Beermas Day 8

On the eighth day of Beermas I poured out for me
Eight cream ales fizzing
Seven spicy mockswans
Six stones a-hanging
Five golden caps
Four calling birds
Three speckled hens
Two flightless non-doves
And a pear cider fresh from the tree

I could have found myself a cream or milk stout, but there has to be some variety, you know?  So it's cream ale today, Canotier Cream Ale to be exact.  Now, the cream is just in the name, there's no actual dairy in the beer, I suppose the name is related to the lightness of the color.

Uh, what's under that hat, though?

It smells a little sweet, even fruity, and it pours out extremely bubbly.  So bubbly in fact, that that's all the head is, and it disappears in no time.  I'm left with the impression of a cider rather than a beer.  It even has a hint of cider in the taste, although the ale is what comes through most clearly.  It's not bitter exactly, there's a little bit of sourness hiding in it, but is certainly beer.  Canotier is definitely not as hearty as Mexicake, but it has an appeal of its own, a subtler and more laid-back offering to the palate.  There's quite a bit of carbonation, actually, with the feel of the beverage more like a soda than a beer.  I'd prefer this style on a warmer day, maybe in a plaza somewhere, with the typical bowl of chips on the side.

See how fast that head is gone?

Supplier: Más que Cerveza
Price: ~€3 (a better memory is not a resolution you can easily keep)