Janus 6.5%
180 Minute American Amber Ale
Small Gods
As the pains of the world fade away your eyes flicker back open on an empty hall. A doorway stands at one end, its complex and ornate filigree surrounds chipped and worn with the gentle wear of passing aeons. The yawning portal stands open and within you glimpse a featureless void offering the inviting darkness of a peaceful oblivion. Hesitant, you turn 180 degrees. Behind you stands a starkly different door, trimmed in knife-sharp lines of shining steel. The antiseptic white glow from beyond calls out with a disquieting offer of eternal bliss. Here beside you, Janus appears, both faces implacable and stern. His single word breaks the echoing silence. “Choose.”
The American Amber Ale is a modern take on a classic American style. Boiled for 180 minutes to develop a bold and complex malt character and a deep, bright amber hue. On the nose Idaho 7 and Cascade lend a distinctively fruity and floral quality to the beer with notes of pine and Turkish delight. On the palate Janus is full-bodied and richly layered with toasty malt character driven by the toffee and caramel flavours and a velvety mouthfeel that were coaxed out during the three-hour boil . This lends the beer a depth and complexity while also providing a firm backbone of sweetness that is perfectly balanced by a moderate hop bitterness and a deceptively dry finish.