6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Thanks to my friend Andre for this one, from the brewery. Pours a cloudy deep amber colour with a warm cap, decent retention and some lacing. Fruity malt nose with soft raisins and oranges. Medium-light wet mouthfeel. Watery malts with the hops saving things with nice bitterness over the light fruits. Not like an English bitter, but session-like with the hops creating an American bitter style.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2014
at 20:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Bar Volo, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out Belgian yeast, resinous hops and pine. Flavour is a very nice hybrid of Belgian and American IPA, with Belgian yeast and piney hops. Super smooth and well-balanced, finishing dry and piney. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2014
at 14:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
A golden amber IPA with a thick receding white head. In aroma, nice herbal biscuit malt with piney resinous floral hops, citrus pulp, very nice. In mouth, a nice smooth biscuit malt with oily mouth feel, balanced floral hops, a quaffable and great IPA. 1L mini growler from brewery.
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Mar 2014
at 13:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This comes together very well. I guess it’s because they added fresh IPA together with the bourbon aged batch to retain the hoppy freshness with a little barrel. It also works to keep the barrel from overpowering the beer. Pours orange with good head and lacing, a bitter finish. Some citrus and pine. Awesome. Tap at Winterbrewed.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2014
at 10:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice high-style imperial stout. Everything comes together well here. Pours black with reddish tint and good head and lacing. Nice roast malt profile with some hops that mix well with dark chocolate. Finishes with medium bitterness. Tap at Winterbrewed.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2014
at 10:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Barrel is very prominent here. Probably too powerful for a lighter stout and it just takes over the beer. Black pour with great head and lacing. Big whiskey smell with some roast in the background. Finish rather sour with some bitterness. Thick consistency. Sampled at the Winterbrewed festival in Ottawa.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 13:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice, vigorous hops infusion here. Piney with some grapefruit citrus. Pours golden with good head and lacing. Very bitter finish. Average carbonation. Some creaminess in the texture as well. Sampled at the Winterbrewed festival in Ottawa.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 13:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice, well integrated variation. Pours black without much head or lacing. Big coffee aroma with light dark chocolate and some roasty malt. And the vanilla, of course. Bitter finish, thick pour. Cask sampled at the Winterbrewed festival in Ottawa.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2014
at 13:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed blonde ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, very fruity malt with banana esters, cloves, alcohol warmth, not bad. In mouth, a sweet fruity malt with ripe bananas, fruity esters, alcohol warmth, OK. On tap at Winterbrewed 2014.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2014
at 18:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A clear amber DIPA with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with citrusy pulp, floral hops, light bourbon barrel, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet citrusy caramel malt with citrusy pulp, and alcohol warmth. On tap at Winterbrewed 2014.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2014
at 13:50