The Wayward Son
Radical Road Brewing Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.87
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
well if there were points for packaging, this beer gets a resounding 10. The pour is a hazy gold, with a huge rocky head. Aroma is yeasty, bready, and fruity. more specifically, tropical fruit, peach, mango, some pear. the carbonation is solid, i thought it would be over the top, and the mouth feel is good. The barrel is hard to find, but in the finish there is a distinct aciditiy, that mingles with the medium bitterness that the pinot would empart. the are touches of wood in the finish, but its ever so slight. This is basically a tripel style begian ale, with minute touches of barrel. Not that exciting really.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a golden color ale with a large foamy head with quite good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of vinous notes with lightly sweet malt notes with some residual grapes notes also identifiable. Taste is also dominated by light sweet notes with remarkable vinous notes which are well balance against some residual sugar notes. Grapes notes are also noticeable. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Enjoyable overall with very solid balanced of all the flavours.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(bottle) clear golden amber colour with a medium tall tan head; aromas of wheat, spices; mostly dry and somewhat complex flavour, pretty good
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
The old adage of not trusting the packaging applies once again. And rspecially in the case of Radical Road when the package is so fancy it probably adds like $3 to an already inflated price. This has aromas of booze, very light florals and a tiny note of bretta. Palate is thin and boring. Taste slightly bitter. Pinot Noir taste a bit messy here. Big expensive bottle in a box.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from the LCBO. Clear orange pour with a generous white head. Nose is mostly bread with some caramel notes. Sweet start with some fruitiness that may have come from the barrel but it ends quickly without really going anywhere. Medium slick body with high level of carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Comes in a beautiful, artsy box and the green bottle inside has the oversized caps found on lots of Belgian beers. Was quite surprised to see Ontario on here, as it really has the feel of a Belgian beauty. Pours a hazy golden colour with a slightly creamy warm head, that has intense retention and thick lacing. Mild aromas of citrus blended with the Belgian Ale yeast and a tad of spices. Wet, mildly creamy mouthfeel. The taste is pretty grainy with some good citrus and light Belgian Ale yeast. Not sure I sense any of the Pinot Noir barrel notes. Might want to matured a little bit longer for a different character. Still, this is quite a nice rendition of a Belgian beer brewed in Canada.