Lake of Bays - Spring Maple Belgian Blonde Ale

I started having some respect for the Lake of Bays with their red (Spark House Red).... if you've never had that one, it's a regular of mine at Boo Radleys on Dupont in Toronto. Very nice, malty and interesting beer for doing whatever needs doing while drinking beer.

But this isn't about that lovely brew, this is about the Spring Maple Belgian Blonde Ale. This was a bit of a revelation for me as most of the maple beers that I've had have had a tang of sorts to it, where it just didn't taste right... or it would taste like they've added maple syrup to the beer afterwards and it would just be too sweet... like drinking one of those wine coolers where it's got a syrupy flavour. Whatever. This beer focuses on it being a good Belgian blonde first and foremost. Tasty stuff indeed! If you're looking for it you can get some vanilla and caramel out of it too, but nothing that overwhelms. It's a nicely made brew that combines all that creates it into a well blended whole. I'm buying 6 more tomorrow, I want this to be on call whenever I need it.

http://lakeofbaysbrewing.ca/our-beer/spring-maple-belgian-blonde-ale/