Stone & Wood Jasper Ale

Nice label on this one - it's gently embossed, and actually matches the hue of the beer pretty closely also.

The aroma too suggests good things to come initially but there's also a bit of a metallic twinge that really derails the smoothness up to this point. It's a bit like finding half a worm in your apple. Or your fish.

Happily the beer itself performs well to taste: amber, malty, slightly spicy, and with a lovely nutty / bready finish that is the real star of the show. It's not a refreshing sort of a beer - more a wintery flat companion brew - but could maybe do with a bit more body to this end also as it's relatively light in pushing just 4.7 abv.

Not a bad effort, would happily drink again but loses points for the nose. 6.5