Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A little bitter with the fruit, sour berry tang as well. Actually pretty good, especially for an Amsterdam. Was pleasantly surprised. Good hazy color, good carbonation. Pretty hammed by the time I tried this one...on tap at volos
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2012
at 16:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
barVolo, Toronto tap 5oz ($5): Pours a brownish colour with pretty much no head. Later, upon tasting it, I realized there is minimal carbonation, and that would kind of explain it. Aroma is slightly sour, but mostly heavy toward the malt. Taste is very mildly sour with some metal in the end. This is an interesting beer, and as a style it might be something that has some potential, but in its current incarnation I was not all that impressed.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2012
at 19:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a dark black color IPA with a nice large off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of dry bitter hops with medium citrus notes mix in with some medium dry roasted malt. Taste is also a mix between some dry roasted malt with notes of light coffee notes which are balanced against some dry and somewhat citrusy hops notes. Body is a bit light with some good carbonation. Enjoyable though a bit below some staple of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2012
at 11:20
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Originally rated June 2005. Kawartha Lakes Brewing was sold to Amsterdam Brewing in 2003. I use to love this brew, especially in summer. I have not tried it since the move. Pours a caramel amber colour with hardly any carbonation. Almost no head, and no lacing at all. The raspberry aroma now smell like it is from a fruit juice. Use to be real powerful. Same as the taste. Most people complained before, because it tasted too much. Now, it is hardly effective. Slight raspberries in the finish, slight wheat in the aftertaste. Refreshing, but a big loss. Same as the rest of the Amsterdam brews, just basic. Thank you KLB for all the years of good brewing... I will now put this one in the past.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2012
at 22:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Smells like caramel, very sweet aroma. Fairly soft carbonation and a tiny bit of astringency on the aftertaste. Another average product from Amsterdam - sometimes I wonder why I bother. On cask at Castro’s. Thanks to garthicus.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2012
at 10:49
4.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Yellow carbonated body, no head. Soft aroma of orange peels and hops, but not in a good way. Flavour is well-balanced malts with dry hops and a dry finish, this beer’s saving grace. But even after that, it does not excel beyond the middle of the pack.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2012
at 17:41
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Appearance is "meh", some head and a copper-sort-of-red body with plenty of carbonation. Aroma is cough-drop mint raspberry with a hint of wood, like that time you were a kid and found the candy in the couch sorta smell. Flavour is sweet raspberry followed by a harsh and dry woody finish with a wet palate. I hate these kinds of beers - neither here nor there, not sweet or balanced, just a cough-syrup awfulness. Total lack of intent, just a mixed up beer.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2012
at 17:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
A golden wheat ale with a thick receding white head. In aroma, a light citrusy and lemony malt with skunky notes. In mouth, a light sweet grainy and lemony malt with German hops, mineral notes, rather boring. Bottle from Probstk, shared with GRM, Dec. 11 2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2011
at 06:39
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(can) clear amber colour with small white head; aroma of bread, grass; balanced flavour; no finish; average
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2011
at 10:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Good bitterness, some pine and overall good drinkability. A good go-to IPA in Toronto area. Some citrus as well.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2011
at 08:35