Dark
Hockley Valley Brewing Company in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.40
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Hints of roasted nuts, caramel, chocolate, and coffee combine to make this award winner one of Ontario’s best-selling craft beers.
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Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can at RBESG 2007. Some good toffee on this, it was fine. Thanks to the two Canadians who brought this across.
omhper (44752) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Canned at RBESG ’07. Dark brown. Sweet and fruity with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Roasty malt gives me coffee and butter, there’s notes of apples before a carefully bitter finish. Quite good!
GRM (7524) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Canette, 500 ml, purchased on March 7 2006; eye: dark brown with burgundy and some golden reflections, coffee head that disappears rapidly, no lacing, no ’effervescence; nose: roasted malt, a bit of vanilla; mouth: roasted malt right at the start followed by a rapid decline in flavors, becomes watery, finale of roasted malt and bitterness with a little hint of acridness and a hint of caramel, lighlty swee, moderately bitter, light body, nice carbonation; overall: disappointing after providing such a nice look FRANÇAIS Canette, 500 ml, acheté le 7 mars 2006; oeil : brune foncée, reflets bourgognes et dorés, mousse de couleur café qui s’affaisse rapidement, pas de dentelle, pas d’effervescence; nez : malt rôti, un peu de vanille; bouche : malt rôti au début, baisse appréciable des saveurs, devient aqueuse, finale en torréfaction et amertume avec une petite pointe âcre puis une pointe de caramel, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps léger, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : décevante lorsqu’on regarde plus loin que la robe
Boutip (9769) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear dark color ale with nice foamy dark brown head with good retention. Aroma of English malt with floral undertone is easily distinguishable. Taste is very refreshing wit a good roasted malt presence and a bitter finish with a good balance of what seems like English hops. Body is a bit thin but overall this is a very enjoyable drink.
Marko (22181) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Thanks to a friend who brought it from Canada. Thick, fluffy tan(ish) head, dissipates at a medium pace. Extremely dark red/brown. Brown ale ? Maybe. Dunkel like. Malty aroma, nothing special, but nothing bad. The flavor consists of liquorice, caramel malts and nothing much else, simple but nice. Easy drinking.
Tessic (2342) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
This Ale pours a black colour with a tan frothy head. First scents are a little metallic with a scent of dark malt. A little bit of molasass too. First sip is smooth and has a definate molassass taste. Quite smooth but a little watery. Very roasted palate, similar to a weak stout. All in all a good beer.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
2005, I assume, pub can from Sammy, thanks! Orange-amber-brown with a beige head, which is well retained leading to questions of whether there is a widget in there (there isnt). Quite creamy and lasts atop the beer at couple centimeters through most of the glass. No lacing, however. Smells foremost of light caramel, hazelnuts and mineral water, with some notes of anise and light yeast as well. Flavor begins with toffee, biscuits and a simple caramel-additive-like sugar. Citrus and cardboard mix for the finale. Watery to the max. Plant stalks, some earthiness that I wouldnt quite call roast. Tobacco ash mixed in to water on the end, as well, as it gets rather dirty. Forced carbonated mouthfeel, with just tons of wateriness, I must reiterate. Some sweet cherries and toffee linger on the aftertaste.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Amber-brown colour. Slightly toasty aroma. Flavour is toasty, chocolatey. It’s a little thin but tastes fine enough.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Dark from Hockley Valley Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark red coper ale, with a light alcohol aroma and sweet caramel. Sweet malt, butterscotch, and decent hops. Nuts and alcohol in finish. Oily mouthfeel.