Macaloney's Island Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery
Microbrewery
in Saanich,
British Columbia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Victoria Caledonian Brewery & Distillery
Ceud mile fàilte gu an clann
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Clearish yellow and modest foam, very soft grain aroma. Flavour is sharp grains with a dry finish. No complexity, simple, workable but uninteresting.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Just a hint of haze. No head. Light tartness, saline, slight citrus, hint of coriander. Decent.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy, a bit dark yellow, looks flat though. Big passion fruit aroma. On the palate, it’s quite tart, just enough sugar, and then a lot of passion fruit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Skunky with just a touch of apple. Clear pale gold with a rich white head. Soft and sweet skunky notes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at Victoria Caledonian, pours a deep dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma reveals lush bourbon barrels, followed by vanilla, and a touch of toasted caramel. Flavour isn't as pleasant, with mineraly bourbon upfront, a touch of vanilla, and seltzery notes. This isn't well dialed in. The bourbon smells nice, but it doesn't come through cleanly. Not so good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Victoria Caledonian, pours a cloudy golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out salt, lacto and gently tangy citrus. Flavour is along the same lines, with tangy citrus, a little salt, and lacto. Finishes with plenty of saline notes. Pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Victoria Caledonian, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma of gently dank hops, with yeast and citrus. Flavour is very strange, with a sort of bubblegumy, mint fresh character. This is very unusual. Not on point and way too minty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Victoria Caledonian, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma reveals grainy notes, some grass, and herbal notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with bright grass, some herbal notes, and crisp biscuity malt. Bright and herbal finish. Not bad, but not really on point.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Woody and citrus. Cloudy yellow with a decent white head. Minty herbal with a long finish. Nothing really along the style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Soapy and saline. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Salty and light wheat notes with a clean finish.