7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Purchased a bomber from the brewpub, so enjoying my first Clocktower at home (after drinking their beers for years). Pours a rich amber colour with a big frothy warm cap, great retention and loads of soapy-foamy lacing. Nice fresh aromas of hop with grass and pine notes. The bitterness is there, but not too crazy. A mild dryness is created from the hoppy taste of grapefruit zest. This IPA is quite good and a notch above their regular beers. They should include this one in their year-round brews.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2014
at 16:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
A deep dark brown porter with a thick frothy nitro brown head. In aroma, light grassy chocolate malt with grainy notes, OK. In mouth, a dry powdery chocolate malt with light grassy notes, watery, so-so. On tap at Westboro location.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2013
at 16:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cola-looking beer with a small beige head and minimal lacing. Mild roasted malt aromas with hints of licorice. Plain wet mouthfeel. The mint is definitely present in the taste, but not as overpowering as one might think. Decent darker malts. Grain and light mint (anise notes) lingers a bit. A nice Christmassy twist on their Bytown Brown. Must likt minty flavours to enjoy this one. Now, lets see how it goes with their food.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2013
at 13:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A deep dark stout with a thin brown head. In aroma, loads of cinnamon and cloves, very sweet, milk chocolate, a bit on the cloying side. In mouth, a nice sweetish powdery chocolate with light coffee and spiced notes, faint cinnamon, decent. On tap at Westboro location.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2013
at 15:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Very pedestrian brown ale here. Pours a syrupy looking brown aroma of barley, nothing else. Faint nip of hops in finish but this tastes more like an RAN than a brown. Average carbonation. Tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2013
at 15:08
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
I used to love Halloween before I got into craft beer. Now I have to drink pumpkin beers for a month and a half. Pours clear amber. All the typical punkin pie spiciness obstinacy with a little astringency in finish. Some sweetness as well as some salt. Tap at Byward brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2013
at 15:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Looks good - they got the head and Lacing right, combined with ruby clear pour. Finishes on bitter side with even a little wooden astringency. Creamy texture. Evident barley crisp here as well. Soft carbonation. Tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2013
at 15:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Decent bitter. Pours orange with ok head and lacing. Crisp malt aroma with some hops in finish to give it a taste of bitterness. Not much more going on here otherwise. Well_balanced British session ale though. Tap at Burden brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2013
at 14:53
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
It would be a disservice if a kitsch weren’t boring. That’s the point, right? Pours golden with good head and lacing. Some barley here as well. Finishes with nice crispness. Some very light sugared malt as well. Watery consistency. Tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2013
at 14:48
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Average wheat beer with very light dose of raspberry. Its good that the raspberry is this low, otherwise it would obliterate this beer. Pours golden. Finishes with light sweetness and sourness. Balance is ok but super light lager here. Tap at Burden brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2013
at 14:43