Subsidiaries
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
decent. a medium coffee taste with a little bitterness but not much else. its not bad but not that interesting either. i prefer tankhouse...
Tried
on 27 Jan 2012
at 13:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2008 bottle at TimE’s. Big fruity nose, still has hops, caramel, vanilla. Light brown-orange with no head. Flavors of vanilla, prickly hop, nice fruit: peach, melon. Very wwell aged. Smooth and very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2012
at 02:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
sweet, lots of burnt raisins, brown sugar and apricots. Hops are still kicking butt three years later. Decent bitter finish.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2012
at 08:50
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
A dark reddish brown porter with a thin creamy milky brown head. In aroma, a sweet vanilla cream coffee, with light peated notes, and light boiled veggies. In mouth, a nice smooth bitter chocolate, light coffee grinds, a bit of vanilla beans, some light astringency in finale. On tap at Arrow and Loon, Jan 15 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2012
at 19:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Few ounce sample from bottle, pours a dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma of nuts, caramel and some bready malts. Flavour of bready malts, nuts, and toasted caramel - quite watered down. Medium-bodied with low complexity. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 10:33
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Few ounce sample from bottle, pours clear copper with a small white head. Aroma of English malts, bready and citrus hops. Flavour of English malt, stale bread and watery metallic malt. Not very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 10:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Few ounce sample from bottle, pours a golden orange with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of floral hops, citrus and hay - the floral hops are the most prominent flavour. Fairly standard but solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 10:27
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
2011 bottle, 11.5% alcohol volume. Poured & sampled at 11.7 celsius. Very small head, bright brown body with visible and moderate carbonation. Very soft sugar aroma, light barley hints. Flavour is a lot of malt and sweetness, cloying mouthfeel. Generic barley wine, hard to pick out of a crowd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2011
at 18:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Got this one in the Mill Street Seasonal Sampler IV at the LCBO. Pours a clean light copper colour with an off-white head that is big, disappears at a medium pace and does not create much lacing. Pretty mild aromas of caramel and fruits (very light bananas). Medium-light mouthfeel with not much to it. Again, a balance of light caramel and bananas for the taste. Has a bit more taste than their ESB I just had, but overall not a powerful bock. Not even sure if it is good for a starter in the style. Easy-drinking is pretty much all I have to say - for a 7% ABV.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2011
at 17:18
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Got this one in the Mill Street Seasonal Sampler IV. Pours a clean deep amber colour with a small off-white cap with average retention and a bit of lacing. Aromas of roasted and caramel malts, mild dark fruits, hints of molasses and a little hop. The mouthfeel is pretty wet, kind of boring with no stickiness to it and falls short. The taste is a bit too mild as well. A lot compared to the decent nose. Watery caramel, bread and a tad hop bitterness in the end. I would like to see this one less diluted with more punch to it.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2011
at 16:49