7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Purchased at the Glebe brewpub, cellared half a year. Pours a slight hazy golden-amber colour with a bubbly off-white head that disappears quickly, leaving not much. Big spicy nose with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. Also in the background, notes of a Flemish sour and some fruits. Lots going on in the nose. The taste has those notes, but much lighter with the cinnamon slightly burning in the palate, in the aftertaste. Actually, quite interesting with all that is going on, so hope to see this one again next year.
Tried
on 26 May 2014
at 20:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A lightly hazed dark reddish brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light nutty notes, OK. In mouth, a sweet fruity malt with light grassy notes, dark fruits light bodied, OK. On tap at Arrow and Loon.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2014
at 16:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
A dark brown stout with a thin brown head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light fruity notes, so-so. In mouth, a sweet fruity caramel malt with light chocolate, butterscotch, oily mouth feel, OK. On tap at Brewer’s Backyard April 2014.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2014
at 10:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
A golden ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, strange sweet fruity malt with light bubblegum, fake maple, watermelon gum , cloying. In mouth, a sweet fruity malt with buttery character, synthetic maple /Aunt Jemima, cheap bubblegum from (or with) old baseball cards, strange strange and cloying. On tap at Bank St location.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2014
at 15:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Had this one a few times at the Bank street brewpub. Poured a clean copper with a beautiful creamy beige head, great retention and full lacing. Looks like nitro is added to this one. Aromas of molasses and roasted malts. Mild taste of watered-down roasted malts with hints of oyster sauce. Actually goes down quite well. Head stays up the whole time, and beer gets better as it warms up. Wet mouthfeel with slight creaminess. Very light saltiness in the aftertaste. I really enjoy this one and hope they can make it more often.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2014
at 21:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Another one that did not last long at the end of 2013, but was nice to try. Poured a slight hazed rich amber with a nice frothy warm cap, good retention (best I have seen here) and spotty lacing. Quite a spicy nose with cinnamon, nutmeg, but not much of the tea yet. Wet mouthfeel with not much body. The mouth is where you can taste the infused Earl Grey. A nice experiment as I like Earl Grey. The notes adds to this already good spiced beer.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2014
at 19:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This one was available for a very limited time, late 2013 and got a chance to try it on cask. Poured a hazy amber colour with a beige small cap and decent wet lacing. Spiced pumpkin aromas, with the honey that does overpower eventually. Wet mouthfeel with very slight dryness in the finish. The taste is milder, but the spices are present. The honey slightly sweetens the beer. This is all around a good spiced cask brew. Glad I could try it.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2014
at 19:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear light golden colour with not much head and no lacing. Very light bubblegum extract aromas with some grainy malts. The taste also has light bubblegum at first, but gets longer and longer in the mouth, every sip. Lots of grain follows in the finish and lingers. Pretty refreshing nonetheless. Quite interesting that the bubblegum and big cereal grain goes well together.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2014
at 17:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Enjoyed the last of this with PaleAleRider at the Glebe location. Pours a clean deep amber colour with a beige head, average retention and some very good sticky lacing. Orange and other citrus aromas. Nice fruity malts with caramel and balanced by the hops. Light Belgian Ale yeast in the finish with some grass lingering. Refreshingly balanced as not too dry, but with nice bitterness. I like this brew, pairing a Belgian Ale with an IPA. Wish it was available year-round.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2014
at 10:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a dark brown colour with a yellow-beige frothy head, good retention and small lacing. The nose is spicy with cinnamon and maybe nutmeg, reminding me of their pumpkin ale. Smooth mouthfeel. The coconut is slightly more apparent in the taste with the cocoa notes, chocolate malts. Light bitterness and hints of nuts. Pretty good overall and easy to drink with nice delicate spices. Better than expected, as the coconut was not overpowering.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2014
at 20:38