2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 mabel (7455) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 12, 2014
[5551-20130628] 355mL can. Light floral apple straw aroma. Clear, orange red body with a quick foamy white head. Bitter straw grains flavour. Medium body. Fair. (5/3/4/3/9) 2.4
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2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 andrewturba (1190) - Alberta, CANADA - FEB 2, 2014
Pours a clear deep copper with a pretty thin white head. Aroma is toasted malt, and mild caramel. Kinda faint Aroma overall. Flavour is mild earthy bitterness, light toasted malt, caramel notes, and fairly watery.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 zeek (183) - British Columbia, CANADA - NOV 8, 2013
Decent aroma, sweet earthy malts coming through. Color is strange, slightly yellowish brown ... and translucent. Color is slightly off-putting. Taste is ok, perhaps too weak. Finishes with the right amount of bitterness. All things considered, not bad for a "light" beer.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20 blackmetal (179) - Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - SEP 27, 2013
Bland with only mild malty aromas. Reminds me literally of a watered down dark ale.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20 GregClow (3014) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 8, 2013
Can from Big Rock mixed pack. Clear and bright caramel-amber body with a thin just-off-white head. Aroma is mild and fairly sweet, with caramel and toasted grain cereal notes, and a bit of dark honey. Medium-thin body, crisp on the tongue. Flavour follows the aroma - sweet off the top with lightly roasted malt and honey cereal - before drying out slightly in the finish with a subtle herbaceous bitterness that develops nicely as it warms up. Id like a bit more heft in the body, but otherwise, its a decent session ale.
1.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20 WheatKing (1323) - Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA - SEP 4, 2013
Can from the mix pack. Pours clear dark copper. Nose is.... uhhhhh.... nothing, mixed with some toffee. Taste is the same. Water is stronger than the toffee though. A bit of roast. Quite possibly the most boring beer Ive had, I found myself craving a Chang just for the flavour. All this water was added before the boil? And the colour comes entirely from the malt?
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20 Boutip (5272) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - AUG 16, 2013
Can: Poured a light black color ale with a medium size foamy head with OK retention. Aroma of light roasted malt with some dry notes. Taste is also dominated by roasted malt with light bitterness and dry aftertaste. Body is light with good carbonation. This is an easy drinking beer with light roasted malt profile.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 dreamflower (702) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - AUG 9, 2013
Dark colour with foamy white head. A nice sweet flavour with a balance of roasted malts. Simple yet enjoyable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 northropfrye (2850) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - AUG 9, 2013
On tap at the Brogue. A bit under-rated Id say. Its certainly an adequate beer, at least on tap. Dark copper colour, off white head, some lacing. Roasty malt aroma. Sweet malty taste with a touch of hops. Adequate.
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 5/20 ljthiessen (806) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - JUL 12, 2013
One of my least favourite beers to date. The flavours here are not bad - some toasty malt, caramel, a hint of coffee - but its so watery that the flavours are spoiled. The bitterness comes off strangely too, as it seems theyre trying to compensate for the lack of body by changing the bitterness... tastes unnatural. Frankly, it reminded me of car exhaust by the end of the glass.
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