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Vancouver Island Mile High Mountain Ale


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Brewed by Vancouver Island Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Victoria, Canada

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RATINGS: 6   MEAN: 3.1/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.89   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 177   ABV: 5.9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Mile High Mountain Ale is a hop forward, Northwest-style red ale with a medium body and pleasant citrusy bitterness. This Red Ale has a rich, red-amber colour and an engaging dry-hopped aroma. Slightly warming on the palette, with a clean finish, its character makes it a very well balanced, highly sessionable ale.


1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Attackinblack (10) - British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 28, 2015
Poured from a bomber (650). More of a copper than a proper Amber in colour. Not a ton of head. Hop forward? Nah. None of the toasty flavour I was hoping for in an amber either. Honestly, tastes more like a boring pale ale than anything else. Pass.

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
JohnDrinkwater (17) - - MAR 19, 2015
Surprisingly pleasant stuff. A nice red ale that combines just the right amount of malt and hops, together with some citrusy notes.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
vadie (1078) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - FEB 3, 2015
Ambré avec un petit col beige. L’arôme du malt anglais et d’houblon. D’abord c’est sucré et assez lourde mais l’amertume de la finale rend ça presque en équilibre. OK.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Lagerboy (1609) - British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 14, 2015
Bomber. Clear bright medium copper, vanishing tan foam. Aroma is floral, fruity, herbal. Lightly bitter herbal hop taste, slightly sweet c-malt, citrusy and dry, hint of vanilla later on. Average carbonation, medium bodied, moderately hopped. Just okay. LBW (Lagerboys Be Wary)

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
pictoman (813) - British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 3, 2015
Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear, golden orange with off-white head. Dry piney hops, mild citrus and malt. Relatively light and dry. Forgettable.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DeanF (1935) - Northwest Territories, CANADA - DEC 21, 2014
Nice off-gold body and good head on top. Good balanced hop aroma. Flavour is soft malt with a hoppy balance, medium oily mouthfeel. Reasonably okay but not incredibly impressive. Could be worse, could be better. Worth trying if you stumble across it.


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