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Mount Begbie Brewing - Nasty Habit
Mount Begbie Brewing - Nasty Habit
Pours a slightly cloudy dark copper colour with a full and lasting off-white head.
Aroma of grapefruit citrus and hard water.
Feel is full and creamy with a good sparkle.
Taste is grapefruit rind citrus on clean hard water. A honey and brown sugar base, very subdued. The hops take precedence in this one but I really like the noticeable hard water presence. The iron and calcium flavours always make me think of growing up in rural Ontario with our hard well water. It's a taste that stays with me.
I think this beer could use a bit more balance with the malt profile, it's a bit weak for me and doesn't seem to give the hops anything to work against.
Nevertheless, I would drink it anytime.
Edit: I had to come back and add a touch to this since I had been tasting only the top of the bottle. When I poured the bottom of the bottle and tasted I noticed a lot more malt flavour, honey, brown sugar and some straw. It made for a much better blend than I found at the start. I have never noticed this kind of separation in beer before, I don't think it is very common. If you know more about this "stratification" I'd like to hear about it.
Mind you, I wouldn't recommend shaking up the bottle before opening it, just sample it all before making up your mind.
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