Munich heavy

Having sampled the delights of "Beak Brewery" last Friday, I thought I'd continue my voyage of discovery over the rest of the weekend by opening a new beer from my favourite Cornish purveyor of that traditional beverage, Verdant. There must be something in the water down in Falmouth but pretty much everything Verdant put out these days is outstanding, this example was no exception. Called "The Feast Afoot" it's a pale ale with a reasonably quaffable 5.5% ABV and made in a West Coast style, although, not an archetypal one. The bitterness was certainly there but dialed back, and the malt (Munich heavy) profile bought to the fore instead. Quite caramel and toffee initially but with the hops (Mosaic, Nelson and Simcoe) backing up with stone fruit, pine and lemon, light, refreshing and very drinkable indeed!