Whether added to a beer or cocktail, cucumber has the same effect: lightening the drink with a unique splash of freshness. Hamilton’s Nickel Brook Ceres cucumber-lime gose is the ultimate summer thirst-quencher: cucumber flesh and a squeeze of citrus ride on a light, bubbly wave finishing with a lick of salt of the lips. It's packaged as part of a Funk 101 Summer School Mix Pack along with a raspberry Berliner weisse, a dry-hopped gose and a Brett pale ale.
Dark brown, a thick coat of foam. Heavy nose of dark caramel and plum. It tastes of almost sweet candied fruit; the low acidity and dense body feel good and filling in the mid-palate. Nourishing.
Double refers to a double dose of hops at every step. Hazy, dark yellow with abundant foam. As expected, there is an intense smell of fresh hops in the glass that doesn't leave room for much else. Again as expected, it is very fresh in the mouth, but only moderately bitter in the mid-palate. Short but clean finish.
Dark yellow. Hops, floral and citrus notes on the nose but an aroma of bread reveals the use of Champagne yeasts in the making. Smooth and rather light on the palate, the intense flavour is sharpened by the tangy acidity and rounded by the 7% alcohol. There is a nice touch of honey in the finish.
Pale yellow with a milky haziness and generous, lasting foam. Intense nose of exotic fruits, notably mango, hops and hints of white pepper. Light taste, low alcohol (3.9%) and a fair amount of bitterness make it a very refreshing beverage that goes down easy.
An ale aged on lees that features a dark yellow, slightly hazy colour. Hops clearly dominate on the nose. This is a light beer, refreshing and thirst-quenching in the "saison" tradition.
A lasting rim of foam crowns the dark brown liquid. Malty on the nose with caramel and roasted hops notes that persist in the rich mouthfeel, filling the palate with tasty, unsweetened dark caramel. An ounce of bitterness energizes the finish.