Almost the Capital
Two Water Brewing Co.
- From:
- Two Water Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 3.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2023
- Added:
- May 17, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Aug 25 2023
Aug 26, 2023
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.79/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.79/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tallboy can from the brewpub; dated Dec 9 2021 and served slightly chilled. This beer's name is an obscure historical reference: Corunna was briefly considered as a site for the capital of Upper Canada, until the folks involved correctly concluded that placing the capital on the American border was a bad idea.
Pours a foggy amber-orange colour, kicking up roughly one inch of frothy, foamy white head that wilts within a matter of minutes; a tight collar is left behind, in addition to a messy swath of sticky lace. Moderately malt forward on the nose - I'm getting toasted bread, biscuity malts and lightly caramelized sugars, with hints of floral, leafy hops and a touch of lemon. Stirring up forgotten olfactory memories of old school Ontario pale ales (think Tankhouse or Plowman's Ale).
Ditto for the flavour profile - toasted bread, biscuit, caramel and citrusy, spicy hops, with more of a floral, earthy hop bitterness rising later on. Floral, leafy bitterness, biscuit and lemon round out the back end, with a resiny aftertaste that lingers well after each sip. Medium in body, with soft carbonation that gently rolls across the tongue, resulting in a smooth, somewhat creamy mouthfeel that I found pleasing. I could easily enjoy a few of these in a row.
Final Grade: 3.79, a B+. Almost the Capital is a rare breed these days, with its strong malt presence countered by an old school C hop profile. I'll admit that it has been a while since I've last had a Tankhouse Ale, but I drank it plenty back in the day and this is hitting a lot of the same notes, for better rather than worse. It's a solid, balanced, borderline sessionable pale ale that I could see myself enjoying in the future - a nice break from the fruity, hazy stuff that has dominated my review itinerary as of late, and a decent callback to the Ontario pale ales I used to knock back on the regular 10+ years ago. Man I'm getting old.
May 23, 2022Pours a foggy amber-orange colour, kicking up roughly one inch of frothy, foamy white head that wilts within a matter of minutes; a tight collar is left behind, in addition to a messy swath of sticky lace. Moderately malt forward on the nose - I'm getting toasted bread, biscuity malts and lightly caramelized sugars, with hints of floral, leafy hops and a touch of lemon. Stirring up forgotten olfactory memories of old school Ontario pale ales (think Tankhouse or Plowman's Ale).
Ditto for the flavour profile - toasted bread, biscuit, caramel and citrusy, spicy hops, with more of a floral, earthy hop bitterness rising later on. Floral, leafy bitterness, biscuit and lemon round out the back end, with a resiny aftertaste that lingers well after each sip. Medium in body, with soft carbonation that gently rolls across the tongue, resulting in a smooth, somewhat creamy mouthfeel that I found pleasing. I could easily enjoy a few of these in a row.
Final Grade: 3.79, a B+. Almost the Capital is a rare breed these days, with its strong malt presence countered by an old school C hop profile. I'll admit that it has been a while since I've last had a Tankhouse Ale, but I drank it plenty back in the day and this is hitting a lot of the same notes, for better rather than worse. It's a solid, balanced, borderline sessionable pale ale that I could see myself enjoying in the future - a nice break from the fruity, hazy stuff that has dominated my review itinerary as of late, and a decent callback to the Ontario pale ales I used to knock back on the regular 10+ years ago. Man I'm getting old.
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