nice session ale, whereas the Father is a pretty rich treat that’s tough to drink more than a bomber. Hop flavour is at a good level to balance the vienna malts. Carbonation is medium and finish is pretty clean- a slight grainy aftertast. A great alternative to the other belgian pales available here (such as Leffe).

Light amber in colour with medium carbonation. Aromas of pale malt, soft stone fruit, hothouse flowers, and the slightest wiff of powered milk chocolate. Very floral in the mouth with some notes of sweet grasses mixed in. Some berries and spicy hops make a brief appearance mid sip, before a long finishing woosh of toasted malts. This is quite unlike pretty much all of the other “Belgian Ale” style of beers that I’ve tried, but the category is so broad that I’m still fairly sure that it still fits within the parameters. The Vienna malt character is quite pronounced as are the hops, and the yeast contribution is more floral (specifically rose and geranium) and stone fruit as opposed to so many of the banana/tropical fruit/red berry esters of some Belgian strains. Perhaps one could consider this the Viennese take on Belgian Pale Ale… I don’t know. Either way, the beer is tasty. It’s definitely progeny of “The Father”.

660 ml bottle courtesy oakbluff. My "appropriate" Good Friday beer. Brilliant dark golden amber colour with a fully diminishing fizzy beige head. Caramel, clove, persimmon, toffee, plum, and rasin aroma. Toffee, molasses, rye bread, and clove flavours with some additional clovey phenols on the finish. Medium bodied, creamy and fizzy mouthfeel. The phenols are very close to being overbearing, but as is pretty good.

(650ml bottle) Purchased from Brewery Creek, Vancouver. Pours a medium, lasting frothy almond head with deep copper. Nose of perfume hops, good roasted malt, good yeastiness. Flavour is nicely balanced, decent malt base with a nice yeasty finish.