Glass, 4-ounce, from a bottle, during the Mondial de la bière, savoured on May 29 2013; eye: dark brown, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of head, slight lacing; nose: roasted barley, chocolate, resinous hops; mouth: roasted barley, chocolate, resinous hops, acridness, acidity, dry finale in roasted barley with presence of pleasant acridness, full body, average carbonation, quite bitter, harsh texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, d’une bouteille, bue lors du Mondial de la bière, savourée le 29 mai 2013; œil : brun foncé, limpide, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse, très légère dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, chocolat, houblon résineux; bouche : orge torréfiée, chocolat, houblon résineux, âcreté, acidité, finale sèche en orge torréfiée avec présence d’âcreté plaisante, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, pas mal amère, texture rugueuse; en résumé : pas mal bon

A little heavy on the fruit juice side for me. Pours amber with ok lacing and no head. Sweet and fruity head. Texture a little syrupy. Very light carbonation. Finishes with light sweetness. Tap at brewpub in Montreal on opening night.

Nice little package. Pours black with great lacing and good head. Soft carbonation with nice nusky roast nalt aroma on head. More black than Ipa. Smooth finish with a bitter nut kick. Not hugely hop heavy and not sure exactly how to classify this but its good drinking. Tap at new brewpub on opening night.

On tap at Belmont Station, pours a crystal clear golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma of lightly tart wheat, some subtle smoked notes, and biscuit. Flavour brings out notes smoked malt and refreshingly dry wheat, with only a small hint of tartness. The smokiness wonderfully compliments the dry wheat, surprisingly. Fantastic stuff.

Bottle from State Line. Pours dirty orange with white head. Nose and taste of stone fruit, lime, herbs, caramel malt, apple skin and spices. Medium body.

Pour is a cloudy blonde with a huge white head. Aroma is some lagerish bready malts with a noble hop. Flavor is somewhat fruity but also a bit grassy hop bitterness. The malt is bone dry but adds a little honey after the swallow. This is a good beer with some lager notes along with a nice ale yeast. Not 90 percentile good but better than the average blonde ale.

The Sampler, Brooklyn ($15): Pours orange with a sea foam head. Aroma is tropical fruit and a bit of funk, but it ain’t as saisonesque as many other saisons. Taste is mildly bitter, with a hoppiness that carries over to the aftertaste. A little on the dry side. Somewhat sweet around the middle. Nothing all too impressive.

750 mL bottle shared by Kinz at the 20th Richmond Gathering. Thanks! Pours a dark reddish brown color with a thin tan head. Fair head retention. Aroma of dry roast, nuts, mild tart fruity notes. The taste is chocolate, nutty notes, sweet malts, herbal hops. Medium bodied. Nice.

Bottle from Elizabeth St., Bellingham
Hazy golden color; small head. The aroma is a bit plastic, some sweat, and light spices. Dry mouthfeel; mid-spicy flavor, but also some vegetables; ordinary bitterness; a bit of metallic feeling in the end.
Not exciting.

75 cl bottle, thanks to fiulijn. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Mild sourish and toasted malty. Bitter and citric. Toasted malty and light caramelish.