Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft - Toasted malts and an unusual sweetness. Deep brown with almost no head. Chocolate syrup some phenols and sweetness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft - Tropical fruit and hard candy. Hazy gold with a decent off white head. Pepto Bismal, sweet, chalky and a bit of acetone. Finish is sweet. Something not right here.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draft - Sweet pale malts and herbal hops. Clear gold with a decent rich white head. Grassy, herbal, peel bitterness and a long finish. Bitterness is a bit astringent and dominating.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draft - Grains and a bit of skunk. Clear gold with a rich white head. Light grains, some pale malts sweetness and a light bitterness in the finish. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft - Banana and coriander with some light citrus. Cloudy gold with a creamy white head. Banana, clove and a hoppy bitterness. Sweet and bitter with a creamy mouthfeel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at the brewpub
Cloudy pale blond color with compact head. Delicate malt aroma. Lean mouthfeel, a bit too dry, and the strong bitterness doesn’t help; it has some light crisp malt flavor and some wheat, with a spicy profile.
More bitter than a classic Belgian. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewpub
Hazy blond color with compact head. Very nice hoppy aroma; although Ella was used, a grassy experience comes through. Dry mouthfeel, little malt flavor, some straws, and strong bitterness, with a light grassy touch.
More bitter than a classic Kölsch; a very good first time for the new brewers.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Cloudy red-amber color with compact head. The aroma is bot fruity and spicy, fresh, with a citrus touch, and tea. Smooth and soft mouthfeel; mellow caramel flavor, with a strong spicy component, coriander, and also quite some fruitiness, peach and sweet oranges; strong bitterness.
Interesting. As interesting is to see the evolution of Big River.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
On tap at Big River, pours a dark amber brown with a small tan head. Aroma of toasted malt upfront and a very subtle hop profile. Flavour isn't like a traditional black IPA, with a very sweet caramel malt and lightly roasted malt backing, with a very weak hop profile. Not too bad, but leaves a lot to be desired. Weak but drinkable black IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Big River, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out sweet English malt, vanilla beans and cereal malt. Flavour is bizarre, with vanilla beans, honey, and English malt. Finishes fairly sweet and malty. Decent "stout".