Canuck Pale Ale
Great Lakes Brewery (Canada) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.88
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The minute you crack your can, aroma of grapefruit, mango and pine hit you in the face; like a beaver slapping his tail on a pristine small body of water in Ontario. Canuck pours a deep gold, bordering on burnt orange that produces a tight snowy white toque. Take one last nose before getting into the liquid, which you’ll soon find will be hard to put down. Soft carbonation leads into a sweet honeyish start before it gives way to more grapefruit, tropical citrus, canned peaches and pine. Light to medium body with a very dry finish. Drink at your local pub, in the fish hut, campground, the beach, in a canoe (responsibly), playing shinny, on a log…actually, anywhere north of the 49th.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Gylden klar skum hvid mellen Citrus grape malt korn Bitter meget sød lidt Vandede livlig @f1/far ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 14:55
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Bar Volo, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma of floral notes, some minty notes, and some residual candied sugar. Flavour is fairly muted, with notes of minty notes, biscuit, and lemon. Not a very interesting or thirst-quenching pale. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2014
at 14:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein leicht trübes goldenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, fruchtig, herb. Geschmack trocken malzig fruchtig, herb, süffig, sanfte Bitterkeit im Abgang.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2014
at 13:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Minimally cloudy golden to amber colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Caramel malty aroma, citrusy hoppy overtones, hints of grapefruit and pine. Taste is bitter hoppy, citrusy, notes of grapefruit, a touch of lemon, caramel malty background with a biscuity touch; super soft palate, fairly lasting crisp bitter hoppy finish. Clean, precise, superb soft mouth-feel.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2014
at 09:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from the LCBO. Pours a hazy light amber with a generous off white head that hangs around. Aroma is piney hops and pineapple. Nice level of bitterness but not spectacular. Medium slick mouth-feel with average carbonation and a long finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2013
at 18:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
At my Uncle’s place during my trip to Canada last summer. It poured an orange-gold with a nice floral hop aroma. The taste was a classic easy drinking APA, light, refreshing & with a clean dry bitter finish. It didn’t blow me away but didn’t disappoint. Solid. Rated from memory. 3.3
Well this is lame to see Canucklehead aliased to this average brew...
Great Lakes canucklehead on cask at Volo. Cloudy orange gold color. Sharp apricot and sweet stone fruit aroma. Soft silky mouthfeel on a medium body. The taste is crisp bitter orange and peaches. On cask and with the citra it shot up to a 3.8
Well this is lame to see Canucklehead aliased to this average brew...
Great Lakes canucklehead on cask at Volo. Cloudy orange gold color. Sharp apricot and sweet stone fruit aroma. Soft silky mouthfeel on a medium body. The taste is crisp bitter orange and peaches. On cask and with the citra it shot up to a 3.8
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2013
at 19:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, 10th May 2013. Lovely pale ale, very pleasant taste taste, really sessionable pale ale, well put together
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2013
at 04:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Canette 473ml. De couleur ambrée-orangée et claire. Nez fruité (agrumes, faibles notes d’abricots), moyen de houblon floral, moyennement citrique, aux notes herbeuses et résineuses, léger de grains de malt sucrés avec des notes de pain et de caramel. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-doux ainsi qu’une texture aux notes huileuses et très faiblement résineuse. Goût fruité (agrumes sucrées, traces d’abricots) avec une moyenne amertume de houblon florale et moyennement citrique (une amertume présente en arrière-goût toute la gorgée) auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt, un léger goût de pain et des petites notes de caramel doux puis en finale l’amertume revient en avant-plan en affichant un caractère plus hebreux et légèrement résineux. Post-goût long et un peu asséchant, moyennement amer de houblon floral, moyennement citrique, légèrement herbeux et résineux avec des notes fruitées (zeste d’agrumes).
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2013
at 19:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2012-10-21, cask at C’est What, Toronto, as Canucklehead, 7-4-8-5-16=40
Cloudy deep blond color; small creamy head. Nice aroma of fruity hops, and light sweat. Smooth toffee flavor; very nice hopping, strong but fully aromatic, more fruity than resiny; quite long final.
Seems fresher than last night. Very good.
2012-10-20, cask at Volo, Toronto, as Canucklehead, 7-4-7-5-14=37
Cloudy amber color; medium sized creamy head. Cloudy amber color, creamy head. Nice aroma, hop-fruity; also some rubber and hop sweat. Low carbonation; good toffee flavor, with good hopping, fruity and creamy; there is a hint of grappa.
Good, but probably better on normal non-cask draught.
Cloudy deep blond color; small creamy head. Nice aroma of fruity hops, and light sweat. Smooth toffee flavor; very nice hopping, strong but fully aromatic, more fruity than resiny; quite long final.
Seems fresher than last night. Very good.
2012-10-20, cask at Volo, Toronto, as Canucklehead, 7-4-7-5-14=37
Cloudy amber color; medium sized creamy head. Cloudy amber color, creamy head. Nice aroma, hop-fruity; also some rubber and hop sweat. Low carbonation; good toffee flavor, with good hopping, fruity and creamy; there is a hint of grappa.
Good, but probably better on normal non-cask draught.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2012
at 12:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Smells like floral hops with some grapefruit, even grape. Colour is blond hazy, good lacing. Good head retention. Taste has more hops and fruitiness. Faint but not unpleasant sourness. This beer is wonderful - a great, original pale ale, so much more than the standard hops and malt standard. Among the better APAs I’ve tasted. On cask at Castro’s Lounge.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2012
at 17:04