BREW continued from pg 35 With origins that date back more
than 2000 years to the Ancient Celtic Festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), where people would wear costumes and dance around fires to ward off evil spirits, the modern day tradition of Halloween and, more importantly, the Halloween party, is an opportunity to host the most creative and colourful bash of the year.
So why not incorporate specialty
beers into the overall ghoulish theme?
Hobgoblin (Wychwood Brewery, England) 5.5% ABV $3.50 500 ml LCBO The “Unofficial Beer of Halloween”. This legendary British craft ale is a deep ruby copper with light tan head. It’s nutty with chocolate/ cocoa, toasted biscuit and coffee up front before raisins/ plum fruit notes and light floral hopping. Hobgoblin is a
silky smooth and full- bodied, supernaturally delicious beer. No wonder it has been one of the best-selling imported beers year round at the LCBO for ages.
Hobgoblin Gold (Wychwood Brewery, England) 4.5% $3.50 500ml LCBO Where the regular Hobgoblin shone
because of its malts, GOLD showcases hops, creating an interesting English Pale Ale. Pouring a deep honeyed gold with a tight snow white head, the nose is full of musty pine, earth, wood, grass, pale malts, citrus fruit, subtle spices and faint hint of botanicals (dead flowers?). It tastes sweet up front with caramel and biscuit malts, lemon zest and tangerine (marmalade?) before some moderate hop bitterness,
and a tiny bit of sourness finishing dry. Slightly under-carbonated and nicely balanced, this beer is frighteningly drinkable.
Cool fact: One of Wychwood’s very best beers is also their hardest to find, because their King Goblin is brewed only on a Lunar Full Moon – making it harder to find than a house handing out eggs and toilet paper on Halloween night.
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