Main Street Brewing Co. – Belgian Bonsai Ale
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Overview
- Brewery: Main Street Brewing Co.
- Beer Style: Belgian
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Pros:
A delicious blend of Belgian and American brewing flavours
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Cons:
Rather bitter for a Belgian beer
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Conclusion:
A coming together of two great brewing styles into a well-hopped multinational brew
Main Street Brewing Co. – Belgian Bonsai Ale Review
Main Street Brewing Company has brewed the Belgian Bonsai Ale. This Belgian-American infusion of brewery styles is labeled with a disgruntled looking lion who clearly has an issue or two. From a 650ml bottle this beer is a slightly cloudy, amber in colour and is topped with a finger’s worth of lightly lacing head. The aroma from this beer is of Belgian yeast, wheat, citrus and a kick of hop. There Also seems to a be an almost dill-like aroma to the body. The body is rather big for a fairly modest 6.5% alcohol with a combination of flavours including wheat, Belgian yeast, citrus, dill and a rye-hop like bitterness. This is by no means a typical Belgian Ale and not an american-style craft beer either – it is a blending of traditions into something unique and delicious regardless of which side of the fence you are on.
Alcohol – 6.9%
Size – 650ml Bottles
Hops – Sorachi Ace
Price – $6.70 (Craft Retailer)
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