Moroccan Brown Ale from Spearhead

Quite a few people have told me how great Spearhead Brewing Company's Hawaiian Style Pale Ale is. I picked it up the first time I saw it at the LCBO - I've always been a sucker for a good label.

It looks delicious, right?

Unfortunately, I assumed it was Hawaiian-style in the same way that an ale might be American-style or a Wit would be Belgian-style. If I'd read the label, I would have seen that it's Hawaiian in the same way that a pizza is Hawaiian - there's pineapple.

I'm allergic to pineapple.

As far as I can tell, Spearhead's Hawaiian Style Pale Ale tastes like burning. Mild burning, but still. Burning.

So, when I spotted their new Moroccan Brown Ale, I was excited - finally, I could check out a Spearhead beer!

I read this (awesome) label very carefully.

This ale's ingredient list, thankfully, doesn't include any pineapple. It does, however, feature raisins, dates, figs and cinnamon. These lend the dark brown brew a sweet, complex flavour - not, like, crazy-sweet, but a nice change of pace from hopped up IPAs. I would love to drink it while eating excessive amounts of cheese. Totally recommended.

Cheers!

Emily


Moroccan Brown Ale
Spearhead Brewing Company in Toronto, Ontario
Available at the LCBO
6.0% alc./vol
355 ml bottles
6 bottles $13.95