Heritage Premium Lager

A great aroma of hops, and some biscuity malt notes. refreshing, and satisfying. A deep malt profile complimented by a good dose of hops with citrus notes. nice stuff.

Originally rated February 2006. Comes in a stubby bottle. This premium lager pours a golden colour with an amber touch. Carbonation is quite present, big white head with medium retention and good all around lacing. The nose is very nice, with floral notes and a beautiful perfume. The mouthfeel is the weakest part, being a bit thin and watery, but then, the taste bring you back right into it. Grainy malt, floral hops, slight fruit and a dry and mild bitter finish. Not much of an aftertaste. Recommended for a good alternative to macro lagers, and for a good intro to micro-breweries.

Label states Heritage Riverkeeper, brown bottle, 341 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on October 2 2009; eye: golden, clear, good effervescence, voluminous white head made up of rather large bubbles, good lacing; nose: malt, hops, light caramel; mouth: malt, hops, floral, fruity, grain, light caramel, finale in malt with floral presence, quite carbonated, mildly bitter, slight astringency, medium body, slightly grainy texture, lightly sour; overall: suprising FRANÇAIS Étiquette se lit Heritage Riverkeeper, bouteille brune, 341 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 2 octobre 2009; œil : dorée, claire, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche abondante formée de bulles plutôt grosses, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, houblon, léger caramel; bouche : malt, houblon, floral, fruité, grain, léger caramel, finale en malt avec présence florale, très carbonatée, moyennement amère, très légère astringence, corps moyen, texture légèrement granuleuse, légèrement aigre; en résumé : surprenant

Bottle: Poured a bright deep golden color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention and not much lacing. Aroma of sweet malt with no discernable notes of adjunct as well as any hops presence. Taste of lightly sweet malt with hints of corn syrup and no hops presence which could have provided additional depth top this beer. Body is full with a somewhat oily texture and lower then average carbonation.
Earlier Rating: 5/23/2006 Total Score: 2.4
Bottle: Poured a golden yellow color lager with a small white head with minimal retention. Aroma of weak malt with no floral or sweetness characteristic. Taste is drier then expected with some malt presence. Hops are clearly not a big part of this beer. I guess this is a good beer for people who want to make the jump from macro to micro but nothing to get me excited.

A golden lager with a thin white head. A very biscuitty malt aroma with fruity notes, and honey. In mouth, a good biscuitty malt, grainy mash tun, with nice English hops. A bit thin but overall pleasant. Bottle from LCBO Kanata.
Earlier Rating: 12/24/2004 Total Score: 3.6
Never got around to rating this local beer. but had it many times. Golden lager with a nice thick white head. Sweet hoppy floral aroma, and fresh malts. Very clean malt in taste with atypical floral hoppiness (though typical for Heritage), a light citrus qualities. Reminds of Cerna Hora at L’Amère a Boire.

(Cold) hazy yellow with orangey shine; fluffy snow-white head. Very grassy, bit mouldy, not unlike German "feinherb". Dull initial pilsner taste, grainy, little bit toasted, summergrain. Aftertaste gets some hopcharacter. Slick, grist-like MF; the toasted taste nonobstinating, rather refreshing. Reasonable pilsner.