Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Listed as a biere de garde though I don't recall where I had it. It's kind of a pinkish gold color. The aroma is of tart cranberries. The flavor is also somewhat tart with cranberries, malt, and light bitterness. It seems like it needs a little something more. It's okay but a little bland.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 12/2018. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, mint, light peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, mint, light peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome imperial Brut IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Fantastic Hallertau Blanc/Mosaic profile. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a great balanced clean pils malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Lightly hazy gold pour. It has a grainy malt aroma with some citrus and a little yeast spice. The flavor is of sweet, grainy malt, a little citrus, and some mild hops. Light bodied. There's not that much saison character. Okay.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours hazy gold. The aroma has some citrus hops and funk. The flavor is not very bitter. It's mostly sweet with a little funky/sour flavor and yeasty character. Dry. Pretty good.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can. Gold with a white head. Pours clear at first, then cloudy. Aroma is brusque and cheery with grain, peach, orange, spices, moderate funk. Light bodied, quite fizzy. Dryish with soft fruit and spices, firm bitterness and a properly dry end. Refreshing. Right up my street.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Because _of_course_ when you get your hands on exotic yeast strains steeped in tradition you make a hazy IIPA. Can. Looks like a bucket of sand with a 1/2cm white head. 3- Bright aroma with oranges and lemon, plasticy funk (like juice in a bottle left in the sun), medicinal herbal notes that nudge up on antiseptic. Quite light bodied with a somewhat bitty texture. Moderate to low carbonation. Very juicy with oranges and under-ripe tropical fruit, a menthol and lime leaf tartness, moderate bitterness. Tasty but a bit disjointed.

Gin back, farmy front. Nicely balanced, tasty.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent local release. Pours lightly hazy deep orange/amber, light reddish/pink color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, red grape, citrus peel, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, spicy rye bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of raspberries, fruity/funky/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale/rye malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, red grape, citrus peel, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, spicy rye bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Moderate herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; peppery yeast/rye spiciness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, red grape, citrus peel, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, spicy rye bread, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/funky/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale/rye malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness and fruit tang/tartness balance; anno puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness, fruit tang/tartness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready, grainy, sticky, acidic, tangy, tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent fruited table saison. All around great raspberries, fruity/funky/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale/rye malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink; with the moderately bitter/spicy/tart/tangy drying finish. Not overwhelming on any flavors. Great balance of juicy/jammy raspberries, Brett/Saison yeast complexity, and earthy hops; with a nice solid pale/rye malt backbone. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Just as impressive as the base beer with added fruit.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can into snifter; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toffee, fudge, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, cherry, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, wood, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toffee, fudge, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, cherry, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, wood, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery hops; and roast/charcoal bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toffee, fudge, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark bread, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, wood, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great hop/roast bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 11.5% lingering after the finish. Overall this is an awesome Russian imperial stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on with the mellowly bitter/charred/drying finish. Very rich and well rounded English malt complexity; with balancing earthy hops against sweetness, and complementing fruity yeast complexity. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Definitely no wild yeast like they usually have.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can CBC 1-18-19