Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Dark amber. So dark. Very thin head. Overripe fruit dominates the aroma, with orange and pineapple. The palate has the same overripe fruit, and some sticky candy and caramel malts. There's a fair bit of bitterness in the finish, clashing with all of that sweetness. Overall, the execution leaves a lot to be desired, as the malts and hops both came out funny and it tastes like the yeast just sort of crapped out and left this beer completely underattenuated.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Hazy light amber colour. Aroma of caramel, candy, sweaty hops, resins, bit of grains. A bit sticky when compared to modern IIPAs, but not excessive, resinous hops, mildly musky, some orange peel; quite drinkable actually.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tall can at Brian's. Pours a bit hazy golden with a weak white head. Aroma is lots of pine with malty notes. Similar taste with high piney bitterness. Quite good old-school IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can - Melon and tropical notes with some caramel notes. Clear copper with a small white head. Tropical sweet malts, touch of sweet sticky syrup and a light bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
500mL bottle, pours a deep dark amber brown with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out lots of cheap gin, wood barrels, and earthy notes. Flavour is very herbal, with lots of celery, wood, cheap gin and earthy malts. Quite a poor gin barrel character. Not pleasing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tall can at Swans Hotel in Victoria with Farees and Brian during Zwanze Day. Pours a hazy golden with a weak white head. Aroma is very peachy. Taste is a bit salty with much less fruitiness than in aroma. Refreshing.
TimE (11146) reviewed Cosmic Fusion from Coal Harbour Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
deep golden color. Medium full body, toasted malt, a touch of mineral notes. A touch warming. Mediocre
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Brewhall, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is quite abrasive, with perfumery hop oils dominating along with booze. Flavour is really chaotic and abrasive, with perfumey hop oils, alcohol and a trace of tart citric notes. Ugh, this is just not calibrated well. Very poor.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
473mL can, pours a clouyd golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of peach ice tea upfront, with little in the way of actual kettle sour character. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of peach ice tea upfront - like a peach Snapple. I don't detect any gose-like character here. Meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can: Poured a pitch-black porter with a large foamy brown head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with huge smoked malt notes is quite nice. Taste is a balance mix of smoked malt, some roasted malt with some black chocolate notes and dry finish. Body is full with nice creamy touch and some good carbonation. Super well balanced and world class smoked beer.