A hazed golden amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a chalky grainy malt with a light chlorine, no hops. In mouth, a sweet malt with light boiled corn, a bit thin, herbal faint hops. On tap at Westboro location, June 12, 2012.

Brand new at the Glebe Clocktower for the first Ottawa Craft Beer Festival. Enjoyed opening day ! Pours a copper brown colour with an off-white head that creates creamy sticky lace. The aromas are mild at first with malts (mostly caramel and roasted). It does get better as the brew breathes and warms up. Medium-bodied with a slight dry finish, but still wet enough to be refreshing. Wow... hoppy taste adding some good bitterness. Not as much as most APA, but packs more of a punch compared to other Clocktower beers. Notes of fruits, pine needles, grapefruit with nice roasted malt in the finish, balancing things. Best head (and overall brew) I have had so far at this brewpub. OK, close to their Bytown Brown and Wishart.

Enjoyed this one at the Glebe location on tap. Poured a clean amber colour with a small white cap and decent lacing. The nose was spicy with hints of cinnamon. The caramel malt did come out eventually. Medium-bodied with a slight dry mouthfeel. The taste was malty with some hop that came out in the finish. Quite a light maibock that is nice and refreshing for these nice warmer May days.

A reddish amer bock with a thin off white head. In aroma, light nutty malt with grainy notes, faint german hops. In mouth, starts with a nice biscuit malt, nutty notes, lightly metallic German hops, medium bodied. On tap at Bank St. location, May 8 2012.

A reddish copper ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light esters, caramel, not bad. In mouth, a light sweet malt with fruity notes, light nuttyness, a bit of herbal Belgian hops, oily mouthfeel, medium bodied. Not bad. On tap at new Richmond Road location, mid-Dec 2011.

Originally rated January 2006. Poured a golden colour with slight amber in it. The head was white and did not have much retention, nor lacing. Good fruity nose, specially light fruit, with undertones of grapefruit. Nice smooth taste with a grainy finish and some bitterness. Also, mild fruitness was found in the aftertaste, with some grapefruit and grain malts. Kind of creamy mouthfeel. Great session brew that was refreshing with a nice pleasant taste.

Originally rated January 2006. Sampled from the cask. Poured a deep brown colour, but still see-through, with red highlights. The foamy head was tanned and the lace left topped the brew for a while, and left webbings. Grapefruit aromas with hints of chocolat. Taste started off real fruity with grapefruit again, then went to a real smooth middle to then go to some small bitter finish. Roasted malts showed up in the aftertaste. Creamy slick mouthfeel. Not sure if this one was supposed to taste this fruity, but it sure was delicious.

Had this one a few years back and had liked it. Came with some spices on top of the head. This year, had it on cask (so no spices). Cloudy amber colour with a small off-white cap, low retention and minimal lacing. Nice light spicy nose with the cinnamon dominating and notes of pumpkin and nutmeg. Slightly watery mouthfeel. Mild spicy taste which is pretty close to the aromas, except for a little sourness. Refreshing enough pumpkin ale, but not sure about the little sourness (if infected). Recommended as a session spiced ale if you like an easy-going mild seasonal.

Originally rated January 2006. Ouch ! This one was served with a lemon slice. Poured a light golden colour with a very slight touch of red. The aroma was kind of sour with some wheat mostly and the raspberry in the back. Even the taste, started on a sour note, then the grain kicked in to finish lightly with the wheat and raspberry. I remember this one being better many, many years ago, but still refreshing... specially in summer.

A reddish copper ale with a thin mocha head. Served with a dash of pumpkin spices. In aroma, intense sweet pumpkin spices, quite nice. In mouth, a smooth sweet caramel malt with light spices, lingering a bit. Overall, not bad. On tap at Bank street location, Oct. 5, 2011, as The Pumpkin.