7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Sample on tap @ the brewpub, March 8/20) Pours deep purple with a decent head of pale pink froth. Aroma of sweet-tart elderberry, blueberry jam, some florals but not tons of elderflower, wet leaves, pretty nice. Flavour is rather light overall and balanced between lightly sweet and tart elderberry and other forest berries, some hints of elderflower and herbs, kind of mineral but with a bit of bready malt and apple sourness as well. Short dry tartish aftertaste. Light body, soft carbonation. Interesting but a bit too light for me on the tongue given the appearance and nose, and short on elderflower which I am a huge fan of.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2020
at 21:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(On tap @ the brewery, March 8/20) Pours a lightly hazed pink grapefruit juice coral red with a small off-white head. Aroma of blood orange, grapefruit, citrus peels, light hops. Flavour is a mix of tart juicy blood orange/grapefruit, some lactic acidity and moderately sweet lactose, vanilla hits in the middle of the sip along with some orange zest. Finish is off-dry and moderately bitter with a mix of sweet and bitter citrus notes and some leafy hops. Medium-full body, creamy, soft carbonation. I'm not sure blood orange is the ideal fruit for the smoothie treatment, a sweeter orange might be better, but solid in the early March sunshine.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2020
at 21:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(On tap @ the brewery, March 9/20) Pours very hazy orangish-gold with a thick fine white head and lace. Aroma of dank weedy hops, sweet oranges, some pit fruit, hits of creamy vanilla and lactose but the weed dominates the nose. Flavour is moderately sweet with orange and dank mango, some weed, soft pit fruit, lactose is present in moderate strength, vanilla subtle, off-dry on the finish with moderate dank bitterness. Smooth creamy medium-full mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Nice dankness here, did it need the milkshake element? Probably not, but it was a solid weed-forward pale.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2020
at 01:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Halo, pours a cloudy bright orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out tart strawberries, a little kiwi, and plenty of lacto. Flavour is quite yogurty, with plenty of strawberries, some overripe kiwi, and loads of lacto. Plenty of fruity but it seems rather overripe. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2019
at 03:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Halo, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of brett upfprnt, with subdued apricot and light citrus. Flavour is quite lemony upfront, followed by apricot and a hint of brett. Quite citric. Pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2019
at 03:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Halo, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma reveals the mosaic quite beautifully, with bright tropical notes, a hint of dankness, and biscuity malt. Flavour is bright, with tropical notes from mosaic, some dankness, and crisp biscuity malt. Bright and clean. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2019
at 03:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Halo, pours an opaque dark amber orange with a small white head. Aroma is quite dank and weedy, with intense pot-like hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with dank hops, resins, and maybe a hint of the grape must. Fruity and resinous. This is lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2019
at 03:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Halo, pours a deep dark pink with a small pink head. Aroma brings out intense lacto upfront, with lots of jammy currant and subdued citrus hops. Flavour is extremely jammy, with lots of tart currant, lacto, and gentle hops buried. Total fruit bomb with lots of tartness. Fun stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2019
at 03:51
7/10
Update. I'm going to bump this guy up. Can from the brewery. It's a lot more subtle than my earlier reviews suggests. There a real mild berry flavour underlying this, an acidic bite, a touch of honey and soft malt. Drink this as a stand alone. September 2019 - 3.5 - On tap at The Alpine in the Junction. Tart strawberry that is fairly balanced. Mildly honey touches. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2019
at 22:47
5/10
Sour, salty, lemon juice, lactose, acidic
Tried
on 28 Jul 2019
at 20:35