Special Pale Ale
Wellington Brewery

 

At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From my favourite LCBO at Tecumseh Mall in nearby Windsor. Canned January 28/25. My 9th beer from the Guelph, Ontario brewery, and 2nd for 2026. Adamantly appreciated by Gracie the cat...

 

 

 

Poured a 473ml can into a pint glass. A big two finger head on a almost imperceptibly hazy copper. Good head retention and sheets of lacing.

Malts in the nose. Some fruit. Some mild caramel in the taste. A low level hop finish.

Smooth. Medium body and good carbonation. The brewers have taken advantage of the hard water in Guelph, this is a fine English Pale Ale.

Not to bad, but not the style of beer i usually go for. Color is copper brown and slight bitterness but not that much.
For a beer of this style i think it's pretty good but i don't buy many English Bitter/Special Ales in general. If you like IPA's without a strong citrous flavor then you might like this beer.

 

L: bright with a white head that dissipates quickly
S: almost nothing at all
T: a strange and unpleasant floral character that verges on soap-like
F: not bad and appropriate to a Pale Ale
O: Drain pour due to unpleasant soapy flavor

As advertised, an excellent lighter beer reminds one of an English bitter but lighter overall. If it were at a better price point it would rate higher, but $ aside this one can actually compete with the German/Czech greats.
Edited slightly down a bit - less body and overall not as memorable as a good Czech lager, head disappeared quick, no lacing… still great but in fairness needed to curb my initial enthusiasm

Clear, dark amber appearance with a small, off white head and a fair amount of lacing. Toasted malt aroma along with a touch of pitted fruit. Medium bodied, well carbonated, but a little thin on the palate. Mildly hopped taste was balanced with some grainy malts, all leading to a lingering sweetness as it finished. A gift from friends while visiting Niagara Falls.

I bought a can at the LCBO in Ontario 473ml at 4.5%.
Poured a 2finger head into glass dark color roasted Malts and fruit flavors
Overall an easy drinking beer.
Cheers

 

 

L: Transparent orange copper orange. Thin off-white foam and some bubbles.
S: Faint odour, a bit spicy and some grassy grainy malts.
T: At first it has a prominent enjoyable skunky spicy lagery bite strangely, the caramel malts are more in the background until the second half of the glass, some slight tart apple juice and very slight corny flavours , pithy citrus flavours more prominent towards the end, not very sweet or bitter, minimal aftertaste.
F: Sips a bit watery but finishes thicker and foamier, has nice crisp seltzery medium carbonation, a little dry finish
O: Excellent session beer with an enjoyable interesting taste and rather refreshing feel, would certainly drink another.

 

Look: Opaque ruddy brownish orange. Like orange pekoe tea. Pours with a 1 1/2 finger densly bubbled white with brown/orange head. Head disapates slowly leaving a 1/4 finger head after 5 minutes.
Smell: Malt, with a sacarin like artificial sweetness
Taste: Very light at the front end, Black tea like in the middle, with hints of dry light rye bread and malt. Bits of caramel sweetness peak through until the end. Slightly bitter on the back end.
Feel: Watery, light with a little bit going on at the sides of the mouth and mid tongue.
First time I tried this beer I was maybe a bit harsh. So after re-review I will say it's better than I remember, and earns a B.