Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft @ Sportstown. Blonde, with only a little haze. Thick head. Coriander, nice floral hop, abundant bitterness. Spicy, with a lot of floral hop character.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ Sportstown. Hazy amber. Big thick head. The aroma is nice, toasty caramel, with floral antipodean hops. Rich, with rye chewiness, and a fair bit of alcohol signature as well. Lots of those floral hops, too.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft, Sportstown. Hazy light amber. Thick head. Fresh fruity hop nose. On the palate, more hop. I really hope F&W can sort out their supply chain, to get the cool hops that they do in greater quantities. I worry about that. Because using fun hops is pretty much their signature. They can call it a "common" but it’s an APA, and a good one, with the fresh, fruity hop and sweet pale malt.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Hazy medium brown. Has a nice, sweet toasty note, and lots of bitterness. With a nice citrusy, fruity character. Good body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a deep dark brown with a reddish rife and a medium beige head. Nose is quite hoppy as usual for this brewery, with toasted malt, woody hops, and nutty notes - seems like a black IPA. Flavour is robust, with loads of woody hops upfront along with roasted malt. Basically a black IPA. Harsh but in a nice way. Excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brown,huge beige head.Malt start,not overly sweet, notes of belgian yeast ? Medium hop bitterness in finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Amber,small beige head.Light hop nose.Nicely balanced palate,hops with good malt backbone. Big,lasting hop bitterness in finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at Sportstown, Richmond
Dark brown color, creamy head. This brown ale is above the average, roasty character, but with a few other elements too, some dark bread and chocolate; and as expected by this brewery, a very strong hopping.
Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Draught at Sportstown, Richmond; 16oz
Cloudy light amber color with a dull hue, creamy head. Good body strength, good malt backbone, a bit of cereals, with light residual sugars, a clean touch from the Lager yeast, and a truckload of hops; very resiny hops, lightly fruity; this one is an IPA with a different malt and yeast profile. Hop soup.
I came here skeptic, but this is very interesting. Brutal though.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Dark amber color with red hue, hazy, compact head. The aroma is not too strong, but provides some fruity hops, and a floral touch. Full bodied, just the right amount of sweetness to balance the nutty caramel flavor; and then a holy cow of hop goodness, with a distinctive fruity presence. Nutty final. Clean.
Excellent.