4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
2011-07-30, draught at Cardero’s Restaurant, Vancouver, 5-3-5-2-9=24
Amber color, light aroma and watery flavor, with a breadish impression and low bitterness. Boring.
2010-03-16, draught at Big Ridge, Surrey, BC, 4-3-5-2-9=23
Light amber color; creamy head. The aroma is too light. The flavor, even if light, carries some caramel; dry mouthfeel, strong bitterness, a bit metallic in the end. Forgettable.
2008-07-16, bottle, 5-3-6-2-11= 27
Amber color. A very plain Ale, some caramel flavor, ordinary bitterness, no special hops. Regular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2008
at 02:41
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap at Stella’s Tap and Tapas Bar, Vancouver. Chestnut with thin beige head. Some toffee and hop on aroma, bit of butter. Too cold again, but I am sure I will get used to it. More caramel and butter in mouth. Reminded me of a Czech cerne. Too carbonated/too cold. But has some drinkability.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2006
at 04:18
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
No Josh,lets not get carried away with self importance. I wouldn’t imagine they did it just to piss you off, they probably could care less what any of us actually think. Amber, small head. An odd faint spice nose. Nothing in the palate but a bit of malt, certainly no hops.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2006
at 17:30
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bright copper colour. Vague tin, caramel and fuggle aroma. Ooooo, now that’s original. Equally enthralling flavour. Devoid of bitterness. Some caramel and earth. 100% derivative beer that offers nothing to the drinker and nothing to the beer scene at large. A kick in the nads to the long-suffering BC beer lover. Nobody could possibly confuse this with even a light interpretation of the IPA style, so why do they even bother putting that on the label? Just to piss me off, I suspect.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2006
at 02:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy gold,large white head.Light malt nose. Slightly lemony bready malt flavor,no noticeable hops
Tried
on 10 Apr 2006
at 19:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught at The Railway Club, Vancouver. Clear golden. Buttery malt aroma. Sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Some light grassy hops, but plenty of buttery malt. Fairly low bitterenss. A gentle, dortmunder-like lager.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2006
at 04:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a light copper ale with a small foamy head with good retention. Aroma of English hops with very subtle caramel malt. Taste of malt is a bit too subtle but medium presence of English hops save this from being dreadful. By no mean is this great but I had way worse then this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2005
at 09:48
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Golden ale with a white head. Light non-descript malty aroma. Boring lager taste, chalky notes and light watery bodied.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2005
at 21:33
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bright golden brown colour. Light malty aroma. Light palate. I’ve had this better before - like 2 weeks ago when it was fresh and nutty tasting - but OK Spring’s beers don’t hold up well apparently. Very fresh, both this and the 1516 seem fine, tasty even. The trick is getting them fresh. If you don’t win that gamble, this is what you get.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2005
at 02:20
4.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Golden-straw colour with haze. Bready malt aroma. Zippy carbonation. The palate shows some hop crispness, with bread notes. Nothing too special. Slightly fruity notes in the finish. Kind of dull for a helles.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2005
at 18:19