Pale Ale - Pineapple, Coconut And Lactose
Bellwoods Brewery

 

Bright yellow color with white head. Grainy, grassy, tea notes. Tart, grainy, breakfast cereal, citrusy, fruity, light pineapple and coconut notes. Light body, medium to light carbonation. Really different and easy drinking.

Pina colada in beer form. It smells very nice, but I can’t get into the flavour. It mimics the cocktail close enough that I have to wonder why I don’t make one of those instead (opening this bottle is admittedly easier). Neat experiment, and I can see certain people loving it, but it’s not for me.

This one pours a hazy light orange color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells great- there's slightly sweet and lightly toasted coconut, pineapple juice, a bit of pine, and tangerine- it tastes like a nicely updated pina colada.

There's not much to the pale ale base underneath the stellar flavor additions here- just a little bit of bitterness and a bit of orangey hop flavor. The coconut flavor is super nice, toasty, slightly sweet, and at the perfect intensity level. It's also a great pineapple feel here, as it's sweet, but not overwhelmingly so.

This has a very soft and creamy mouthfeel, with a good level of carbonation, and a high level of drinkability.

I don't generally like fruited IPAs, but this is Bellwoods we're talking about after all.