7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from High Point, Vancouver, 25/03/24, ~1 month old apparently
That's a darker amber than the average Bock in the region, inspiring; clear; large, compact head. Mild aroma of caramel, and rotting fruit (or day old unwashed beer bottles). There's some serious malt here, biscuity, toasty, caramelly; moderate residual sweetness, the body strength is appropriate for the style; bold bitterness, balancing the malts, maybe some grassy touch too; the acidity seems a bit high, though.
I appreciate the effort. I'm quite enjoying this one.
That's a darker amber than the average Bock in the region, inspiring; clear; large, compact head. Mild aroma of caramel, and rotting fruit (or day old unwashed beer bottles). There's some serious malt here, biscuity, toasty, caramelly; moderate residual sweetness, the body strength is appropriate for the style; bold bitterness, balancing the malts, maybe some grassy touch too; the acidity seems a bit high, though.
I appreciate the effort. I'm quite enjoying this one.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2024
at 05:47
5.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can from High Point, Vancouver
Dark blond colour, bright suuny fields, clean. Some smell of packaging, paper. Dry, highly carbonated, smooth; I'm not sold on the malt base, that has some toasted bread, and the hopping has some vegetable character, nothing close to a West Coast anything. Meh.
Dark blond colour, bright suuny fields, clean. Some smell of packaging, paper. Dry, highly carbonated, smooth; I'm not sold on the malt base, that has some toasted bread, and the hopping has some vegetable character, nothing close to a West Coast anything. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2024
at 17:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz @ home shared with Alex (thx for the beer!). Appearance: almost clear golden with a white head. Aroma: some candies, a bit grassy and sweet. Taste: along the same lines, noticeably bitter. Overall: ok.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2024
at 05:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Beva, pours a clear dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out toasted caramel, bready malt, and some sugary notes. Flavour is rather sweet for the style, with bready malt, toasted caramel, and sugars. Reasonably structured and clean but a touch too sweet. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2024
at 20:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dull blonde and hazy. Medium head. Aroma is phenols, strawberry and pineapple juice. On the palate, it's a bit yeasty, quite dull, again a vaguely phenolic impression. I get the coriander, at least a little bit, but nothing is really coming together particularly well here. There's nothing all that wrong with it, but it's a rare day when I crave a pineapple white IPA.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2024
at 05:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver; fresh batch, 6.8% ABV
Pale blond colour, clean. Piney aroma, slightly floral. It's dry and crisp, I like the malt base, hay, crackers; then comes the powerful hopping, piney, with strong bitterness; clean.
Good.
Pale blond colour, clean. Piney aroma, slightly floral. It's dry and crisp, I like the malt base, hay, crackers; then comes the powerful hopping, piney, with strong bitterness; clean.
Good.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2024
at 07:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Canada Craft Club, January 2024. Dark mahogany under a large frothy dark brown cap that fades quickly to a sheet and leaves minimal lace. Nose is dark chocolate, molasses, coffee and roasted grains. Light+ molasses sweetness with a medium chocolate and coffee bitterness. Mouth is medium- and slick with soft carbonation and a lightly bitter finish. 7/3+/7/3/14
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2024
at 01:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
473ml can. Pours a hazy red amber with a medium, foamy, short lived, beige head that laces. Spicy aroma is dominated by ginger with some cinnamon and biscuity malt. Spicy flavour also dominated by ginger with some clove and biscuity malt in a dry, bitter finish. Light to medium body with an oily to watery texture and average to soft carbonation. Very one dimensional. Too much ginger for my liking.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2024
at 06:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Chestnut colour, compact head. I had it cold, I had it warm, but all I can get is dark sugar and back-of-palate burnt sugar; good body, moderate residual sweetness, the alcohol is present. I'm missing some complexity here.
Chestnut colour, compact head. I had it cold, I had it warm, but all I can get is dark sugar and back-of-palate burnt sugar; good body, moderate residual sweetness, the alcohol is present. I'm missing some complexity here.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2024
at 07:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
355 ml can. Pours a dark reddish brown with fizzy head that disappears quickly. Aromas of nuts, dark fruit, and toasted malts with some metallic notes. Flavors of oak, dark fruit, toasted malts and a bit of copper. A nice Wee Heavy though barrel influence is pretty subtle
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2024
at 23:41