Nice One Rob

(Draught at Bryden’s, Toronto, June 2012). Poured a hazy pale orange with a fairly small off-white head. Aroma a surprise given the pale colour, roasted coffee dominates with evergreen hops notes backing it up, and caramel malts. Flavour is roasted coffee, some subtle fruit and malt sweetness initially, with pine and leafiness from the hops kicking in mid-palate and augmenting the coffee bitterness to create a relatively dry finish. Fairly thick body and moderate carbonation. I like coffee a lot, and the hopped characters from the IPA came through as well; it was not as good as a hoppy coffee stout but tasty nonetheless.