Mad and Noisy Brewing's Hops and Bolts India Pale Lager

Part of Creemore Springs' Craft Beer Exploration, Mad and Noisy Brewing's Hops and Bolts India Pale Lager is described as a Czech twist on an English IPA.

Jeff said it poured a nice copper colour with a decent head that sticks around - leaving a 1 cm head until the end of the pint.

"The smell is definitely citrusy, but there's something else there as well - like, white wine<' Jeff said.

The hops are a different taste - there's almost more herbal hop notes, "I guess to reflect the lager side of things?"

There's bitterness and the finish is dry, "almost too astringent. It's interesting, but in an evening, I'd probably only have the one."