Beer of the Weekend #878: Detour
The beer of the weekend is the last from my small haul from Toronto: Detour, brewed by the Muskoka Brewery of Bracebridge, Ontario.
The color is clean, clear gold at first. However, the remainder clouded the beer after I made room for it in the glass. A finger and a half of beige, bubble-spotted head dissipates slowly from the inside out, leaving a center of skim and a frothy collar and trails of foam along the glass.
The aroma is weak but very citrusy with minor notes of fruit. There are scents of orange, grapefruit, peach, and a touch of lemon zest. Earthy hops creep in as the beer continues to warm.
The first sip is really weird. It has a pleasing bitterness, but the taste is akin to eating hops; it is green and floral. However, that character does fade upon subsequent sips. It is creamy and smooth, and the citrus and earth from the aroma are in the background.
Fun facts about Detour:
• Style: Session IPA.
• Price: C$3.15 for a 437 ml can at the LCBO on Queen Street West in Toronto.
• Alcohol content: 4.3 percent ABV.
• Food pairings: The brewery recommends “Thai mango chicken, sesame chicken salad, shrimp cocktail.”
• IBU: 30.
• First brewed in 2015, the brewery claims that Detour is one of Ontario’s first session IPAs.
• Here is the description on the beer’s website and can:
• Muskoka cans feature a convenient and much appreciated “FRESHEST BY” date. The date printed on this can is “Jun 28 2018.” Note that it is month-day-year, not day-month-year. I think Canadians use both. (I noticed a mix of 12-hour and 24-hour times when I was in Toronto earlier this month. The 24-hour clock was used at the airport and, more interestingly for me, the flights were ordered by their departure time and not alphabetically by their destination, as seems to be the custom in the U.S.)
• I paid a 10-cent deposit on each can I bought at the LCBO. Though a deposit and redemption system has been used by The Beer Store sine 1927, Ontario did not have a bottle bill until 2007.
The Quiet Man’s grade: C+.
The color is clean, clear gold at first. However, the remainder clouded the beer after I made room for it in the glass. A finger and a half of beige, bubble-spotted head dissipates slowly from the inside out, leaving a center of skim and a frothy collar and trails of foam along the glass.
The aroma is weak but very citrusy with minor notes of fruit. There are scents of orange, grapefruit, peach, and a touch of lemon zest. Earthy hops creep in as the beer continues to warm.
The first sip is really weird. It has a pleasing bitterness, but the taste is akin to eating hops; it is green and floral. However, that character does fade upon subsequent sips. It is creamy and smooth, and the citrus and earth from the aroma are in the background.
Fun facts about Detour:
• Style: Session IPA.
• Price: C$3.15 for a 437 ml can at the LCBO on Queen Street West in Toronto.
• Alcohol content: 4.3 percent ABV.
• Food pairings: The brewery recommends “Thai mango chicken, sesame chicken salad, shrimp cocktail.”
• IBU: 30.
• First brewed in 2015, the brewery claims that Detour is one of Ontario’s first session IPAs.
• Here is the description on the beer’s website and can:
Life’s more interesting when you take the less paddled fork in the river. That’s how we developed Muskoka Detour. One of Ontario’s first Session India Pale Ale’s, this dry-hopped session brew is a truly sessionable brew, with a rewarding tropical aroma, big hop flavours and a clean finish. The result is a perfect balance of big flavours, with lower alcohol, so you can enjoy taking a detour all day long.
• Muskoka cans feature a convenient and much appreciated “FRESHEST BY” date. The date printed on this can is “Jun 28 2018.” Note that it is month-day-year, not day-month-year. I think Canadians use both. (I noticed a mix of 12-hour and 24-hour times when I was in Toronto earlier this month. The 24-hour clock was used at the airport and, more interestingly for me, the flights were ordered by their departure time and not alphabetically by their destination, as seems to be the custom in the U.S.)
• I paid a 10-cent deposit on each can I bought at the LCBO. Though a deposit and redemption system has been used by The Beer Store sine 1927, Ontario did not have a bottle bill until 2007.
The Quiet Man’s grade: C+.
