Autumn Maple With Pine Cones
On cask at The Bruery, A: Pours a murky dark amber with a soft off-white head, fair retention. Almost opaque. S: Autumn spice, nutmeg, hint of pine, pretty much the original with the light pine. T: Of all the Autumn Maple offshoots, this is the most subtle in its change. The pine is rather light in the flavour, I only find it as a light astringency and herbalness at the finish. For the most part classic Autumn Maple flavours, orange starchy vegetables, nutmeg, allspice, the works. M: Full-bodied, relatively smooth, a very firm beer, it carries it's own, pretty much the same as the original, though it is a tad thinner I found and a bit more astringent as I mentioned. D: I already like Autumn Maple a lot, so it's no surprise I like this beer. Before trying it I thought we might have an Autumn Maple IPA hybrid on our hands, but it's really just a slight tweak. A tasty beer, but nothing to go out of your way for since the change is so minor.