Classic Vienna
I cant believe I never sampled this before. This is probably one of 2 ( and the best) examples of this elusive lager style in Canada. If Buswakker was down the street from me Id rent out a back room there, move a cot in and stay there until the supply of this Austrian elixer was gone. Bottle: Pours a deep copper-red lager in the glass with a decent 3 finger sticky cap that stays and laces. Aromas right to BJCP style guidlines...toasty malts,nutty, light sweetness herbal Hersbrucker hopping. sits in the background....excellent!! Up front you get a long chew on toasty-nutty real Vienna malts, the proper noble hopping rides just beneath radar in the background as a good Vienna should ( this is a showcase for the malters art)...mid palate the malt complexities mount; bundt cake, cinnamon toast, muffin dough...all with a wonderful woody-earthy-herbal tingle from the Hersbrucker-Tettnang-Hallertau hop infusion that rides just out of radar range....Finish is soft, decadent and malt accented with the hops offering a subtle drying. Wunderbar! A perfect Vienna ; malt accented, soft, elegant maltiness that dries out in the finish to avoid becoming sweet. One of the best lagers in Canada.