750ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a hazy very pale orange with a generous white head and lots of lacing. Nose is fresh cut grass, hay and citrus with a layer of honey in the background. Lots of hops bitterness through the front and middle but smoothed out by a peaches and honey sweetness. The finish could use some more punch. The body is light and slick with average carbonation. Very easy drinking.

Sample, draught, during the National Capital Craft Beer Festival, savoured on August 16 2013; eye: black, opaque, brown head, nice lacing; nose: green, roasted malt, light hops, light coffee; mouth: green pepper, roasted malt, slight hops, light coffee, “green” finale with presence of caramel, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, lightly sweet, a bit thin; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue lors du National Capital Craft Beer Festival, savourée le 16 août 2013; œil : noire, opaque, mousse brune, bonne dentelle; nez : vert, malt torréfié, léger houblon, léger café; bouche : poivron vert, malt torréfié, très léger houblon, léger café, finale « verte » avec présence de caramel, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : ordinaire

Aroma of some citrus hops with a lot of malt here. More like an English Pale Ale in flavour. Leaves with light bitterness. Pours clear orange with decent head and lacing. Bottle.

(Draught at Bar Hop, Nov 1 2013) Pours black with a small pale brown head. Aroma has sweet chocolate malt, some pumpkin, roast, and a fairly large helping of cinnamon and clove. Flavour is dark malts with a sweet core, slight cooked pumpkin but big notes of clove and cinnamon, dry roast, slight vegetal hops. Finish is bitter, little sweetness remains from the malt, spice lingers. Body fairly light, the carb a bit high. Bit too heavy on the spice, not big enough a porter body to back it up and I like more pumpkin in my pumpkin beer.

A hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. In aroma, very nice biscuit malt with smooth floral hops, citrus pulp, nice. In mouth, a smooth fruity malt with light citrus pulp, floral hops, well balanced, quite nice. Cask Days 2013.

A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with nice citrusy floral hops, peaches, nice. In mouth, a smooth fruity malt with light grassy floral hops, a bit light but nice. Cask Days 2013.

Beautiful bottle with an artsy penciled label and a bronze wax-dipped crown. Pours a cloudy deep amber colour with a big frothy beige head, good retention and thick foamy lacing. Very nice aromas of spices, oranges, raisins and some sourness. Not sure if this is infection or not, but the sourness is even more present in the taste. Fruit and spices are milder and the bourbon shows up slightly in the finish. A good spiced brew and would like to try the non-bourbon version.

A deep dark porter with a thin mocha head. In aroma, light chocolate with loads of pumpkin spices, cloves, ginger and cinnamon. In mouth, a sweet fruity chocolate malt with loads of cinnamon and cloves, cloying and unbalanced. Cask at Beau’s Oktoberfest 2013.