Breton Brewing Co. Sons of Hector

Sons of Hector

 

Breton Brewing Co. in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Brown Ale Regular
Score
6.82
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 30 Ticks: 11
Inspired by our forefathers, this award winning ale imparts chocolate notes with just the right amount of hops.

Oh we, the Sons of Hector
Who fought the barren seas
Who arrived here on these foreign shores
Pushed down on bended knees
Too few of us did leave Lochbroom
And fewer still who landed
Not a provision shared amongst us
In a new world were we stranded
This legacy we leave to you
Our banner yours to carry
The fighting spirit of the Highlands
And an ale for making merry.
 

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

Dark brown pour, with a small white head. Aroma is nutty, with some vanilla, and light grasses. Low bitterness, semi sweet, nutty vanilla finish.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:43


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

Tap @ the brewery. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, caramel, fruits and hops. Nice roasty finish.

Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2023 at 20:31


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

473ml can. Pours a hazy red-brown with bits of yeast that sink to the bottom and a medium, creamy, short lived, tan head that laces. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, earth, caramel and faint nuts. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, molasses, coffee and faint nuts in a dry, mild bitter, leafy hop finish. Light to medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Simple, easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 24 Feb 2020 at 05:13


7

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Tried on 12 Dec 2019 at 20:41


7

Tried on 27 Jun 2019 at 18:54


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Catching up some rates from last weeks trip to Newfoundland. Taster at the source. Dark brown faint ruby at the edges and a creamy tan head. Rich caramel and chocolate maltiness with bits of floral earth to counter. Damn tasty for a Brown ale.

Tried on 07 Jul 2018 at 01:19


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Aroma pf banana, weak chocolate, brown sugar within some good foam and mud brown body. Has a nice chocolate cake flavour to it and sweet finish. Does pretty well in fact.

Tried on 06 Jan 2018 at 16:55


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can: Poured a clear deep brown color ale with a large off-white foamy head with OK retention and some lacing. Aroma of dry caramelized malt with light roasted notes is quite pleasant for the style. Taste is a mix of nice dry caramelized malt notes with some light biscuit malt notes. Body is light with good carbonation. Well brewed for style with good drinkability and just enough character.

Tried from Can on 18 Nov 2016 at 08:25


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at the Cabot Public House. Pours a clear brown with a brown head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a nice roasted malts and sweet dark grains with a light nuttiness. Flavor has a combines sweet dark grains, light roasted malts and a nuttiness.

Tried from Draft on 02 Sep 2016 at 17:06


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Tap) clear, very dRk brown colour with a small, beige head; Aroma of roast; balanced, gentle flavour with a very, very light bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 30 Sep 2015 at 16:10