6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks kerenmk. Dark brown with no head. Aroma of mild to moderate smoked meat, wood, caramel, a bit of nuts and a bit of chocolate. Malty flavor, somewhat smoky, with some roastiness, chocolate, caramel, nuts and a slightly ashy finish. Medium-bodied, quite flat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2014
at 01:29
1.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
Bottle: Poured a light blue-ish color mead which is very still. Aroma of gross blueberry notes with overly sweet ester. Taste is absolutely atrocious with no balance and gross notes with blueberries barely standing out. I don’t’ recall having tasted such a bad mead in my life. My buddy homebrewed mead is better than this crap.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2014
at 10:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Single bottle from the LCBO with a best before date of August 2014 cut-out from the label. Pours a real deep amber colour with a creamy beige head that seems small at first, but ends up staying a while and giving creamy-bubbly lacing. Some roasted malt aromas but lots of caramel come out eventually. Thankfully the taste is not really sweet as the honey is minimal. The hops are very mild for an IPA with just a little bitterness and dryness in the finish. Seems like the base malt is rye. Mouthfeel is on the creamy side. Drinkable, but not much of an IPA, nor a honey one. More like a decent ESB. One of the better Trafalgar though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2014
at 17:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500 ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a clear deep amber with only a skimming of white head. Nose is caramel and honey with very little hop character evident other than some very faint grass. Quite sweet toffee and honey to start with a bit of citrus bitterness appearing in the middle and through a relatively short finish Medium slick mouthfeel with very soft carbonation. Drinkable but not a typical IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 17:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
This ale poured a deep amber colour with a tan coloured, foamy/creamy head. Scents include ripe fruit, caramel and toast. First sip was very creamy with flavours of roasted malt and caramel. Med to low carbonation. Finish was malty with lots of caramel flavor. The bottle says made with juniper berries but???
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 17:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours a slight hazy deep amber with a frothy beige-yellow head giving a creamy collar. Spicy aromas reminding me of pumpkin ales blended with sweeter caramel malts. The Juniper are very mild in the background. Even in the taste, with more of the butterscotch base taking over, but still watery overall. Very light bitterness in the finish from the hops, caramel malts and hints of nuts. Not too bad, but feels like most of their beers. Watered-down and not blended as well as a micro should. Something is just off again.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2013
at 12:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
A hazed reddish brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet nutty malt with spices, light ginger , OK. In mouth, a sweet wet dog malt with nutty notes, a bit light bodied, light peaty notes, faint spices, OK, good for Trafalgar.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2013
at 15:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - 2 months old - Lots of lemon and grass, almost sour like. Hazy yellow with a very active bubbly head. Grassy hop bitterness and lemon a bit on the acidic side. The more I drink the more the sharpness declines and this turns into a perfect hot weather beer. Unfortunately it is snowing outside. I also give credit to the brewer that clearly states, harvest date and bottling date.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2013
at 10:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the LCBO. Pours a deep copper with a small tan head that quickly disappears leaving a slight lace. Nose is coffee and berries with some toffee, wood and vanilla notes. Quite sweet start but the bitterness balances this in the middle.Medium body with slightly soft carbonation and a short finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2013
at 18:19
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Rather simplistic look to it with barely any head. Soft malt character with a vague hint of hops on the back end. Easy to drink but hard to remember.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2013
at 10:46