Suburb - Simcoe
Barrier Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my first beer from Barrier, so when I received it, I looked it up here to see how it rated - and the first thing I saw was a review from @Greywulfken, one of my favorite posters, and he liked it, so I figured I'd like it, too (since we're both big fans of Zombie Dust).

Correct! It pours a brilliant golden straw color, a bit cloudy, and there's a finger or two of slightly off-white head. Simcoe hops have an astringent quality which some don't care for (look up reviews on the 2015 iteration of Surly Wet), but I enjoy the bite of this hop, and this beer has that bite - but there's also a fruity quality I don't associate with Simcoe which really changes the direction of this in a most enjoyable way. I could drink this until it came out my ears.

 

 

Medium-gold body, hazed and opaque, under a full white head of foam. Earthy pine and berry and passion fruit come through on the nose. The taste follows in kind, adding in a musky citrus. Medium-light feel, amply carbonated and smooth with a tongue-wrapping bitterness on the finish. A real nice brew. Fans of the hops dare not pass it up.