6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dégustée en fût sur place (Bank St). De couleur brune foncée et claire. Nez de grains de malt moyennement rôtis et légèrement sucrés, léger de noix avec des notes de houblon herbeux ainsi que des traces de chocolat. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse. Léger goût de noix grillées avec des traces de chocolat lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt rôtis et légèrement sucrés avec des petites notes de pain grillé puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen, légèrement amer de rôti et de houblon herbeux avec des notes de noix. (5 avril 2013)
Tried
on 05 Apr 2013
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, a herbal malt with mineral notes, grassy hops. In mouth, a sweet biscuit malt with grainy notes, light creamy notes, czech hops, decent On tap at Westboro location.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2013
at 15:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2013 Spring seasonal. Pours a golden clean colour with a slight amber hue, a small white head and not much else. Caramel grainy nose with hints of sweet fruits. In the flavours, you find your typical Clocktower full grain taste, with soapy hops, very mild citrus notes and butterscotch. This is a nice Vienna that has lots of grain cereal malts with mild sweetness and very light hops.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2013
at 16:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Enjoyed a pint at lunchtime with PaleAleRider and his GF. Pours a slight hazed golden colour with a decent white head, average retention and minimal lace. Fresh ginger aromas with mild malt in the background. Medium-bodied, but refreshing. The ginger is present at first taste, but the grainy malt takes over and stays a while. A very nice beer, that does not feel "light", with the ginger not overpowering and nicely balanced with their typical cereal malts. Also available in cask for the time being.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2013
at 13:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tried this beer on tap and on cask tonight at the Glebe brewpub (now at 5.8% ABV). Pours a dark amber colour with a creamy light beige head that has great retention and thick patchy lace. Smells like their typical grain malt, but with some caramel and mild hops. Slightly creamy mouthfeel because of the everlasting head. Nice dryness in the finish, but not too crazy. Perfumy malt taste with sweet caramel and the grapefruit hop kicking in the finish. Decent bitterness with an above average strength. Notes of nuts. Seems like more roasted malts than most IPA, but ends up balancing the hop very well. CASK: Unfiltered, smaller foamy head, wet mouthfeel. Fruity malt at first. Bitterness takes a long time to kick in. Nuttier finish. More flavours. More aromas of dark fruits, nut, coffee and roasted malt. Less bitterness. Interesting to try both, side-by-side.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2013
at 20:41
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dégustée en fût sur place à l’établissement sur Bank. De couleur dorée et claire. Nez de grains de malt doux et avec de subtiles notes de miel, de fruits (agrumes) et de houblon floral. Moyenne-mince ronde en bouche et moyennement pétillante en bouche avec une texture huileuse et légèrement aqueuse. Goût de grains de malt pâle sucrés avec quelques traces fruitées (agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un très léger goût de miel et de caramel doux (notes de beurre) et en finale l’on retrouve des notes amères de de houblon floral aux traces herbeuses. Post-goût court-moyen, très légèrement amer de houblon floral. (hiver 2005-06)
Tried
on 14 Jan 2013
at 22:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
A dark reddish brown with a thin big bubbled brown head. In aroma, a grassy caramel malt with light solvent notes. In mouth, a harsh, lightly bilous dunkel, with burned notes, nutty, rather unpleasant. On tap at Bank St location, Nov. 28 2012.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jan 2013
at 20:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Their 2012 edition was released last week, with an outside party in the cold. Now, enjoying it inside. The head is beautifully creamy, beige, lasts the whole time and gives out decent lacing. The brew is clean and copper colour. Butterscotch nose with a little caramel and roasted malts. Wet refreshing, but kind of light mouthfeel. Mildly creamy when sipping the head (creamed up by the nitro). The roasted malt blends well with the hop, to not have too much burnt taste. Fruity notes (apples), nuts, molasses and very mild coffee. Too cold at first, but as it warmed up, it became much better. Easy drinkability as not too thick.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2012
at 09:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Enjoyed this pint at their Bank street pub. Pours a clean copper colour with a nice creamy light-beige head that was long lasting and gave out dirty lacing (not all pints had a nice head like mine). Mild perfume malt with a bit of hop. Caramel and coffee eventually came out as the beer warmed up. Medium-bodied with a little stickiness. Fruity malt taste with the roasted malt appearing eventually. Decent bitterness and dryness for the finish. Also, notes of very light caramel, coffee and nuts. This is a nice refreshing, fruity-roasted beer with a beautiful thick creamy head that lasted all the way (for me).
Tried
on 27 Nov 2012
at 18:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A lightly hazed reddish amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with butterscotch, light British hops, OK. In mouth, a smooth sweet caramel malt with grassy hos, burned notes, OK. On tap at National Capital Craft Beer Festival, August 18, 2012.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2012
at 18:30