750ml bottle. Hazy, orangey deep golden colour with small to average, frothy, diminishing, off-white head. Sweet-ish, fruity yeasty and slightly spicy aroma, hints of orange and orange zest, a peppery yeasty touch, herbal overtones. Taste is moderately sweet malty and fruity, surpressed by dry herbal and zesty notes, a spicy, peppery yeasty touch. Well balanced, multifaceted, but overall mild in character.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on September 9 2013; eye: orangey with a caramel hue, hazy, no effervescence, white head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, light pine, slight citrusy, orange, yeast; mouth: malt, caramel, light pine, light citrusy, orange, yeast, finale in malt with presence of caramel and pine, medium body, good carbonation, mildly sweet and bitter, lightly harsh texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, 8 %, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 9 septembre 2013; œil : orangée avec une teinte caramel, trouble, pas d’effervescence, mousse blanche qui se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, léger pin, très léger citrique, orange, levure; bouche : malt, caramel, léger pin, léger citrique, orange, levure, finale en malt avec présence de caramel et de pin, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement sucrée et amère, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : correct

I gotta admit I’m a sucker for large wine-style beer bottles with high alcohol percentages printed on the side. Gotta get these in before I head back up to the dry north, it’s always binge and purge when you’re up there I tells ya. This is also a 2013 vintage if’n indeed that matters. This pours with a nice foggy orange body with no bubbling, and a solid yellow-white head. Very appealing so far! The aroma is barnyard funk and orange peels with just a hint of sugariness. The flavour is like a belgian strong ale infused with grass, a good mix of the heavy stuff with some earthy notes. A little cloying and sweet on the palate however. This is an interesting and eclectic beer, hints of North American ingredients in what seems to be a Belgian style ale. It’s highly drinkable nonetheless.

Keg at Kick Off, Waterloo, Ontario, 28th April 2013. This is a quite a tasty beer, definitely some Belgian yeast notes to this, a little citrus. Too fizzy for more palate, OK

(bottle) hazy orange amber colour with a medium tall white head; floral and fruit aromas; rich balanced flavour with a long light bitter finish

(750mL bottle from LCBO) Pours a clear gold with a mid-sized frothy white head that left lace. Aroma of honey, pale malt, pale pit fruit, some orange and herbs. Flavour starts fairly dry and crackery with a bit of yeast, and then sweetens up with candy sugar, orange oil, white wine and a big helping of herbs, grassy but also a bit coniferous and spicy. Finish is quite dry, alcohol, minty vegetation and faint pepper. Palate is fairly thin for the style with reasonably soft carbonation and alcohol not very hidden for the style. A lot going on here, this is a very interesting pale Belgian strong, but I don’t find it the most drinkable either.

Bouteille 750ml (vintage 2012). De couleur dorée foncée et claire. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes, notes de bananes, traces de petits fruits) et épicées, moyen de grains de céréales et de houblon floral et herbeux (herbes fraîches) ainsi que des notes de sucre candi. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse et aux faibles notes crémeuses. Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes, notes de petits fruits sucrés aux faibles traces acides) et moyennement épicées (poivre doux, léger de coriandre, notes de clou de girofle) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût de pain frais avec un léger goût de céréales fraîches et de sucre candi puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère-moyenne amertume de houblon floral et moyennement herbeux (herbes fraîches, faibles traces de thé). Post-goût moyen, léger-moyen amer de houblon floral et herbeux avec un goût de levures fruitées (zeste d’agrumes).

Big bottle with flip top, from the LCBO. Pours a clean golden colour with a big white bubbly head that stays long and creates good lacing. Beautiful fresh hop aromas with notes of citrus, spices and yeast. Very smooth mouthfeel with no traces of burn (alcohol is very well-blended). Citrus taste with oranges, grapefruits, limes. Nice grass, spices and hints licorice. What a great brew from Muskoka (which seems to be adding better and better beers all the time - seasonals). Keep it up !