Day 132-Beer 132 Hops and Bolts, Mad and Noisy Brewing Co. Creemore Ontario.

An interesting fact the Mad and the Noisy Rivers collide just outside the town of Creemore, hence its name. It is somewhat of a subsidiary of Creemore Springs Brewery. Anyhow this brew is "not for the faint of hops". It is unusual in that it is an India Pale Lager rather than the tradition English style IPA. It poured a slightly hazy amber/copper colour with lots of creamy of white head that left a thin film across the surface as it dissipated and it stuck nicely to the sides of the glass. The aroma was sweet malts, floral hops and citrus, grapefruit, but not as strong on the hop aroma as many IPA's. It is a very interesting IP Lager and as the label suggests is has nice bitter hop flavours with a hint of very dark chocolate, sweet caramel with a grapefruit background. Overall a medium bodied lager with nice hop bitterness, well balanced and very enjoyable to drink. This one gets an excellent rating 3.9 out of 4