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MidwestMicroBrews, 118 S. Washington Street #402B, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301 |
| MidwestMicroBrews' Midwest Beer Reviews! |
Copper Canyon Brewery - Southfield, Michigan
Killer Canyon Porter
Appearance - In color, dark brown with hints of ruby. A nice, full beige head gently sat atop the glass and stayed there throughout.
Smell - Aromas of coffee, chocolate, fresh-baked rye bread. Only a hint of hops is present.
Taste - Rich, roasted malts hit first. Notes of sweet chocolate, toffee, almonds, and cashews.
Feel - Solid mouthfeel. Not too heavy. Not too thin. As Goldilocks would say, it was just right.
Finish - Very clean finish, with just a faint wisp of coffee on the end.
Overall Impression - A very enjoyable and robust porter. Like the majority of the brews on tap at Copper Canyon, this doesn’t
overwhelm the palate. If you’re a fan of porter style, Killer Canyon will not disappoint.
Copper Canyon Alt
Appearance - Dark amber in color with a medium off-white head with decent retention.
Smell - Light aromas of nuts, caramel, and fresh hops.
Taste - Simple tastes on this one: light roasted malts, some caramel, and mildly grassy hops.
Feel - Light and crisp on the palate, with a fair amount of carbonation.
Finish - Crisp on the end with a just faint hop bitterness on the tongue.
Overall Impression - Copper Canyon has created a very nice classic Alt here. Alts aren’t supposed to be “big beers.” This is, quite
simply, a very well-balanced session beer, with just enough complexity to keep your mind from wandering.
Northwestern Gold
Appearance - Gold, not surprisingly. Translucent gold with a decent amount of fine crystal-white head.
Smell - Imagine standing in a wheat field at dawn in the summer: fresh grain, mild flowers, fresh air.
Taste - Gentle tastes of malt, almost wheaty. Fresh-cut grass. Hints of caramel and anise.
Feel - Highly carbonated. Crisp and clean.
Finish - Clean on the finish as well. Slightly dry, it coaxes the mouth into the next sip.
Overall Impression - This Golden/Blonde Ale is the perfect beer for the non-craft beer drinker, but interesting enough to please the beer
aficionado. This is a highly drinkable beer. If you are going to be watching a Tiger/Piston/Lion/Red Wings game at Copper Canyon and
want a beer that you drink all night, Northwestern Gold would be a fine choice.
Devil's Peak Ale (IPA)
Appearance - Light orange to amber in color, with a nice amount of creamy just-off-white head.
Smell - Hops, hops, and a more hops. Wow. This is a pungent IPA... just how I like em'. Notes of grapefruit and juniper also rear their
heads.
Taste - Again, the hops are dominant at first, giving you a quick kick in the teeth. Soon though, a solid malt backbone becomes present,
keeping the hop bitterness from overwhelming.
Feel - Thick and chewy in the mouth. You can almost feel the hop resin coating your teeth, but then...
Finish - Boom, a clean, dry finish, leaving you reaching for the glass again.
Overall - There's a reason this is Copper Canyon's best seller. A truly stupendous IPA, this is one for the real hop heads.
Killer Canyon Porter
Appearance - In color, dark brown with hints of ruby. A nice, full beige head gently sat atop the glass and stayed there throughout.
Smell - Aromas of coffee, chocolate, fresh-baked rye bread. Only a hint of hops is present.
Taste - Rich, roasted malts hit first. Notes of sweet chocolate, toffee, almonds, and cashews.
Feel - Solid mouthfeel. Not too heavy. Not too thin. As Goldilocks would say, it was just right.
Finish - Very clean finish, with just a faint wisp of coffee on the end.
Overall Impression - A very enjoyable and robust porter. Like the majority of the brews on tap at Copper Canyon, this doesn’t
overwhelm the palate. If you’re a fan of porter style, Killer Canyon will not disappoint.
Copper Canyon Alt
Appearance - Dark amber in color with a medium off-white head with decent retention.
Smell - Light aromas of nuts, caramel, and fresh hops.
Taste - Simple tastes on this one: light roasted malts, some caramel, and mildly grassy hops.
Feel - Light and crisp on the palate, with a fair amount of carbonation.
Finish - Crisp on the end with a just faint hop bitterness on the tongue.
Overall Impression - Copper Canyon has created a very nice classic Alt here. Alts aren’t supposed to be “big beers.” This is, quite
simply, a very well-balanced session beer, with just enough complexity to keep your mind from wandering.
Northwestern Gold
Appearance - Gold, not surprisingly. Translucent gold with a decent amount of fine crystal-white head.
Smell - Imagine standing in a wheat field at dawn in the summer: fresh grain, mild flowers, fresh air.
Taste - Gentle tastes of malt, almost wheaty. Fresh-cut grass. Hints of caramel and anise.
Feel - Highly carbonated. Crisp and clean.
Finish - Clean on the finish as well. Slightly dry, it coaxes the mouth into the next sip.
Overall Impression - This Golden/Blonde Ale is the perfect beer for the non-craft beer drinker, but interesting enough to please the beer
aficionado. This is a highly drinkable beer. If you are going to be watching a Tiger/Piston/Lion/Red Wings game at Copper Canyon and
want a beer that you drink all night, Northwestern Gold would be a fine choice.
Devil's Peak Ale (IPA)
Appearance - Light orange to amber in color, with a nice amount of creamy just-off-white head.
Smell - Hops, hops, and a more hops. Wow. This is a pungent IPA... just how I like em'. Notes of grapefruit and juniper also rear their
heads.
Taste - Again, the hops are dominant at first, giving you a quick kick in the teeth. Soon though, a solid malt backbone becomes present,
keeping the hop bitterness from overwhelming.
Feel - Thick and chewy in the mouth. You can almost feel the hop resin coating your teeth, but then...
Finish - Boom, a clean, dry finish, leaving you reaching for the glass again.
Overall - There's a reason this is Copper Canyon's best seller. A truly stupendous IPA, this is one for the real hop heads.
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