This IPA poured a deep amber colour with a creamy, light tan coloured head. Beautiful lacing. Scents include tea, a little lemon and caramel. First swig was nice and creamy with med to low carbonation. Flavours of tea, caramel and a little citrus. Finish is a bit bitter with tea flavours lingering.

Canned from LCBO, Ottawa. Clear nut brown, mid sized head. Grapefruit peels and dark fruits up front. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Toast with ripe cherries and grapefruit, vague notes of green apples and lacquer. Piney bitter finish. Positive aspects dominate.

Draft - Sweet caramel malts and some citrus hops. Clear dark copper with a decent beige head. Lots of sweet caramel and light bitterness.

Can from my local LCBO. A warm red-brown that’s not quite clear. Reasonable amount of dense off-white head. Nose with a solid amount of malt, mildly sweet with just some perfume and flower hops. Tastes like a solid brew. Dense malt favour of cereal, with lower, non dominating, hops flavour of flowers, and bitters. Very drinkable. Not really the hop-bombs of the current view of IPA but a nice beer.

can from the LCBO. Clear deep copper pour with a large beige head that fades slowly. Nose has lots of caramel, roasted nuts and pine resin. Light sweet candied sugar front with a medium bitter pine middle and some light fruit. Medium slick mouth with average carbonation. Nice enough but the flavours aren’t very well integrated.

Bottle at Supermarket, pours a clear copper with a small off-white head. Aroma and flavour brings out piney hops, and a big caramely biscuity backing. Well-balanced and restrained for an IPA. Solid stuff.

Bouteille 275ml (pourquoi si petit?). De couleur cuivrée foncée et claire. Nez de caramel aux notes rôties, de houblon résineux, légèrement citrique aux notes terreuses et herbeuses, avec des notes fruitées (agrumes). Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon légèrement citrique et terreux (une amertume présente toute la gorgée) avec un léger goût fruité (agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de caramel aux notes rôties avec des notes de pain brûlé ainsi que des traces de toffee terreux puis en finale l’amertume de houblon se veut résineuse et aux notes herbeuses. Post-goût long-moyen et aux notes sèches, moyennement amer de houblon moyennement résineux, légèrement terreux aux notes herbeuses avec un léger goût de caramel et des notes rôties.

Draught at C’est What, Toronto
Amber color, small head. Light aroma of caramel. Some caramel flavor, the hopping is partially resiny; it seems to be unfresh.

Draught, Caplansky’s. Golden-brown with a thick head. Earthy and lightly fruity aroma. Lots of malts here, too. Earthy, caramelly flavours with light toast. Decent bitterness (~45 IBUs?) but not expressive enough for an IPA. I like the beer, though. It’s well-balanced, earthy, and a good pale ale.