18 Karat Ale
Barkerville Brewing Co. in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Amber / Red Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.61
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This Northwest style amber ale is well balanced with just enough malt presence to keep the bold hop presence in check. The Northwest hops yield abundant citrus aromas and flavours, with a slight earthiness. This crisp ale has a medium dry finish, helping to showcase the hop contributions. Not quite an IPA, but certainly bolder than a Pale Ale. A rich and rustic, highly sessionable ale that pairs with your favourite spicy dish. NB: silver medal winner at the 2014 Canadian Brewing Awards!
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Caramel and lemon. Dark copper pour with good head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Just enough hops to make this more interesting than your typical amber. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2023
at 00:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from the tap. Hazy golden orange with off white head. Bready caramel malt with astingent resinous and grass hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2017
at 23:11
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured chilled it has minimal head and a copper body. Hoppy aroma, more IPA than something else perhaps. Nice hoppy flavour with hazelnut hints and a dry finish. Drinkable certainly but hard to call a stand-out.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2016
at 23:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy amber color. Big stone fruit, peaches and apricots jump from the mouth. Hugely hoppy little backbone. Light body fun little beer
Tried
on 03 Jan 2016
at 22:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours amber with a moderate head that dissipates quickly. Lots of carbonation. Light aromas of pine, toffee, and raisins. Flavors of toasted malts, light pine, and grass. light bitter finish. Pretty straightforward.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2014
at 13:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Golden amber. Spicy hop nose. Fruity hop character, prickly carbonation brings out the hop a bit. Light caramel malt. Good balanced amber.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2014
at 11:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cloudy amber,small beige head.Nose and palate of cereal grains and light hops.Lingering medium stregth hop bitterness in finish
Tried
on 20 May 2014
at 11:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a hazy golden orange with a medium beige head. Aroma is very light, with subtle notes of bready malt and not much else. Flavour brings out a hop-forward body, with notes of bready caramel malt and finishing on a resinous hop astringency. Well-constructed, hop-forward amber - nothing special, but decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2014
at 16:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Cloudy golden color with creamy head. Mild aroma of citrusy hops. Lean and dry mouthfeel; good flavor of malt with tones of toffee and caramel; strong bitterness; the hopping is quite citrusy, more resiny towards the final; in the end there is some light undesired chicory presence.
Pleasant beer, needs some minor tuning though.
Cloudy golden color with creamy head. Mild aroma of citrusy hops. Lean and dry mouthfeel; good flavor of malt with tones of toffee and caramel; strong bitterness; the hopping is quite citrusy, more resiny towards the final; in the end there is some light undesired chicory presence.
Pleasant beer, needs some minor tuning though.
Tried
on 06 May 2014
at 15:29