Cream Ale
Ashton Brewing Company (The Old Mill at Ashton)
- From:
- Ashton Brewing Company (The Old Mill at Ashton)
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Cream Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 12.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 12, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Traditionally cream ales were made by ale brewers trying to simulate lagers. Many of these brewers added flaked corn to the recipe to give it a smoother, creamier taste, hence the name "cream ale". Ashton cream is made with a combination of grains, these include pale malted barley, carastan malt, and wheat flakes. The beer has a light golden colour, is moderately hopped, and has a creamy mouth feel. Using sazz hops for aromatics, imparts a slightly floral nose and may cause pilsner drinkers to think they have just ordered their favourite Czechoslovakian pils. This is a great beer for people that are not convinced that they like the traditional British ales, but want a premium beer with a north American flare.
20 IBU
20 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ewpass from Canada (PE)
3.54/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap at The Grand in Ottawa, June 2024. Light yellow with a modest head and lacing. Floral, fruity nose. Light hazy malt and wheat body. Some more pleasant fruitiness here as well due to the open fermentation system in place at Ashton. Creamy mouthfeel. Apparently by design but I prefer my cream ales to be much crisper with considerable carbonation. I felt this was much more an enjoyable American Blonde Ale.
Jun 09, 2024
Reviewed by mwrseeley from Canada (ON)
3.44/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
ABC Cream Ale certainly has a bitters kind of thing going on but it's not as malty as a bitters but it is slightly more carbonated (but not too much). I am probably comparing apples to oranges...
It's a good beer. Go for it if you want a cold beer on a hot day and a beer that reminds you of a malty ale but with more carbonation and less sweetness.
Jul 17, 2022It's a good beer. Go for it if you want a cold beer on a hot day and a beer that reminds you of a malty ale but with more carbonation and less sweetness.
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