Barking Squirrel
Hop City Brewing Company in Brampton, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Lager - Amber / Vienna Regular|
Score
6.12
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Our multi award-winning flagship brew. Barking Squirrel has a distinct burnt orange colour and noble hop aroma. This amber lager is highly drinkable – a superbly smooth balancing act of hop bitterness and roasted caramel malt sweetness.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours clear tea amber with small off-white head. Clear aroma of fruit, malt, and hops. Bitter, hoppy flavour, with malty and fruity notes and a touch of yeast. High carbonation. Sour-sweetish aftertaste. An OK amber lager, even though I am not a great fan of this beer style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2013
at 15:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Light toffee malt aroma. Amber with large tan head. Lightly sweet toffee malt and mildly bitter herbal/pepper flavor. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2013
at 17:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Deep, clear, copper with a foamy, ivory head. Malt, sweet caramel aroma. Taste is soft, sweet caramel/toffee. A little bread, a little spice. Very comfortable, tasty beer.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2013
at 16:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Lightly sweet caramel malt aroma. Clear copper with a large off-white head. Toasty caramel malt and herbal hops flavor. Light body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2013
at 16:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours amber/copper with an off-white head. Aroma suggests very light cola. Med body, or nearly. Flavor is slightly roasted caramel with a small amount of herb/spice hop. Seems to nail the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2013
at 16:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Not bad. Amber beer with solid flavor. Nice addition of hops give this a nice balance.
Tried
on 12 May 2013
at 06:34
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Brownish, copper color with a tall head. Roasted malt and some caramel, but on the dry side. From a bottle. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2013
at 21:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Copper with a large white head. Aroma is lightly toasted malts, lightly sweet. Flavor is light sweet malts, toasty, a bit of earthy hops. Medium bodied. Easy going lager- would go a few rounds with this.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2013
at 16:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
473 ml can from Andrei / Torpedo (non on ratebeer), thanks! Sampled on January 27, 2013.Clear "Trocadero" brown color, fluffy off-white head. Sweet, malty, grainy scent. Malty, bitter taste. Roasted aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2013
at 23:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canette 473ml. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez de grains de malt sucrés, moyen de caramel aux petites notes terreuses, léger de houblon herbeux avec de faibles notes fruitées (agrumes). Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux petites notes huileuses. Petites notes fruitées (agrumes) et accompagné de grains de malt sucrés lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de caramel aux faibles notes terreuses ainsi que des petites notes de biscuits au beurre et des traces de sucre blanc puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen-court, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2013
at 19:50