Niagara Honey Brown Maple Wheat

Brewed by Niagara Falls Brewing (Moosehead)
Style: Brown Ale
Brampton, Canada

Of the four honey lagers I’ve tried , this one is probably the best, so far. Not too sweet, not too bad.

Very nice mouthfeel, taste good, drinkable. Sweet. Brownish colour. I’ll have it again.

Candied malt aroma, copper, finger of custard head, plenty of carbonation, some pretty lace. Malt flavour, trace of honey is actually quite nice, woody notes too. Light bodied, creamy smooth, and well balanced. Very good.

Very nice medium/chestnut-brown with some red accents. The aroma is quite sweet, with a distant honey/floral note and a touch of caramel. Very nice mouthfeel – lush and caramel-smooth. There’s a touch of honey in the flavour but none of the maple advertised on the front label. The bitter alcohol on the finish leaves a bad final impression of this okay honey beer.

TFOB honey tri-fecta. Best of the bunch it was agreed. Dark yellow pour. Big white head - looks quite nice. Nice honey and light malt aroma - I liked it. Taste is clean but bland with only a touch of honey and malt (hardly a brown ale I would say). Maple? Wheat? No. Just a decent little slightly sweet ale.

Draught sample at TFOB 2005. I had this right after the Wellington and Labatt honey lagers, and this was the best of the bunch. Not that the competition was very fierce, mind you. Pours a nice orange-gold with a small head. Aroma is quite sweet and malty, although the sweetness reminded me more of sweet & sour sauce than honey. Flavour is clean, very well made, but also unexciting. Finish is fairly dry. Not bad.

On tap. Clear bodied medium amber/brown color, off white head. Caramel, a touch of maple and some tea like flavors come through. Mild floral bitterness. Medium bodied, light dryness. Not bad.

Robe ambrée très claire surmontée d’une mousse blanche qui persiste. Arômes légers de malt. Saveurs légers de malt caramélisés.