6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tasting at Matt’s
Dark brown color with medium beige head. Earthy, dusty aroma. Good body, moderate residual sweetness, the flavor is earthy, some banana esters, some clove. Balanced, with enough character.
Not bad.
Dark brown color with medium beige head. Earthy, dusty aroma. Good body, moderate residual sweetness, the flavor is earthy, some banana esters, some clove. Balanced, with enough character.
Not bad.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2017
at 18:27
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Medium brown. Minimal head. On the nose it’s just kind of tart and phenolic...not happening for me. Thin. Maybe a touch of wheatiness. No malt character, really...just lacks sugars. It’s a bit cleaner, sort of, if you don’t count the papery notes. You find yourself looking for things that aren’t obviously flawed...that’s not the path to great beer.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2017
at 21:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
650mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted malt, some roast, and a little herbal character. Flavour has a good amount of roasted malt, followed by a touch of banana and clove, finishing toasty and bready. What an unusual array of elements. Not totally cohesive, but it works well enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2017
at 21:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Mahogany color, clean, with compact head. A classic Winter Ale, betting too much on the color and not enough on the warmth and body; dominated by dark caramel, weak, lean, with some ashy dark malts and burnt caramel appearing in the final.
Ok beer, boring though.
Mahogany color, clean, with compact head. A classic Winter Ale, betting too much on the color and not enough on the warmth and body; dominated by dark caramel, weak, lean, with some ashy dark malts and burnt caramel appearing in the final.
Ok beer, boring though.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2017
at 02:20
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a deep dark mahogany / brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out dry crusty bread upfront, with a little toasted caramel. Flavour is very dry and quite bitter, with tons of crusty dry bread dominating. Astringent in some weird non-hoppy way. Usual calibre from Red Collar.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jan 2017
at 00:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a clear copper color with full head. Aromas of burnt orange, and dry fruity esters, with a bit of candy and malts. Flavors follow same with additional candied oranges and copper. Phenolic bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2017
at 18:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
650mL bottle, pours a clear copper amber with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out lots of obscured earthy hops, some herbal and vegetal notes, and toasted biscuity malt. Flavour brings out lots of earthy hops, lots of dry bready caramel, some resins, and ample booze. It's rough and lacking cohesion, but fairly drinkable and pleasant despite the boozy harshness. Decent but leaves much to be desired.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 23:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Coriander and some florals. A little too much booze like office parties. Light sweet finish with boozy astringency. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 18:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft - Cola and herbal notes with root beer. Clear Amber with a decent white head. Malty root beer notes with some light bitterness. Very weird and much too soft.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2016
at 19:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at 12 Kings, pours dark brown / near-black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out earthy hops and toasted malt. Flavour is fairly subdued, with lots of earthy hops, toasted malt and a touch of toasted caramel. Quite an earthy one, with low harshness for the style. Not overly exciting but nicely constructed. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2016
at 23:14