Wellington Arkell Best Bitter
Wellington Brewery
Ontario, Canada
English Bitter
4.00%
Look: The beer poured A very rich, yet clear amber, brown color. A nice off-white head stood up for A few minutes before deflating into nothingness, leaving behind A decent amount of lacing on the rim of my glass. Not much trace carbonation visible. Not the best looking beer I should add.
Smell: Immediately I get A very roasty, nutty scent. I could smell it as soon as I popped the can open. Also pick up A bit of some honey biscuit and cereal grain. Perhaps A bit of some grapefruit from hops, maybe A little pine as well. Besides the nuttiness everything else is fairly subdued.Taste: Some light bready notes, watered down coffee, and A bit of caramel. About half way through the taste you get A bit of bittering from the hops to balance the beer out quite well. Finishes with A brush of some roasted cereal and some piney/grapefruit hoppiness.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Perhaps A bit lighter than that. Medium carbonation as well. Does not sting the tongue and goes down very easy. Maybe it could be A little more full bodied but I think that the amount of flavor to mouthfeel ratio is really making this beer work.
Overall: This really isn't A great example of A bitter, yet it's also not A horrible one. Maybe A bit higher than middle of the road when it comes to English Bitters. I would suggest giving it A try though if you are ever in Ontario, maybe you will have A different experience than me.
Wellington Arkell Best Bitter gets A 3.5/5 from me.
