Tankhouse Organic Pale Ale

Enjoyed at some random bar after a long night of drinking with friends in Toronto, ON. I didn’t take tasting notes for this one, but remember this being ok. More malty than hoppy, kind of reminded me of Fat Tire.

Bought randomly at the national Arts Centre in Ottawa.... hey, isn’t it odd that people can flock here from regions round while most of Canada may never have heard of the place? Nonetheless it was in a bottle with okay head and aroma....it’s a decent mix of barley and hops, drank from the bottle waiting for my show’s doors to open. Are these people seriously for real? The frizzy hair, the central-Canadian couteur, as someone not from this region it’s just surprising that people actually live this way. But nonetheless.... Bonny and Clyde would be proud. This is a decent brew to drink while waiting for one’s theatre to open. Or, perhaps, to imbibe whole the Algonquin river flows in the summer solstice night.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Rotem. Clear bright reddish amber with an off-white head. Aroma of stale hops and some malt. Flavor has a bit of caramelly and biscuity malt, a bit of hops and a moderately bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Decent.

Bottle at the Rose & Crown, Banff. It pours clear amber, with a thin-medium off-white head. The nose is brown bread, toast, earth and light spice. The taste is caramel, toast, wood, leaf, strong malt backbone, leather and light spice, with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not bad….

341 ml bottle from Big Ridge. Pours a perfect ambler with little head. Roasted malt and caramel to the nose with hints of hay/grass. Nicely balanced toffee/toasted malt and hop flavors.

Few ounce sample from bottle, pours a golden orange with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of floral hops, citrus and hay - the floral hops are the most prominent flavour. Fairly standard but solid.

a nice taste of hops. a great beer to carry through a couple of pitchers. aftertaste is decently bitter. on tap at the imperial pub in toronto. New rating: This taste like palatable rust. A vague hint of hop. Pours orange without much head. Slight bitter finish with some sour tang. There are many better things out there in the world of APAs. Tap at the airport brewpub.

Bouteille 341ml. De couleur ambrée foncée et semi-voilée. Nez malté de biscuits, léger de caramel avec des traces de toffee, moyen de houblon herbeux aux notes citriques, léger de fruits (agrumes) avec des notes épicées (poivre doux), de pain et de noix. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux faibles notes huileuses. Léger goût fruité (agrumes très douces) accompagné d’un léger goût asséchant de noix lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se ajoute rapidement un goût malté de caramel doux aux très faibles notes terreuses, léger de pain avec des notes de toffee et des traces de biscuits. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une légère-moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches, traces de thé) aux notes citriques jusqu’en finale avec de faibles notes épicées (poivre très doux). Post-goût moyen et un plutôt sec, moyen-léger amer de houblon herbeux et légèrement citrique avec des traces de noix.

Drought at Mike’s Place, Carleton University, Ottawa. Amber red colro, spongy tan head, slightly bitter, hoppy taste, mild carbonation, medium finish. Nice ale.

Pours a copper-orange color with a medium creamy off-white head that burns away steadily. Patchwork lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrusy hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of piney hops, malt and citrus. The finish is bready malt up front with a short citrusy hops aftertaste. Decent overall.