Accidental Tourist
Forked River Brewing Company
- From:
- Forked River Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 5.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 20, 2018
- Added:
- Apr 17, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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The Accidental Tourist has made a return trip from Belgium for a short stopover in London! You might remember this light Belgian blonde ale from last year. It comes in at just under 5% ABV and is a great beer for the upcoming warm weather.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500 mL bottle picked up at the brewery; listed at 4.7% and served well-chilled. This light ale was released on the heels of their Golden Boy golden ale and Deuce dubbel, both a few months back - also Belgian-style beers - and I am glad to see an Ontario brewer taking on these abbey styles regularly.
Pours a lovely golden-yellow colour; some chill haze, with one finger of frothy, sparkling-white foam seated atop. It fades away at a steady pace over the next five minutes or so, leaving behind a soapy cap and bubbly collar, along with a few swaths of lace. The aroma includes grainy, doughy malts and vinous white wine, as well as hints of banana, apple, yeasty spice and a few grassy, somewhat floral hop notes.
Nice, clean, simplistic flavour profile - grainy, doughy malts and a mild honeyed sweetness are the main tastes to cross the palate initially, with flavours of red apple, white grape and light citrus zest keeping things interesting mid-sip. Light notes of banana also come through, with the profile winding down upon a subtle, grassy hop dryness and a similarly-subdued yeasty clove spice note. Hints of citrus pith linger into the aftertaste, which is mostly dry. Light-bodied, with moderately assertive carbonation levels that are appropriate for a light, Belgian-style ale - the mouthfeel is crisp, yet quite smooth, and the beer itself can be knocked back effortlessly.
Final Grade: 3.75, eking out a B+. The Accidental Tourist is a fine, highly session-worthy ale that hits most of the right notes for me, as far as Belgian-style pale ales go. This one has a lighter, drier, more vinous flavour profile than Golden Boy, which seemed to play up the orchard-fruit-sweetness tropes a lot more than this lighter sibling is able to. Either ale would be fine with me, but this one in particular would make a great summer patio option for Belgian pale & saison fans - nothing complex to overanalyze - just crisp, refreshing BPA goodness. Worth grabbing a couple of bottles if you'll be visiting London... one bottle just won't cut it.
May 20, 2015Pours a lovely golden-yellow colour; some chill haze, with one finger of frothy, sparkling-white foam seated atop. It fades away at a steady pace over the next five minutes or so, leaving behind a soapy cap and bubbly collar, along with a few swaths of lace. The aroma includes grainy, doughy malts and vinous white wine, as well as hints of banana, apple, yeasty spice and a few grassy, somewhat floral hop notes.
Nice, clean, simplistic flavour profile - grainy, doughy malts and a mild honeyed sweetness are the main tastes to cross the palate initially, with flavours of red apple, white grape and light citrus zest keeping things interesting mid-sip. Light notes of banana also come through, with the profile winding down upon a subtle, grassy hop dryness and a similarly-subdued yeasty clove spice note. Hints of citrus pith linger into the aftertaste, which is mostly dry. Light-bodied, with moderately assertive carbonation levels that are appropriate for a light, Belgian-style ale - the mouthfeel is crisp, yet quite smooth, and the beer itself can be knocked back effortlessly.
Final Grade: 3.75, eking out a B+. The Accidental Tourist is a fine, highly session-worthy ale that hits most of the right notes for me, as far as Belgian-style pale ales go. This one has a lighter, drier, more vinous flavour profile than Golden Boy, which seemed to play up the orchard-fruit-sweetness tropes a lot more than this lighter sibling is able to. Either ale would be fine with me, but this one in particular would make a great summer patio option for Belgian pale & saison fans - nothing complex to overanalyze - just crisp, refreshing BPA goodness. Worth grabbing a couple of bottles if you'll be visiting London... one bottle just won't cut it.
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