3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20 GRM (3380) - Aylmer, Quebec, CANADA - OCT 7, 2013
Brown bottle, 500 ml, bottled on Aug 03 2010, savoured on October 7 2013; eye: copper, lightly hazy, no effervescence, tiny ring of khaki head, light lacing; nose: malt, caramel, light alcohol, slight Madeira, slight spices; mouth: malt, caramel, alcohol, light Madeira, light spices, light acridness, finale in alcohol with good presence of malt, medium-full body, good carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: correct
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, savourée le 7 octobre 2013; il : cuivre, légèrement voilée, pas deffervescence, petit anneau de mousse kaki, légère dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, léger alcool, très léger madère, très léger épices; bouche : malt, caramel, alcool, léger madère, léger épices, légère âcreté, finale en alcool avec bonne présence de malt, corps moyen-corsé, bonne carbonatation, moyennement sucré, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : correct
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 mabel (7455) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 21, 2010
[3351-20100821] Tap. Mild lemon sweet grass hints in the aroma. Clear, golden amber body with a medium-lasting foamy off-white head and some lacing. Maple wood malt follow up flavour has an interesting bitter lemon hops and a sour fragrant floral potpourri. Medium body. Pretty good.
(@ Volo, Toronto, ON)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 jercraigs (8825) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 23, 2010
2010-08-21. Crisp dark amber body with a modest creamy beige head. 3+ Flavour is pleasant, mild malt up front is nice, quickly gains a hop forward profile that is fairly bitter. Nuanced subtle citrus and fruit, sharp green herbaceous notes and a very slight astringency in the finish. Malt sticks around but primarily in the background where it hints at caramel and toasty English malt notes. Mild alcohol undercurrents. 7+ Fruity hoppy aroma, light touches of greenery, mild sweet malt. Smooth average to medium bodied palate is lightly carbonated. 3+ Alcohol shows up slightly more as it warms. Pretty nice. On tap at Volo, Toronto
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 blankboy (6667) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 18, 2010
Draught at Cest What. Pours a clear(ish) orange-amber with an average size diminishing white head. Mild aroma of fruit, sweet malt and light floral hops. Flavour of caramel malt, quite sweet, with light hops and tropical fruit. Solid bitter finish. Average bodied. Pretty good.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 MrManning (2009) - Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 9, 2010
MAny draught samples at CHancey SMiths, in London, ON- Pours deep almost turbid amber. Has a nice frothy cap that leaves a solid lace. Nose of tropical fruit, like mango, pineapple, and stone fruit as well. Has some bready notes with floral hops and a metallic note. The flavour profile is much more hoppier than the nose would lead you to believe. Lots of tropical fruit again, with mango and pineapple, then comes the stone fruit like peach and apricot. Herbal hops meet a whole wheat bready contingent. Medium full body, very bitter finish.....likely the bitterest beer Ive had in some time. Like the Executioners Ale they once made but not quite there.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 pfriesen (113) - Richmond Hill, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 30, 2010
500ml Bottle courtesy of PaulHegedus, Poured in a St. Peters Pint glass, clear dark amber with a creamy white head that is sustained leaving lacing clinging to the sides. Aromas of alder, grass and spruce. Fairly strong caramel flavours balanced with a lighter lemony bitterness. Creamed sugar mouthfeel but dries out very quickly, easily remedied with another gulp of this delicious beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 HogTownHarry (6322) - Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, CANADA - JUL 28, 2010
Draught pint at CEst what July 27 2010. Clear copper-amber pour with an average creamy beige head. Smells "Belgian" - sweet and roasty, a hint of cocoa and some light herbal/grainy bitterness (6+). The taste - wow, that came as a shock - initially a bit toffee-ish, then building back-of-palate dry, aggressive nutshell bitterness takes over completely - no alcohol, no sweet malt, no grain - just a long-lasting back of tongue almost acidic bitterness. Average to light body, very mild carbonation, a bit slick and gritty - ultimately all I take away from this one is that super unusual dry bitterness (which stuck to my palate for quite a while).
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 DerWeg (1567) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 27, 2010
CASK Intense dark amber with off-white head and pungent hop aromas. Solid middle of alcohol and noble hop, Malt toffee and fruit, med full feel, hint of chocolate.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 garthicus (2814) - Dublin, IRELAND - JUL 25, 2010
On tap at Cest What? Appearance: ruby red, tiny White head. Aroma: Fruity, blackcurrant, mildly spiced. Flavour: tangy spice, marzipan, blackcurrant, brown sugar, long bitter finish. Quite lovely.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20 pootzboy (1665) - Hawgville, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 24, 2010
Had this on tap and bottled, the keg version is better.
Pours a shimmering orange-amber ale in the glass with a decent tan colored sticky cap. Big lacing qualities. Modest carbonation.
Aroma was very pleasant:but subtle; Floral-citrus-fruity aroma over substantial bready sweet malts, some peach and passion fruit.
Rich malt spine, hoppy bitter character. Big chew on amber malts in front, no cloying, decent balance with citrus-resinous hopping, some succulent fruit tones, thick malty middle leads to a long rich finish with some intense bittering and a metallic after sting from long boil hops.
A really decent huge west coast ESB reminiscent of the Executioners ale but better body and more bitterness. Really tasty and satisfying but a tad bitter for an IPA...I think we have a new genre here..."west coast radical ESB"
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