Gluepot (959) reviewed Shinnicked Stout from Muskoka Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16
A tasty low ABV stout. A bubbly light tan head on a very dark brown body. Nose is understated with chocolate, mild coffee and roasted malt. The lead taste, surprisingly, was a touch of cream followed by mild coffee, sweet chocolate, a touch of toffee, slightly roasted malt and some mixed nuts. The body is quite rich for a non-imperial.
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 16
Started a new rating on this one two years after buying this bottle. This double ages really well. The hop profile has changed but not diminished, adding elements of dankness and fruit rind - two great elements for a DIPA in my view. The malt and body have grown in richness with a dense caramel and apricot backbone working well with the hops. Stash away and see what happens!
Gluepot (959) reviewed Kirby's Kölsch from Muskoka Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 17
A pale straw body with a medium density white head. A subtle nose with sweet malt and citrus hops. This is a very refreshing kolsch with balance a nice fruity elements and slightly roasted grains. Smooth sweet malt works well with orange and lemon citrus hop elements. Stays nicely dry with a touch of pepper. Juicy to the finish.
Gluepot (959) reviewed Mosaic Single Hop from Muskoka Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 18
I never rate a beer that isn’t a DIPA, BW, or IS this high. But here it is. The light golden body is topped by a very active pure white head. The nose is a nippy combination of mango and other tropical fruit, with a hint of the underlying sweet malt. The taste profile is as advertised - very juicy and fresh mango and other tropical fruit again, with a hint of lemon, a whiff of pepper and understated sweet bready malt. There is a dense texture and punchy taste here that you NEVER get in a beer with 4.7% abv. Very refreshing and a nice clean finish too.
Gluepot (959) reviewed Mad Tom IPA from Muskoka Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
An Ontario hop classic, Mad Tom hits the mark with fresh and engaging hops and some strong balances among tastes. The hop profile is fresh and punchy, featuring pine, grapefruit, fruit rind and a splash of lemon. Sweet biscuit malt, a touch of pepper and a strong medium intensity effervescence add to the bite of the flavour, but all in proportion. Don’t change this recipe!
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 16
A milky, light tan head on a rich dark body. The nose offers rich chocolate, mild coffee and cream. This vintage 2012 version delivers the promise of double chocolate, with only a hint of cranberry tartness. As with the nose, there is an understated coffee element enhancing a rich, and creamy palate. Not an exceptionally complex double, but contains smooth elements, well blended.
Gluepot (959) reviewed Legendary Oddity from Muskoka Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 18
Wheat, spices and fruit in the nose. Taste is a refreshing, fruity Belgian ale, but not overpowered by Belgian yeast. A range of fruit tastes including citrus, citrus peel, tropical fruit and ripe berries are also nicely set off by a hint of toffee. Very tasty, thirst quenching and well blended.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Was expecting a hazy IPA, but no - an American IPA that is fairly clean (a little unfiltered), golden-amber with a white creamyish cap, decent stay and some foamy lacing. A caramel malt base that is quite present, with some nice tropical-stone fruits. A wet mouthfeel, a tad creamy, with limited dryness. Some peach flavours with other tropical fruits, and the caramel blends a little better. An interesting cross between an American IPA (caramel) and the fruitiness of a NEIPA.
Metalchopz (7978) reviewed East Coast IPA from Muskoka Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Lightly hazed, golden colour with an amber hue, a white cap, decent stay and some nice sticky lacing. Fruity aromas with pineapples, mango, melon and citruses. A lot of the same in the taste, but fairly mild for a 6% ABV IPA. A wet, juicy mouthfeel with just a tad dryness. Not a bad semi-hazed, milder juicy IPA, but all-around does not feel like a full East Coast IPA. Maybe lacking oats ?
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can that pours a hazy, amber colour with some golden highlights, a creamyish, warm off-white head that stays a while and leaves foamy-creamy lacing. A nice mix of tropical fruits and pine in the aromas, all with a soft caramel base. The mouthfeel is wet, juicy - kind of slick, with just a little dryness in the end. Some decent West Coast grassy-piney bitterness does build with time. All blending with some fruity hops. Quite a nice balance between a West Coast and an East Coast IPA.