Woodstock Inn Brewery Pig’s Ear Brown Ale

Raveen and I had another indoor soccer game tonight. I love the footy and in outdoor soccer I love playing goalkeeper. I find it exhilarating. The indoor game is a different story. The field is small. The action is more like pinball than the beautiful game and people LOVE to get really close and tee-up. One of the good things about taking a serious beating is that I can come home, throw my clothes in the laundry, crack open a cold one and count my bruises.

Tonight’s beer is Woodstock Inn Brewery’s Pig’s Ear. It pours deep brown and has a smoky, peanutty flavor. The body of the brew is medium. It has a very light finish. The flavor in the one that I tried was inconsistent, with the initial sip nearly smacking me in the mouth with smoked peanuts. I thought it had quite a unique flavor, but it did not maintain for the life of the glass. This is a good beer. It is very sessionable if that’s a word. It not not too light or too heavy. You can appreciate the fact that you are, in fact, drinking a brown ale. There is no question about the identity of this beer. It is not going to light your night on fire with its creativity. I think this is what Newcastle Brown Ale wants to be or perhaps used to be.