High Seas Loose Canon:
Well hello all and welcome to the last day of my East coast tour. So I searched most of eastern and central Baltimore County today looking for a tallboy or even malt liquor but most places in areas I was willing to venture carry nothing outside my rules for the month and I wasn’t feeling lucky enough to see just how real “The Wire” or “Homicide” was in their depiction of Baltimore so I resorted to exploring my surroundings. I’m staying down by the water right in the middle of the Inner Harbor area and there is no shortage of restaurants here. In fact, right across the street from me there is a pub called James Joyce and I checked it our last night only to lose interest when I saw that their drink menu was a bright colorful beach picture with tropical drinks. Not really the Irish atmosphere I was looking for so the search for a unique Baltimore brew continued. Tonight, out of tiredness, hunger and boredom, I ventured into Dick’s Last Resort and in process of checking out their taps, I saw a Jollyroger on top of a tap handle and decided to walk the plank on this one. The tap poured out High Seas Loose Canon, a triple hops brewed American Ale. I think it’s well known now that I love a good IPA and a triple hoped one sounds right up my alley. The picture was taken right after being served to me and as you can see, there isn’t much of a head but there is a good amount of carbonation throughout the beer and the nose is one of a rich citrus blend. The taste isn’t quite as hoppy as I hoped but still good. Probably on par with the Dogfish 60 minute IPA, the hops stay with you throughout the drinking process and tend to linger on the back of the tongue as a skunky dry feeling. I paired it with a spicy fish dinner and the pairing worked very well. I hope to come across more of this brewery, their entire line up looks impressive and they seem to have tongue firmly planted in cheek which is always a good sign. Tomorrow, back home, back to malt beverages and 40s.