Session Ale #05: Kvass
I had the amazing opportunity this evening to try two of the most unique beers I have had since ... I don't know when. The first was a home brew experiment by weeare138 that most of you will never get to try :( The second absolutely unique experience that I had this evening, again thanks to weeare138, was East End Kvass. What and experience. Having never before experienced a Kvass I cannot say if they are all this good or if this one stands out. I can say I was eating a fresh bread bowl, a huge load of fresh French White bread (made with beer;-) bread pudding, etcetera; I had bread in my mouth with every sip though there was no bread in sight. (except on the pizza). This beer was awesome. I hope you all get a chance to swarm the brewery and load up on it. It's availability is questionable as this (to my understanding) was a collaborative effort of Scott Smith and Tom Baker. Personally, I wish I had a keg. The best thing about the beer is nothing extreme. It is actually quite simple. The brilliance is in the simplicity and the uniqueness of this tasty session beer. This beer is so easy and refreshing that I would drink it by the buckets, and at 3.9% you can do that. Appearance: Pours a cloudy lemon gold with a white head. Smell: A sweet biscuity bread aroma lift proudly out of the glass, loading my nose with fresh backed bready, yeast, a bit of doughy sweetness and what may be a drop of honey or butterscotch spread lightly on my THICK slab of fresh white bread. Taste: The taste is hard to describe without sounding repetitive, but it is true, this is a bread beer that taste like bread. Yeastiness and the innate sweetness that comes from the bread, cracked wheat, sough dough, and a smooth balancing dryness in the back end that may be a hint of rye. Mouthfeel: Light in the mouth, smooth and refreshing. Drinkability: The feature of the beer! There is no mistaking, this is not a wheat beer, it is in fact BREAD BEER! It is a very easy drinking refreshing beer I'd love to get hold of this again. Well done Scott. East End continues to impress. Clearly the attention and care to creating quality unique beer is greater here than some of the larger places can manage. I hope you grow and in the process I hope you stay the same =) Hope this is helpful. Cheers!