5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Tap at Tavern on the Square. Golden pour. Nose is vanilla and light herbal notes. Tastes of vanilla, some medicinal notes, bready, grass. Sweeter finish. Little watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2017
at 18:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Lightly hazy mahogany colour, mid sized head. Caramelly port aroma. Mid sweet with a cranberry tartness. Near full bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Red wine, caramel and cranberries. Mid bitter finish. Interesting beer, more old ale than barleywine
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 14:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Black with creamy beige head. Licorice and molasses up front. Mid sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Treacle and licorice, oat porridge with milk and coffee. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 14:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Lightly hazy deep golden, small head. Fruity nose with hay and notes of paper - a perfect copy of Fuller’s London Pride. Mid dry with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Honey and grains, lightly piny with resiny bitterish finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 14:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Cloudy golden, small head. Oaky white currant aroma. Dry and rather slender with clean, crisp mouthfeel. Tart with some crisp wheat bread and elderflowers. Oaked white wine and light floral hops. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 14:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Almost clear golden, small head. Mild bready hay aroma. Dry with light-medium body and dense, rounded mouthfeel. Bready with hay-like hops, notes of strawberry jam. Mid bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 14:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Clear pale amber, small head. Fruity bready nose. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Bready malt, slightly caramelized with a whiff of smoke. Mid bitter finish. True to style and pretty good, even if more malt softness would be beneficial.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 14:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Hazy amber, small head. Estery caramel aroma. Mid sweet with medium-full body and rounded, somewhat oily mouthfeel. Caramelly with some treacle. Mid bitter finish. Ok attempt of a difficult style.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 13:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at Queen City, Burlington. Almost clear golden, mid sized head. Intense peaty smoke aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Bready malt, heavy peaty smoke with some aniseed. Mid bitter finish. In-your-face smoky.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2017
at 13:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep Amber into a shaker. White head with medium retention recedes to nothing. Caramel and vanilla aromas. Sweet caramel upfront turning to mildly bitter earth in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2016
at 19:09