Sample, draught, savoured on February 6 2007; eye: nice burnt orange, nice creamy white head though there is not that much of it, clear, no effervescence; nose: malt, hops, grapefruit; mouth: attack in hops (grain), followed by a counter-offensive of malt, and then again hops and a bit of grapefruit, thin layer of caramel, good-length finale with a nice edgy bitterness and a hint of grapefruit, grainy texture, full body, not much carbonation, slightly sweet, mildly bitter FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, savourée le 6 février 2007; oeil : belle robe orange brûlé, belle mousse blanche crémeuse même s’il y en a peu, claire, pas d’effervescence; nez : malt, houblon, pamplemousse; bouche : attaque en houblon (grain), suivi d’une contre-offensive de malt, puis de nouveau du houblon et un peu de pamplemousse, petit filet de caramel, finale de bonne durée avec une belle amertume tranchante et une belle pointe de pamplemousse, texture granuleuse, corsée, peu carbonatée, très légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère

Sample, draught, savoured on February 6 2007; eye: black with a nice café au lait creamy head, no effervescence, light acidity; nose: coffee, roasted malt, light acidity; mouth: roasted malt, hint of caramel, nice silky finale despite the presence of the roasted malt, short finale in the mouth but long acrid finale at the back of the palate, not much carbonation, light acidity, nice velvety feel FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, savourée le 6 février 2007; oeil : noire avec une belle mousse crémeuse café au lait, pas d’effervescence, dentelle épaisse plutôt velours; nez : café, malt torréfié, légère acidité; bouche : malt torréfié, petite pointe de caramel, belle finale soyeuse malgré la présence du malt torréfié, finale courte en gorge mais longue en âcreté dans le fond du palais, texture plutôt mince, pas très carbonatée, légère acidité, beau velouté en bouche

Slightly hazy amber. Fresh ginger aroma with little nuance or subtlety. The flavour is also quite gingery, with notes of caramelly, earthy malt. The finish is refreshing, at least until the earthy, toasty malts cut back in.

Cloudy golden brown color, frothy white head. Juicy cascade hop jump out of the glass. Not surprisingly the mouth has strong grapefruit notes, but the finish is a bit too grainy for me, despite assertive bitterness. However, an easy drinking beer.

On tap at Steamworks, Vancouver. Amber with thin beige head. Good hop aroma, very much in an APA style. Good piney hops. Decent underpining of malt. Nice piney grapefruit hop finish. Slightly woody. Bit too fizzy. Very drinkable.

On tap at Steamworks, Vancouver. Reddish brown, thin beige head. Slightly more interesting than some brown ales. Some nuttiness on end. Hazelnuts. Good maltiness but never syrupy.

On tap at Steamworks, Vancouver. Clear red/brown colour with thin pinky white head. Raspberry aroma. Very raspberry fruit. Hint of sourness. Raspberry fruit in mouth leads to very moderate sourness and then if falls away towards the end. Rapsberry fruit syrup continues throughout. Bit over carbonated. Lacks a bit of malt structure.