4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Enniskillen; either infected or a new flemish sour stout; Nose is tartness and chocolate; clear brown with a small tan head; flavor of coffee and vinegar; would of liked some fresh!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2007
at 20:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz Bottle from Enniskillen; Nose of floral hops; lightly hazed yellow-orange with a big, glass-lacing white head; flavor had light hop bitterness mixed with light sweet caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2007
at 22:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep purplish burgundy colour. No head. Aroma of black currant, peppery alcohol, pears, candyish malt. Fruit-first, moving towards a muscular alcohol finish. The malts - while clearly candyish - remain in the background and gracefully disassociated from the currant. Nicely balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2007
at 00:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown with ruby highlights. No head, unfortunately. Chocolatey, nutty aroma promises depth. Body is moderate, as is the sweetness. Hints of nut, chocolate, muscovado. Probably could use a bit more fullness but what’s here is quality.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2007
at 00:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bright pale copper colour. No head. Aroma has slight melon, honey and a little hint of malty earthiness. Flavour is mild - watery, even - with hints of honey and vague fruitiness (peach?). Really a quick, harmless trifle of a beer, like a Hugh Grant movie or an early Beatles tune.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2007
at 00:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewpub
Black body with light tan head. Good sugars and roast on the nose. I was immediately put off on the first sip by the tartness...I wasn’t expecting that. Once I knew what I was getting into, though, the beer came round nicely. Roasty, tart, with soft chocolatey malts. Very refreshing finish. Light body, too. This really drinks like a 4% stout, which in the summer it probably ought to be, but either way it’s a very nice stout, something we don’t get enough of in BC.
Black body with light tan head. Good sugars and roast on the nose. I was immediately put off on the first sip by the tartness...I wasn’t expecting that. Once I knew what I was getting into, though, the beer came round nicely. Roasty, tart, with soft chocolatey malts. Very refreshing finish. Light body, too. This really drinks like a 4% stout, which in the summer it probably ought to be, but either way it’s a very nice stout, something we don’t get enough of in BC.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2007
at 13:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bright golden with copper tint. Thin head. Woody hop nose with hints of grapefruit. Passion fruit, pink grapefruit and dalandan taste with light woodiness and subtle bready malts. Moderate bitterness ends up slightly overstated due to the low finishing gravity (OG 1050 and 6% abv). A light hint of resin amidst the bitter citrus finish. Refreshing.
Earlier Rating: 9/11/2005 Total Score: 3.7
Golden-amber colour. Fresh grainy aroma. The flavour is mainly of fresh pale malt, with a little crystal thrown in for fun. There is some late, leafy hop as well. The fresh grain aroma rates excellent but the flavour didn’t follow through with enough conviction.
Earlier Rating: 9/11/2005 Total Score: 3.7
Golden-amber colour. Fresh grainy aroma. The flavour is mainly of fresh pale malt, with a little crystal thrown in for fun. There is some late, leafy hop as well. The fresh grain aroma rates excellent but the flavour didn’t follow through with enough conviction.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2007
at 12:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A burgundy accent to the dark brown body. Loose head. Almond shell, hints of herbs, a bit of roast and light diacetyl feature in the nose. Sweet flavour with only hints of roast and chocolate.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2007
at 12:47
3.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Chestnut brown colour. It’s a bit cold to get much aroma...silly a brewpub serving such a beer at 4C when they have a 10C fridge as well. But what I get from the nose is a bit nutty with quite a bit of diacetyl. Flavour is pretty much the same - nutty with way too much diacetyl for my admittedly low threshold palate.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2007
at 12:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Spinnaker’s, Victoria. Black with red edges. Lasting tan head. Liquorice tarry stout, some choc, little bit of smoke, smooth in mouth leads to a molasses dryness on end. Some smokey charcoal, nice, but again lacks a bit of depth. Nice enough
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2006
at 09:10