www.howesound.com
Howe Sound Brewing is but one component of the Howe Sound Inn and Brewing Company, which comprises of the brewery and a boutique hotel complete with brew pub and restaurant. Howe Sound Inn is located on the Howe Sound in beautiful Squamish, BC, located in between Vancouer and Whistler. They opened their doors in 1996 and have been garnering attention from the get go and over the last five years have been getting the awards to prove it. This wheat ale is brewed in the style of a Belgian wheat ale and is brewed with some coriander and orange peel to create that spicy-orange taste.
A nice deep golden, slightly cloudy colour with a fine white head which leaves a nice trail of brewers lace on the glass.
It smells fresh with a light hop scent, a hint of maltiness and a nice orange and spice undertone.
The malt hits the tongue first followed quickly and simultaneously by both the hops and the orange which fades leaving just the bitterness of the hops, a little maltiness and a slight touch of spice coming in to play and all lingering on the tongue but finishing cleanly and crisply.
This is a nice refreshing beer that has enough flavour that it will pair well with most foods, especially salmon right off the barbeque while sitting on a patio overlooking the ocean. Well, at least that's how you'd be able to enjoy it if you were at the Howe Sound Inn. This one definitely deserves a try, it is not like the typical wheat beers you'll find most places, it has character and begs to be enjoyed.
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