Kaleidoscope - Cabernet Sauvignon
Halo Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.03
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Brown bottle, 500 ml, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), afternoon Hit and miss at Sébastien Bertrand, savoured on January 18, 2020; eye: orange with a caramel hue, cloudy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: fruity, light white wine, orange, tangerine, pineapple, slight pepper, fresh; mouth: fruity, light white wine, orange, tangerine, pineapple, slight pepper, fresh, slight wild yeasts, slight musk, fruity finale with presence of white wine, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly fleshy texture; in short: nice surprise
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), après-midi Hit and miss chez Sébastien Bertrand, savourée le 18 janvier 2020; œil : orangée avec une teinte caramel, trouble, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : fruité, léger vin blanc, orange, tangerine, ananas, très léger poivre, frais; bouche : fruité, léger vin blanc, orange, tangerine, ananas, très léger poivre, frais, très léger levures sauvages, très léger musc, finale fruitée avec présence de vin blanc, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement charnue; en résumé : belle surprise
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(500ml bottle from the brewpub, shamefully forgotten in a box for months by me) Pours quite hazy amber with a thick white head and lace. Aroma is stale hops which is my fault, lots of bready malt, musty fruity grapey undertones. Flavour is less obviously affected by staleness, a lightly tart peach and grape vibe, bready malt, fruit skins, low bitterness, quite smooth and drinkable for ancient IPA. Grapey aftertase. Medium bodied, average carbonation. I feel like a bit of an idiot for forgetting this so I'm going to score on the favourable side for how it drank as with a hefty dry hop this would be more interesting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Halo, pours an opaque dark amber orange with a small white head. Aroma is quite dank and weedy, with intense pot-like hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with dank hops, resins, and maybe a hint of the grape must. Fruity and resinous. This is lovely.