8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A hazed murky orange amber ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, superb floral & piney hops with biscuit malt, cedar perfume, orange pulp, delicious. In mouth, a good intense biscuit malt, vinous qualities, cedar wood, peppers, floral hops with menthol, alcohol warmth. Superb.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2013
at 16:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This brew is heavy on the syrup side. Pours black without head or lacing. Aroma of milk chocolate and lots of booze. Finishes with some malty sweetness and some bitterness. Better than all day roast but still needs work. Tap at bar hop.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2013
at 17:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A little too heavy on booze here. Pours black without any head or lacing. Aroma of sugarcane and sweet lollipop. Way too much booze and sweetness here. Only a little roast considering it’s all day. Finishes sweet with some bitterness. Tap at bar hop.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2013
at 17:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Draught at Bryden’s, Toronto, Mar 8 2013) Pours a very hazy deep orange with a finger of thick white head, lots of lace. Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, malts, a bit of wood and conifer. Palate initially very grapefruit-heavy, maybe the cedar is augmenting this but it’s not obvious at first. Malt backbone fills in with caramel, some sweetness. Cedar lends some astringency, peppery, woody, very light resin, citrus. Finish is fairly bitter, neither very sweet nor dry, boozy heat. Full-bodied, a little sticky but not too cloying. Carb fairly high, big alcohol component. Tasty, drinkable, heavy-hitting. Seems to be a polarizing beer but I quite like it.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2013
at 15:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a very light hazy, golden-amber colour with a big frothy off-white head that stays long and gives out stringy lace. Beautiful mild hop aromas (seems like Cascade) covering the wheat and light citrus. Light wheat taste with a little bite from the hop and the cereal coming back to linger. Refreshing, easy-going, light tasting wheat brew with a nice nose. Probably quite nice for summer.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2013
at 18:43
7.5/10
chocolate syrup, a bit cloying and a harsh roasted cocoa finish that camouflages the flavor a bit. Smooths out as it warms
Tried
on 04 Mar 2013
at 12:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks Mike), pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small tan / light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts and citrus hops upfront - pretty standard for a black IPA. Flavour is also fairly typical, but well-executed, for a black IPA, with roasted malt upfront, followed by dry hoppy bittering which lingers on the finish. Nothing special about this, but it does what it does very competently. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2013
at 22:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Awesome beer. Probably best of the day. Strong aroma of cedar here. Couple that with citrus, booze and a little malt. Cloudy orange pour with respectable head and lacing. Bitter finish with a little tang. Average carbonation, consistency. Tap at Rhino Winterfest.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2013
at 17:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I liked this one. Smells smoky and malty. Robust flavours, pungent aroma. Pours dark with good head, decent lacing. Finishes with medium bitterness. On tap at Rhino winterfest.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2013
at 17:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample, cask, Volo’s Cask Days, savoured on October 27 2012; eye: black, opaque, really thin sheet of dark brown head, no lacing; nose: chocolate cake, mocha, chocolate liqueur; mouth: chocolate liqueur, coffee liqueur, malt, light alcohol, resinous hops, finale in chocolate liqueur, full body, not much carbonation, mildly sweet, liqueur-like texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, cask, Cask Days de Volo, savourée le 27 octobre 2012; œil : noire, opaque, très mince couverture de mousse brun foncé, pas de dentelle; nez : gâteau au chocolat, moka, liqueur de chocolat; bouche : liqueur de chocolat, liqueur de café, malt, léger alcool, houblon résineux, finale en liqueur de chocolat, corsée, peu carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, texture liquoreuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2013
at 16:04