Trafalgar Cedar Cream Ale
Trafalgar Ales and Meads in Oakville, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Cream Ale Regular|
Score
5.50
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4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
amber pour with a small white head. There is actually some cedar in the aroma, but it’s mixed with chear malt, and the typical nasty ale yeast flavor Trafalgar is known for. There is more cedar in the finish, along with more cheap malt. this is an odd beer. It was interesting to try, but i dont see myself having it ever again.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:09
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Originally rated March 2009. Another Trafalgar brew at the LCBO, but this one has a weird label (not sure what they are aiming for - to much shit going on) and not sure about the words "cedar" and "cream ale" following each other. Anyways, has a best before date of July 2009, so even though their beers always taste outdated, I will give this one a try. Pours a clear golden-orange colour with hardly any carbonation. I guess this is for the smoothness ? Decent off-white head, that does not last too long, but creates a bit of lace. Grainy malt nose, with a little maple syrup in the background. Flat watery mouthfeel with a little stickiness in the end. The taste is a bit hoppy with the grain malt. The mild bitterness continues through the finish. Actually, probably one of the first Trafalgar I enjoy more then hating it. This brewery is getting better, and this is an interesting product (except for the lack of carbonation).
Tried
on 09 Mar 2011
at 22:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Brown bottle, 341 ml, best before July 2009, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on June 3 2009; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, no lacing; nose: light malt, light resinous hops, slight wood; mouth: light malt, light resinous hops, slight wood, finale in caramel malt with more bitterness than anticipated, medium-light body, average carbonation, slightly bitter and sweet, a bit watery; overall: ok FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, meilleure avant juillet 2009, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 3 juin 2009; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, très petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : léger malt, léger houblon résineux, très léger boisé; bouche : léger malt, léger houblon résineux, très léger boisé, finale en malt caramel avec plus d’amertume que prévu, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement amère et sucrée, un peu aqueuse; en résumé : ok =
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2009
at 16:13
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Clear golden tinted copper coloured body with a very thin slightly off-white head - not too nice. Aroma of fresh fruit, apricots, malt and some hops. A bit of yeast and toffee as well in the scent, but nothing too strong. Light-bodied; Sharp astringent malty flavour with a cardboardie and watery flavour following right behind. Aftertaste shows the bitter malt, some light sugars and a lot of water - pretty bland. Overall, not such a great beer, but definitely not offensive. More watery than I expected, but not horribly so. I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased from the LCBO in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 08-April-2009, sampled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 01-May-2009.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2009
at 00:01
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
A hazed reddish amber ale with a very thin off white head. Aroma of dirty grain mash tun with light corn notes. In mouth, a light crisp grainy malt with very little hops or character. Very boring. Not infected. LCBO March 18 2009.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2009
at 19:50
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle: Poured a light copper color ale with an average size foamy head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of grainy malt with no traces of hops or cedar noticeable. Taste is again dominated by some grainy malt. Not bad overall but just lacking character and no trace or supposed cedar aging or even close to resembling the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2009
at 22:24