#52BottlesOfBeer 22: Spinnakers Brewing Keg Tosser Wee Heavy Scotch Ale

It's Friday once again, which means it's time to sit back, relax, and enjoy a tip and sip on my balcony, while trying to escape the stress filling the world right now.

For week 22, I crack open a bottle of Spinnakers Brewing's Keg Tosser Wee Heavy Scotch Ale...

By now, readers should know that I enjoy simple things in Life, and in my label designs. This brew satisfies that enjoyment. The simplicity of it's colours, arrangement and font styles is very pleasing to me- and has just enough "roughness" that it subtly implies a bit of wild adventure in the taste. Of course, it helps that it has one of my favorite colours, green, as part of the label. The gold bars at the top and bottom balance wonderfully with the white and gold text. The "Keg Tosser" adds a nice touch of class and randomness to the label.

For a heavy ale, the colour is a nice medium shade of golden brown. It has depth to it, but is "shallow" enough to let light reach you as your thoughts are submerged in pondering the state of things, and where the world is heading. You can tell that the brew has weight, but not so much that you're over burdened with it.

The taste matches the colour, it's a nice medium level of kick to it. It has a gruff attitude, but once you get past that initial outburst of intimidation, you warm up to the taste. By the third sip, I was able to fully settle into my chair and relax as if I was talking with a long-time friend. Once in a while, the attitude come forth- but for the most part, this ale is pleasant company on a Friday.

Despite some hesitancy due to my experience with some of the other "heavy" beers I've tried during this series, I'm glad that I gave Spinnakers Brewing's Keg Tosser Wee Heavy Scotch Ale a chance. It's certainly on my list of brews that I'll enjoy again, and would recommend. A nice "Good".

Comments

Justin Cider welcomes a Homewrecker to the Fanily

COVID-19 has impacted pretty much everything and, although some industries have slowly been able to get rolling again, sport is one that remains in limbo. This holds true for the world of Thrash Wrestling, which we in The Basement are a proud sponsor of. But the men and woman of Thrash Wrestling continue to challenge each other, and entertain fans, in a creative way. Which is why Jason and Shawn welcome Thrash Wrestler Justin Cider into the ring... err, Basement, when From The Basements takes over the Radio NL 610 AM airwaves at 6:05 tonight! Cider will update listeners on how Thrash Wrestling continues with social distancing in place. And he'll shed some light on the future of the sport, how people can support his Fanily, and more! And stick with us, as Justin joins The Basement Boys for a review of the new horror/comedy Homewrecker starring Alex Essoe and Precious Chong. Does this female-focused comedic thriller deliver the goods? Tune in after the 6 o'clock news ...

Top 5 quotes from the Rambo franchise

It's Rambo Day, which means it's a day we celebrate all things Rambo. And no, we didn't make that up. It's a real thing, and part of the lead in to Rambo: Last Blood coming out on Friday. We were going to celebrate by doing a Top 5 favourite Rambo kills, but the fine folks at Arrow in the Head already did something like that, so I figured why not share our favourite Rambo quotes. I like quotes. Quotes are good. Anyway, here we go with our Top 5, in no particular order: 5) "They drew first blood." - John Rambo, First Blood (1982) Because it's always cool when the hero references the title of the movie in a quote. 4) "Live for nothing, or die for something. Your call." - John Rambo, Rambo (2008) Because it's 100-per-cent truth, and is the exclamation mark on a great monologue by Stallone. 3) "I could have killed 'em all. I could kill you. In town, you're the law. Out here, it's me. Don't push it, or I'l...

Grace Victoria Patterson returns

What's this? Two podcasts From The Basement in less than nine months? Has the world gone mad!?! No, but when past Basement guest Grace Victoria Patterson asked nicely if she could return to this fine podcast, Jason and Shawn -- agreeable sorts that they are -- said yes. Hence we have this new episode for your ear holes! Grace provides an update on her career, which has seen the cheerleader-turned-actress appear in no fewer than eight films plus a TV series, with more projects on the way. She and Jason talk all about this, plus some other stuff. What kind of stuff? Stick with us! And stay tuned, as The Basement Boys discuss a whole slew of movies and television, including the Netflix Jimmy Savile documentary, The Batman, the horror romp The Cellar and more! It's podcasting that's so awesome, you'll be awesomed out by its awesomeness! What are you waiting for? Push play and enjoy!

Search This Blog