6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
650 ml bottle. Pours a copper/orange with light head. Hoppy to the nose with some malt aromas. Roasted malts, some toffee and orange flavours with a soft finish. Light for an ESB but well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2012
at 19:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Hazy dark amber color, with creamy head. Caramel aroma, mild, with traces of spice. Malt and caramel flavor, with moderate residual sweetness, and a light, pleasant touch of baked goods, cake and cookies, and a hint of spice; correct bitterness.
For once, a good beer from this brewery.
Hazy dark amber color, with creamy head. Caramel aroma, mild, with traces of spice. Malt and caramel flavor, with moderate residual sweetness, and a light, pleasant touch of baked goods, cake and cookies, and a hint of spice; correct bitterness.
For once, a good beer from this brewery.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2012
at 13:06
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Firefly, Vancouver
Hazy amber color; small sized head. Light aroma of caramel and vegetables. The body is quite weak, the mouthfeel dry; there is a minimal caramel flavor and a breadish character; quite low bitterness.
Bad.
Hazy amber color; small sized head. Light aroma of caramel and vegetables. The body is quite weak, the mouthfeel dry; there is a minimal caramel flavor and a breadish character; quite low bitterness.
Bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2011
at 13:04
4.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Foggy gold body and almost no head. Soft malt and citrus on the nose. Flavour is maltiness with sharp carbonation on the mouth and a dry bready finish. Drinkable. Unremarkable.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2011
at 17:27
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
I gotta say that the labelling on these beers certainly looks one step below professional, which could mean great things (cool obscure local brewer) or horrible things (forgettable obscure local brewer). It pours with a fine amber body and a decent layer of head. Aroma is weird fermented skunkiness and swampwater with a hint of malt. Flavour is weird grass and malt with a dry finish. Based on this beer, I’m leaning toward calling the brewer closer to the latter.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2011
at 16:55
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours clear copper. Aroma is quite weak, with vanilla and spices. Flavour is a thin, uncomplex vanilla, popcorn and light spices. Quite watered down and underwhelming.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2011
at 00:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Light popcorn behind aromatic hops. Cloudy amber , offwhite layer. Quite salty start, aromatic hop, light butterscotch. Medium to light body mellow creamy mf.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2010
at 14:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled at GCBF '10, pours hazy golden orange. Aroma and flavour of nicely balanced caramel malts and hops. Easily Saltspring's best beer.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2010
at 10:37
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draught at St. Augustine’s, as Salt Spring Golden Spike Ale
Hazy blond. Color. Almost no aroma. Poor Lager flavor, just not as watery as the Heatherdale, but equally useless.
Hazy blond. Color. Almost no aroma. Poor Lager flavor, just not as watery as the Heatherdale, but equally useless.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2010
at 15:15
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, as Salt Spring Heatherdale
Hazy deep blond color; creamy head. Light aroma. Weak body, watery mouthfeel, light corny and papery flavor. Low bitterness. A very poor Lager.
Hazy deep blond color; creamy head. Light aroma. Weak body, watery mouthfeel, light corny and papery flavor. Low bitterness. A very poor Lager.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2010
at 15:13