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Great Western Original 16 Canadian Copper Ale

Great Western Original 16 Canadian Copper Ale
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Brewed by Great Western Brewing (Canadian Brewing)
Style: Amber Ale
Saskatoon, Canada

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RATINGS: 19   MEAN: 2.59/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.65   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Celebrating the spirit of our founds, Original 16 Canadian Copper Ale is brewed with 100% two-row Prairie barley, including a blend of black and caramel malts, and five choice hop varietals. Our special and unique double-aged process results in an unparalleled smooth and refreshing beer.


2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
RhetoricalAns (636) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 4, 2015
Draft. Medium to deep amber pour, medium white head, okay lasting power. Pale malt and grassy hop aroma. Fairly bland taste of malt, hint of caramel.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Gerbeer (2462) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - AUG 3, 2015
On tap. Pours an orange mahogany with light head. Almost no aroma. Tastes like a very watery Amber or Scottish.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
dresden (1207) - Saskatchewan, CANADA - APR 6, 2015
Had this for free at an event. Was a decent value. Clear reddish deep golden. Aroma is light maltiness, slight skunk. Flavour is very light caramel with a strange sweetness.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
BeerAndPonies (119) - Medicine Hat, Alberta, CANADA - FEB 9, 2015
473 ml can from a four-pack from Sobeys Liquor, served in a stemmed, tall goblet. Pours a stunningly bright, clear reddish-copper, with light, fine carbonation and a tall. pillowy, milky cap that leaves thick tendrils of lace. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, woody, aromatic hops with light grassy undertones, and a bit of tree fruit; flavor is weak and blunted, mostly of light, sweet grains, hints of caramel, and mild fruit with only a touch of spice. I rather expected toastiness, berry/winey character, and/or nuttiness and cocoa - after all, this copper beer is a cousin to brown/amber/red ales - but got a pale (lager-ish) imitation of the style instead. Thin-bodied, a tiny bit slick, and with very little aftertaste to speak of. I hate to trot out an overused refrain to my reviews yet again, but...while there’s nothing objectionable, there’s also not much of actual substance aside from its visual glamour. There are much more palate-satisfying ambers than Original 16’s weaksauce.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 6/20
stantheman (816) - British Columbia, CANADA - OCT 11, 2014
Sample on tap at Union Jack Public House in New Westminster. A nice copper colour and decent froth. Nose is vaguely sweet. In the mouth it’s honey sweet, slightly malty, no real hop detected. Better than the O 16 pale ale is about all I can say. 2.4.

2.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
AgentAle (1168) - Alberta, CANADA - SEP 2, 2014
Aroma is bland malts and slight honey. Taste is more bland grains with honey and slight toffee. Appearance is a clear amber / copper with a medium pearl head that retains fairly well.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Reimer96 (1601) - Alberta, CANADA - APR 26, 2014
Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Aroma of sweet pale malts, caramel and some earthy and grassy hops. Taste is medium light body of caramel and earthy hops. Too light of body to be a good beer for the style but in terms of macro beers it has alot more to offer than most.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Bahumat (139) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - MAR 29, 2014
Boring and not even worth the effort of rating. What little merit this additional aging process of theirs imparts, it really isn’t worth it over such a boring, humdrum lager.

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 8/20
Crit (3606) - Surrey, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 9, 2014
Copper with white head. Neutral nose. Vague malt profile is more like sugar water with food colouring. Nothing here either bad or good

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
MunBro (845) - St. Albert, Alberta, CANADA - MAR 1, 2014
UPDATED: JUL 11, 2014 20 oz glass at Sloppy Hoggs. Amber color with a white head. Tons of lace. Tastes pretty basic with malts and some earthy hops. Not awful but not great.


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