7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can Shakedown Awakening that pours a slightly unfiltered golden colour, with a big frothy-creamy warm head, good retention and lots of foamy lacing. Fresh citrus aromas from the Citra hops, so more of an East-Coast smell. Some floral notes do come out with very light caramel malts. The flavours are hoppy, with some piney notes as in the West Coast-style, but fairly mild overall. Some decent bitterness, and dryness that lingers. A nice IPA with the West Coast look and flavours, but a nose of East Coast, with hints in the taste.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2022
at 00:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Sticky orange notes. Sticky and sweet orange with a light bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2022
at 21:13
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Big Rig, pours a clear golden with a small beige head. Aroma reveals plenty of piney hops, a bit of earthiness, and biscuity malt. Flavour is piney and earthy in the hop department, with a herbal—almost vegetal—character is there too that isn't so pleasant. Fairly dry, but the hop expression just isn't there.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2021
at 21:03
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3
On tap at Big Rig, pours a cloudy bright red with a small off-pink head. Aroma is full of fresh mint upfront, followed by a touch of red berry. Flavour is quite nasty, with lots of fresh mint and gentle red berry, with a lightly yogurty palate. I dislike mint, and it doesn't jive with the berry, and the lacto base isn't great. Awful.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2021
at 20:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Big Rig, pours a cloudy bright yellow with a small white head. Nose has a fair bit of dankness for a session, with dank hops, some weedy grassiness, and biscuity malt. Flavour is less assertive, with weedy, dank hops, soft floral notes, and sweet biscuity malt. Awkward balance, with the dank hops being gobbled up immediately by the sweet malt. Not bad, but it leaves much to be desired.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2021
at 20:55
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Big Rig, pours a clear pale yellow with a small white head. Nose is on the floral side for a pils, with biscuity malt and only a touch of grass — seems under-hopped. Flavour confirms this, with lots of sweet bready malt dominating. There's barely any hops here, and there's little bite / crispness. Pretty underwhelming, albeit inoffensive.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2021
at 20:53
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Big Rig, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma is quite herbaceous, with grass, some slightly vegetal notes, and biscuity malt. Flavour is clean and crisp, with vegetal and herbal notes, sweet cereal, and biscuity malt. Cheap and not authentic, but not entirely offensive.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2021
at 20:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can that pours a hazy, bright yellow colour with a big fluffy-bubbly white cap, good stay and leaving some nice foamy dirty lacing. Refreshing mouthfeel with a nice mild dry finish. Some decent hops in here blending well. The aromas has a beautiful nose of balanced hops giving some juiciness, citrus, floral-grassy notes and hints of sweetness. A pretty good Session IPA. that gets even better at the last pour.
Earlier Rating: 9/22/2020 Total Score: 3.5
Can that pours a hazy bright-yellow with foamy off-white head, decent stay and some light soapy patches. Grassy hop nose with some citrus lemon zest notes coming out eventually. Wet mouthfeel with a little dryness in the end. Flavours show a little more citrus over the grassy feel. Hints of cilantro. Quite a nice dry-hopped Session IPA.
Earlier Rating: 9/22/2020 Total Score: 3.5
Can that pours a hazy bright-yellow with foamy off-white head, decent stay and some light soapy patches. Grassy hop nose with some citrus lemon zest notes coming out eventually. Wet mouthfeel with a little dryness in the end. Flavours show a little more citrus over the grassy feel. Hints of cilantro. Quite a nice dry-hopped Session IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2021
at 03:35
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
This pils poured a clear, yellow colour with a creamy, white head. Minimal lacing. Scents include corn and perm solution. First swig was thin, tasted of corn and malt. Slightly sweet with nothing but corn lingering.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2021
at 00:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from the LCBO. Cloudy pale amber with a lingering one-finger white head that leaves some patchy lace. Nose is bread, light citrus and a prominent grass and herbal character. Light sweet malt under a medium citrus and grass bitterness. Mouth is medium- with slightly soft carbonation and relatively dry finish. Citra doesn't generate the usual juiciness here. 7/3+/6/3/13
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2020
at 01:33