Paddock Wood Bete Noire
by Darrell Billesberger
(Saskatoon Sask, Canada)
Paddock Wood Brewing Company Bete Noire
Paddock Wood Brewing Company, SK, Canada
Now I've been around for awhile, I've tried quite a few different styles of beers, from lagers to ales to stouts. With that being said though I've never had a quite a run in with a black ale before!
Bete Noire, brewed by the Paddock Wood Brewing Company in Saskatoon, is just as the label boasts, "an inky black ale, smooth and roasty, with a creamy touch of oatmeal." I've never been a big fan of oatmeal in my time but this I can handle!
A semi-sweet start, comes on fast, but is quickly overridden by an smooth bitterness that stays just long enough not to leave a horrid taste in your mouth, as some stouts I've tried over the years seem to.
Ok, I know it's not a stout, but just at a glance one might think that minus the 2-inch think layer of head that is normally associated with a stout.
This is a much cleaner, brisker tasting dark beer. Its heavy enough to carry a rich hop-filled flavour yet light enough to not make you extremely bloated after 2 or 4 or 6 of them!
So if you're looking for a different take on an ale, and happen to be in the Saskatoon area, go to a local pub and try a Bete Noire. It definitely caught me off guard!
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