Hop City Barking Squirrel Lager

This is a 5.0% ABV amber lager from the Hop City Brewing Company of Canada. It uses Hallertau, Saaz, and Mittelfrueh hops along with Canadian Pale 2 Row, Crystal and Munich malts. Is the squirrel perplexed by the hop cone? Angry at it? Both?

The beer pours a nice amber and copper in color. There is a tall head of thick and somewhat creamy off-white head. The aroma has roasted and sweet malts, adding caramel notes, over the herbal and stone-fruits of the hops, particularly plum. There is also a grassy, woody note. The taste is nutty and slightly sweet malt, well balanced by dry and grassy hops with a light bitterness. There is a light fruitiness on the finish. This makes a very drinkable amber lager.