Lime Radler
Ace Hill Beer Company

 

 

LCBO Tall can, served on ice and well chilled. Green in colour. I didn't think I had any cuts on my lips, until I drank this beer. This beer tastes like its 5% beer and 95% lime juice. I love limes, I suck on cut limes because I love the intense flavour, this beer, however, is far too much. I wouldnt buy this again unless using it to either cook or for some kind of cocktail/jungle juice.

It's a totally unpretentious radler, it's basically limeade for adults. A little too sour, ice is necessary, but it's a good option on a hot summer day.

473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Apr 22 2019 and served barely chilled. A whole whack of radlers have been cropping up over the past few weeks, but this is the only one I've encountered which focuses on lime.

Pours a turbid goldenrod colour, with more than an inch of foamy, sparkling white foam that seeps down to a lumpy cap over the next several minutes. Multiple snaking bands of sticky lace are imprinted onto the glass as it recedes, with a bubbly, soapy collar remaining in place; if I'm being completely honest, it's one of the most attractive radlers I've ever laid eyes upon. I'm getting a mix of lemon juice and lime on the nose, with very slight hints of wheaty grain and apple juice sweetness. What more could I ask for from a lime radler?

As simple as the flavour profile is, I'm really digging this one. Lime is front and center, supported by a prominent lemony tartness, as well as underlying hints of wheaty malt and apple juice. Lime peel, orange juice and a peppery, pithy note round out the back end, which evokes suggestions of margarita (sans the salt & tequila, of course). Light in body, with middling carbonation levels; feels a bit smooth on the palate, and a little weightier than most radlers IMO. It's still very refreshing, and effortlessly easy to pour down the hatch.

Final Grade: 3.92, a B+. I'll definitely be returning to Ace Hill's Lime Radler this summer, and I'd encourage any other BAs with an appreciation for lime and/or radlers to give it a shot. Juicy lime is the name of the game here, with few deviations from that guideline - it's got just the right level of sweetness, too. Refreshing and enjoyable in virtually every way - a crisper texture would improve it significantly, but as it stands I think this is still one of my top five radlers to date.

 

My general consensus is Too much lime and not enough beer. Slightly metallic on the taste and smell. Not bad but too weak for my preference
February 9 2020

Hazy bright yellow in color under a large firm head. That settles to a film and gives some coarse lace. After that everything about this beer is unremittingly lime - no mercy. Big lime nose, big lime flavour. Just shy of drinking straight up lime juice. I'd put this down as a good summer sipper, but I think I might cut it with a few ice cubes. If they'd hit this up with just a bit more beer and a little less lime juice, I think they'd be there with it. Bold, juicy sharp, not for anyone who doesn't like lime. A touch too much in the end. Way better than their peach rather.