Baldwin And Cooper Best Bitter
Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company

Poured in a hazy, red-brown colour. Great smell, just like I imagine a good bitter. The taste was excellent. Bitter, with grassy hops and roasted malts, not too much sugar. Just enough carbonation. After 15-20 minutes the hops calm down and some breadnotes become discernible. This is a rich, fresh and one of the most well-crfated Canadian beers that I have tasted.

 

Served on nitro. Pours amber with a thick creamy head. Nitro dulls the aroma a bit so its mostly bready cracker malt and some light caramel. Taste is more bready cracker biscuit followed by a light English hop bitterness and a touch of pineapple, mango and vanilla. Feels very creamy with light carbonation. Very enjoyable.

This is a great best bitter-type beer.

It looks beautiful - red-copper with huge pale tan head steadily shrinking to thick foamy/rocky top with rich lace.

Aroma is nice strong caramelised whole wheat toast, hints of dried fruit and wood, bark, tea candy.

Taste is nice caramelised whole wheat toast, pepper, wood, tea bitterness with balancing sweetness.

 

 

 

 

 

On tap in a well poured pint

A nice dark amber bitter.

Minimal head

Nice malty aroma with a bitter hint

Taste tracks with the aroma with the bitter finish stronger.

All in all a well balanced malty ESB

I could drink more that one with no problem

 

A bitter in more than name only. But a malty bitterness, not a hoppy bitterness. A sweet aroma and a coppery finish. Rich coppery color; big off-white head with big bubbles but it dissipates quickly.

A solid English-style bitter, with biscuity, chocolatey, toffee-driven malts balanced by a woodsy hop bitterness. A truly sessionable ale that Canada should embrace.