7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
This has bitterness. Hoppy flavour and a little dark cream on the palate. Smells hoppy with a little alcohol. Some roast malt in the taste Malt has a little bit of a caramelized finish as well. Bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2012
at 09:37
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
341mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of dry roasted malts, oats, and unsweetened dark cocoa. Flavour is less pleasant, with metallic-tinged dry roasted malt, oats and bittersweet cocoa. There is a bitter, metallic finish that lasts quite a while. Pretty simple and with too many flaws, but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2012
at 22:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
This beer has some serious character. Taste like I inhaled Banff through a straw. Aftertaste of spruce lasts a long time. Although it’s interesting it’s not something you’d want to drink by the gallon, as the label suggests.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2012
at 18:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smells like gingerbread. Taste has some spiciness, clove. There isn’t much of a leave, though - taste falls pretty flat after the initial spice. Bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2012
at 11:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Celebrating my first time seeing Deep Purple live tonight with this one. Pours a golden colour with a big creamy white head that stays a long time and creates also creamy lacing. Mild Saaz hop aromas with light sweet malt, cereal notes and hints of alcohol. Medium-light bodied with a little stickiness. The floral hop is present in the taste, but not too bitter, with a touch of soap and a mild dry finish. Not a bad pilsner, but nothing out of the ordinary that I would want again.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2012
at 21:16
7/10
Caramel, spicy, brown sugar, dash of cinnamon, some dried fruits and as it warms, leans towards a wood/leather flavor
Tried
on 08 Feb 2012
at 04:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.[ Trade by fiulijn ]. Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, riped fruit, malt, wood notes, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, light alcohol. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, wood - tobacco. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20120128]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2012
at 08:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Copper-burgundy body with a decent head. Aroma is definitely spruce, meat, smoke, beef jerky. Like I’m in a potlach camp or something. Flavour is soft lager and caramel with a huge heap of spruce on the finish. Amazingly balanced and unique. This could have turned out as a disaster, but instead is an amazing and interesting beer. Heavy for sure, but great sipping.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2012
at 16:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Okay hoppy bouquet of an aroma on this one, decent head and okay gold body but not spectacular. Flavour is a very refreshing mix of hoppiness with a dry hoppy finish. A very good pils, in fact.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2012
at 17:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(500mL bottle from the LCBO) Served cool in a nonic pint. Very dark brown pour with 2cm of tan head, a little sediment seen in the bottle during the pour. Aromas of chocolate, quite sweet toasty malts, some mango/citrus hops. Palate initially chocolate/dark malts like a porter or stout but with a decent helping of citrus hops, towards the finish resiny pine bitterness kicks in with more toasted flavours and a little yeast earthiness but a core of sweet malt remains throughout. Mouthfeel is moderate, a little oily with fine carbonation, could be richer. From my experience a good shot at a tough style, like the porter and hops elements both but the integration is not always harmonious. Still a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2012
at 17:46