Rating

3.7 out of 5

Aroma

4.2 out of 5

Appearance

4.1 out of 5

Taste

4.2 out of 5

Palate

Total

4.1

4.1 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Deep Cove Brewers & Distillers, Persephone Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: Winter Ale
• Pros:

  An unnasumming beer with a very nice wine-oak barrel flavour infusion

• Cons:

  You don't really know what to expect from the name or label

• Conclusion:

  A smooth and delicious oaked winter beer.

Deep Cove Brewers & Persephone Brewing – Winter Collaboration Ale Review

The brewing teams from Gibsons and North Vancouver have teamed up to brew a Win ter Collaboration Ale. This beer, a joining of breweries on either side of Howe Sound comes in at 7.5% and melds the labeling styles of the two breweries. Pouring the beer it has a colour of chestnut brown and is topped with two thick and dense fingers of lacing head. From the brew comes a malty and rich aroma of caramel, toasted malt and a subtle oakiness. Tasting this collaboration beer it has a big body and is rich with toasted malt tones. The source of the oak-aroma becomes apparent with a rich wine-oak flavour that gives great body and depth of flavour. Aged in Pinot Noir brandy-infused oak a cherry-oak flavour and light vanilla-like smoothness gives great flavour and texture to the beer. The label and name are quite unassuming but this beer packs a smooth and swift upper jab in its flavour and intensity.

Alcohol – 7.5%
Size – 650ml bottles
deepcovecraft.com
persephonebrewing.com