True North Strong Ale

Magnotta Winery / Brewery in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

Amber / Red Ale Regular

Score

5.92

ABV: 6.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 7

An ultra-premium all-malt Strong Ale at 6% alc./vol. Attractive copper colour with a complex aroma that is assertive and alive with balanced sweet malt nuances and fruity/floral ale and hop aromatics. A rich, slightly sweet caramel malt flavour is enhanced by the taste of fresh hops and classic ale fruitiness. Hop bitterness is moderate to full, but well balanced by the malt elements. Perfect food pairings include but are not limited to onion soups, beef and pork ribs, lamb dishes, hearty stews, bruschetta, carrot cake, and cheddar and pecorino cheeses.

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5.9

Ferris (26026) reviewed True North Strong Ale from Magnotta Winery / Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle - Light fruit esters and caramel malts. Clear gold with a thin white head. Light malts and grains, but really not much else.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2014 at 14:40

5.2

solidfunk (21946) reviewed True North Strong Ale from Magnotta Winery / Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Not quite what I envision a strong ale is. Pours reddish clear with ok head and lacing. Mostly caramelized, sweet malt in aroma with a little woodenness and some booze. Finishes sweet and boozy. Bottle from their store.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2013 at 15:26

jksipa (1939) ticked True North Strong Ale from Magnotta Winery / Brewery 12 years ago

Tried on 20 Apr 2013 at 19:43

6.4

Metalchopz (7978) reviewed True North Strong Ale from Magnotta Winery / Brewery 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Originally rated May 2004. A copper-red colour with a beige bubbly head. I don’t know if it’s a bad batch, but I see hardly any carbonation. It has a sweet smell going on the bitter side. I know it is blasphemy, but this beer is actually much better drank from the bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2012 at 23:02

7.1

Lubiere (24459) reviewed True North Strong Ale from Magnotta Winery / Brewery 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A hazed amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, a nice caramel malt with nice British hops, light treacle, some vinous and burned caramel notes. In mouth, a smooth caramel malt with light British hops, some nice effect from maderization, a bit thin in finale (bottle is about a year old).

Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2012 at 12:53

5.5

GRM (7524) reviewed True North Strong Ale from Magnotta Winery / Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Brown bottle, 341 ml, gift from Karl Probst (danke!), savoured on December 10 2010; eye: polished copper, clear, good effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, no lacing; nose: caramel, corn, grain, nutty, basement; mouth: caramel, corn, grain, lots of acridness, nutty, acrid finale, medium body, rather carbonated, quite sweet, grainy texture; overall: quite ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, cadeau de Karl Probst (danke!), savourée le 10 décembre 2010; œil : cuivre poli, claire, bonne effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : caramel, maïs, grain, noix, cave; bouche : caramel, maïs, grain, pas mal d’âcreté, noix, finale âcre, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, pas mal sucrée, texture granuleuse; en résumé : b’en ordinaire

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2010 at 12:26

Oakes (33493) reviewed True North Strong Ale from Magnotta Winery / Brewery 21 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Dark copper-amber colour. Off-beige, quickly dissipating head. Slightly toasty aroma, with minerally notes. Rather sweet underpinning that on most sips takes on cloying form but some toasty notes and perhaps even aromatic hops as well. A little different, but I wouldn't say in a good way.

Tried on 22 Apr 2004 at 00:28