7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can @ a hotel in Alert Bay (batch 309; pkg 05/05/2025). Copper brown with small off white head. Caramel malt, bread crust, mild figs, mild pine hops, okay attempt at an American barley wine.
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 21 Aug 2025
at 06:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Camp Beer, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has some piney hops, stone fruits, and a bit of rotting melon. Flavour is really nice, bringing out punchy piney hops, bitter citrus peel, some floral notes, and crisp biscuity malt. Nice vibrant hop expression. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
Camp Beer Co.
on 15 Aug 2025
at 06:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Camp Beer, pours jet black with a small dark brown head. Nose has plenty of wood, with smoky whiskey barrels, medium roast, and a touch of cocoa. Flavour is quite rich, with deep whiskey barrels, dark chocolate, a touch of coffee, and medium roasted malt. Rich, velvety palate, nice woody character, and good balance. Surprisingly great.
Tried
from Draft
at
Camp Beer Co.
on 15 Aug 2025
at 06:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
16oz shared with Alex (thx for the beer!) @ Alouette Campground on Day 2.
Aroma: sweet, candied citrusy notes, some caramel.
Taste: along the same lines, quite bitter.
Overall: pretty good, but I still prefer the English style barleywine over American.
Aroma: sweet, candied citrusy notes, some caramel.
Taste: along the same lines, quite bitter.
Overall: pretty good, but I still prefer the English style barleywine over American.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2025
at 17:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
473 ml can. Pours a bright mahogany with full head. Aromas of candi sugar, slightly dank hops, caramel and toasted malts. Flavors of candi sugar, raisins, pine resin, grass and dry toasted hops. Bitter finish. Seems a mix up of old school and modern. OK
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 27 Jul 2025
at 23:36
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
473mL can, pours a hazy dark reddish amber with a medium beige head. Aroma is very malty, with lots of bready caramel, some dark dried fruits, and a touch of earthy hops. Flavour is dry and malty, with plenty of bready malts, toasted dry caramel, some booze, and a little bitterness. Lots of dry bready caramel malts on the finish. A bit unrefined but there’s some nice malts in here, and the lack of sweetness makes this more drinkable than it would be otherwise. Good but far from excellent.
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 20 Jun 2025
at 05:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Chestnut, lasting beige head. Neutral nose. Big chewy body, massively hopped with tons of malt in back. Dark fruit notes, light alcohol heat
Tried
from Draft
at
The Barley Merchant
on 16 Jun 2025
at 01:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 17/03/2025). Clear blonde gold with white head. Mild pine hops, some feint vegetal notes, grainy maltiness. Below average.
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 26 Apr 2025
at 10:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 18 Nov 2024). Clear amber brown with off white head. Biscuit malt, citrus and pine hops with a light resinous finish. It's a touch timid with the hops upfront, but it's competent enough. Okay.
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 10 Apr 2025
at 07:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
473mL can. Pours murky yellow with a white head. Plenty of pear and cardamom, some spicy saison yeast on the nose. Flavour has dry pear skins, cardamom, spicy saison yeast. Not super complex, but decent enough.
Tried
from Can
from
High Point - Beer Wine Spirits
on 03 Apr 2025
at 22:49