Draught – the widget in a can beer
5% abv
440ml can
Greene King Brewing Co
Edmunds, Suffolk, England
My Strength Rating: 3
They say you are to drink right from the can when there is a widget in the can. So, I am going to drink this first one from the can and then have the second one in a glass. Will there be a difference?
Drinking from the can:
Appearance: Creamy yellow and green with some gold highlights on the CAN.
Aroma: Beer smell. Bready.
Flavors: this is like drinking liquid bread. Wonder Bread in the can. And, I hate Wonder bread. But, it is white bread, some grains, and some uneventful hoppiness.
Mouthfeel: Some may call it creamy and smooth and I agree but, I also think it could be described as flat. Boring and flat.
This beer needs a good sandwich.
Poured into a glass:
A good looking pour. It is fun to just watch this beer after it is poured into the glass. After the cascading is finished there is a nice looking bronzy color to the body with an off-white foamy head that sticks around.
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The aroma is still hard to find. Light bread. Not even worth trying to smell.
The flavors, well, it is still bread and grains. Wait! A floral or herbal hoppy note just hit the tongue. There is no carbonation to this beer. Remember, that is why they put the ball in the can or it would taste flat. Oh, it does taste flat. I really think it is all about the mouthfeel on this beer and not the actual flavor. It is a crème ale and yes you can say the mouthfeel is creamy.
I did not notice a big difference whether it was in the glass or I drank it from the can. The hops came through a little better when I drank the beer from the glass. Other than that, Flat – No, Creamy – No, Uneventful – No, Smooth. Whatever! It is called Irish Style after all.
They should have called this Sheep’s Milk. Every Irish man would have been nursing on this can of ale.
Creamy and Smooth?
Or
Boring and Flat?
What say you?
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