5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A dark golden amber ale with a thin white head. A weird aroma of pureed chick peas (typical Trafalgar), and light hops. In mouth, a biscuitty malt with British hops, notes of chlorine, rather watery. Bottle tasted Nov. 27, with GRM and friends.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2009
at 22:18
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Brown bottle, 650 ml, best before January 2010, purchased at the LCBO on November 3 2009, savoured on November 11 2009; eye: ruby, clear, no effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: water, light roasted malt, light caramel, nutty; mouth: water, roasted malt, caramel, spices, light dusty, nutty, watery finale in roasted malt with presence of spices, light body, average carbonation, slightly bitter, lightly acrid; overall: quite ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, meilleure avant janvier 2010, achetée à la LCBO le 3 novembre 2009, savourée le 11 novembre 2009; œil : rubis, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige qui se transforme en un minuscule anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : eau, léger malt torréfié, léger caramel, noisette; bouche : eau, malt torréfié, caramel, épices, léger poussière, noisette, finale aqueuse en malt torréfié avec présence d’épices, corps léger, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement amère, légèrement âcre; en résumé : b’en ordinaire
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2009
at 12:23
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle: Poured a deep clear brown color ale with a large foamy head with OK retention and some lacing. Aroma of unrefined and stale grain is not very enticing. Taste is also dominated by stale grain with some light residual sugar. Noe ester or hops presence could be identified. Body is about average with medium carbonation. No brewing flaws per say but just an incredibly bad brown ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2009
at 12:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, rather herbal hops with notes of cinnamon, lemon. In mouth, a malty ale with catnip herbal hops, a bit of Brett and funk, not bad. However, this is one of the ugliest label on a beer. Tasted Nov. 5 2009 with GRM and Mike H.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2009
at 20:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a murky dirty beige color ale with a medium foamy head with OK retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of light earthy hops is mildly satisfying. Taste is dominated by light grainy malt notes with floral and earthy hops notes – I would wish hops presence would have been more dominant. Body is fuller then average with good carbonation. Not bad considering some of the crap brewed by this brewer but again not really good compared to some other harvest ale out there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2009
at 19:17
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Enjoyable enough Irish red, which doesn’t say much. Caramel and strawberries in the nose. Low hops. Smooth and malty. Decent for what it is.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2009
at 10:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Brown bottle, 341 ml, best before July 2009, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on June 3 2009; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, no lacing; nose: light malt, light resinous hops, slight wood; mouth: light malt, light resinous hops, slight wood, finale in caramel malt with more bitterness than anticipated, medium-light body, average carbonation, slightly bitter and sweet, a bit watery; overall: ok FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, meilleure avant juillet 2009, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 3 juin 2009; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, très petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : léger malt, léger houblon résineux, très léger boisé; bouche : léger malt, léger houblon résineux, très léger boisé, finale en malt caramel avec plus d’amertume que prévu, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement amère et sucrée, un peu aqueuse; en résumé : ok =
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2009
at 16:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
200 ml bottle from Garthicus. Nose is sweet toffee, dark fruitiness, candi sugar, and honey. Clear brown with almost no head. Flavor is sweet, with some caramel, and a hint of licorice. A Belgian Strong with honey added to boost the ABV to 17% maybe!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2009
at 00:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
200 ml bottle from Garthicus. Nose of honeycomb, the sweetness of candi sugar, and some light apple notes. Clear rust with a very few bubbles. Flavor is sweet honey with some golden raisins, and actually only a tiny bit of alcohol. finish slightly sweet honey! Duh! another mead, maybe! Pretty decent if it’s a mead. Pretty poor Barleywine!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2009
at 00:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
200 ml bottle from Garthicus. Nose is apple juice, alcohol, and honey; sure smells like a mead. Clear gold with that shineyness that makes it look like a mead. Flavor is sweet honeycomb without any bitterness and alcohol; sure tastes like a mead. Finish is light alcohol and sweetness. Body is slightly syrupy like a mead. Doesn’t taste anywhere close to any IPA or DIPA and I’ve had almost 300. Not bad if it’s a 14% mead, horrible if it’s a 14% DIPA. I will take kp’s lead and rate it as a mislabeled mead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2009
at 21:20