The Hicksons

Brewed in Rat Portage, Ontario (well, formerly known as Rat Portage but renamed Kenora) and with a name that harkens The Tragically Hip to mind, how could you go wrong? Well, it depends on what you’re into I guess. This is a “meme level” IPA, the kind the guys with the beards and toques and buffalo plaid shirts love. It’s a “triple C hop citrus bomb”.. yep, for sure. It does finish “dry” though which pushes back nicely against that…

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The label says this is a “strong beer brewed with spices” (6.2%) which I guess is where the Winter comes in. It does have a mulling spices thing going on both in terms of aroma and flavour but underlying that is the citrusy foundation of an IPA. Gavin tasted it and called it “Christmasey” which I think is fitting. It’s decent but a bit on the novel side. Esther and I split one in a “snifter” style glass and that’s…

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