mcberko (47797) reviewed Apricot Sour from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a cloudy opaque dirty yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out a good balance of citrus zest, apricots and lightly tart funk. Flavour is fairly restrained, with puckering citrus upfront, very subdued apricot and a little hay. Everything dies on the finish, leaving a slight astringency. Nothing off about this; it's just muted and uninspired.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Apricot Sour from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Murky yellow color. Lightly sour without being refreshing, the tannins are out of place, it has some lactose in the final, but also some other footy yeast trace. Dirty. I wouldn’t even call it Berliner Weisse.
One more beer to continue the tradition of I-dont-know-how-but-I-do-it sourish beers in BC.
What’s the point?
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Double Dubbel from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Black color with tan head. Moderately sweet; it has an unexpected (till when I saw the deScription) strong coffee character and warming alcohol.
Unexpected. Mixed feelings about this one.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Apricot Sour from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft - Light wheat and some tart soapy notes. Cloudy yellow with a decent white head. Tart notes. Lemon peel but no real apricot. Maybe some in the finish, but I think I am digging. Still not bad though. - As it warms the stone fruit come to the surface and is quite nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Draught at 12 Kings, Vancouver
Hazy golden to Amber color with compact head. Strong diacetyl aroma. Smooth but semi dry, not much malt, no notable hops, papery, and some diacetyl.
Off.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Märzen from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at 12 Kings, Vancouver
Golden color, clean, with nice malt aroma, lean mouthfeel, less sweet and more bitter than most Märzen.
Nice lager.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed White Lager from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Blond color, just hazy, with compact head. Mild coriander and wheat aroma. The coriander flavor is very strong, the mouthfeel very dry, the carbonation high, and it’s respectably bitter. Astringent in the final.
Very nice, bold.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Belgian Witbier from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap St. Augustine's, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out Belgian spices, wheat and a touch of citrus. Flavour is lightly tart, with citric notes, wheat and coriander. Finishes with minerally notes. Not infected at least, which is saying something for Red Collar, but it's not very clean.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Märzen from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at 12 Kings, pours a clear blonde with a large white head. Aroma brings out toasted cereal notes and light sweet malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with straw, cereal malt and slightly sweet biscuity malt. Clean enough but pretty boring.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Belgian Witbier from Red Collar Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at Pumphouse, Richmond, BC
Cloudy blond color. A bit fruity, lightly spicy, not too dry. Low bitterness.
Not a bad beer, very timid though.