5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Golden ale with a compact white head. Cherry Halls aroma, very seet and chemical. Sweet fruity tatse with more of a maraschino cherry aftertaste. Very light bodied. Tap at Pub Italia. 5-3-5-2-10
Hazy golden ale with a thin white head. Sweet cranberry aroma with light maple, very pleasant. In mouth, a tart refreshing wheat with light maple notes. A nice quaffer. Bottle bought by KP, April 2006. 7-3-7-3-13
Hazy golden ale with a thin white head. Sweet cranberry aroma with light maple, very pleasant. In mouth, a tart refreshing wheat with light maple notes. A nice quaffer. Bottle bought by KP, April 2006. 7-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2004
at 15:34
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Murky dark tan. Peppery aroma, slightly smokey with lots of malty sweetness. Very peppery palate. Some balancing maltiness of the chewy, earthy, caramelly variety. Hottish finish. Not balanced enough though - it's like drinking Montreal steak spice.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2004
at 11:28
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Light golden colour with a smallish white head. Aroma of american hops, but very light-with not too much else. Light-bodied; mild maltiness with some citrus hops and some cardboard flavours intertwined. Aftertaste is mild and not showing much either. Overall, a decent beer, but really nothing special. I had this on draught at a small pub in Toronto, Ontario with Jon (JONR888710) on 09-April-2004.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2004
at 17:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Deep dark beer with no head. Sweet cocoa aroma. Nice sweet chocolate mat with some vanilla, but the body is one dimensional, watery.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2004
at 20:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice smokey nose, good mouthfeel, almost like Bamberg malt (Schenkerla) with spome acidic points, nice bitterness in the end, nice balance...much more interesting than Northumberland
Tried
on 12 Oct 2003
at 21:38
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
very light hops to the nose, very thin in the mouth with some hops, a little malt...may be a good lawnmower, but not much more...
Tried
on 12 Oct 2003
at 21:35
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Re-rate: April 24, Winking Judge, Hamilton: The 2004 edition of this beer has a lot more cranberry on the palate. It's refreshing, not particularly syrupy, but obfuscates the other elements. So it's a saw-off, really. I like it more because I like cranberries, but it's not as strong technically.
On tap at Smokeless Joe's. Straw colour; aroma of cranberries, almond skins, wheat; very nutty palate, tea-like at times, with hints of fruit providing an interesting backdrop. Light, refreshingly wheaty finish. Not really to my taste, but I have to respect that this is a well-structured, technically proficient, balanced beer. Ar:6, Ap:2, Fl: 6, P:4, O:12
On tap at Smokeless Joe's. Straw colour; aroma of cranberries, almond skins, wheat; very nutty palate, tea-like at times, with hints of fruit providing an interesting backdrop. Light, refreshingly wheaty finish. Not really to my taste, but I have to respect that this is a well-structured, technically proficient, balanced beer. Ar:6, Ap:2, Fl: 6, P:4, O:12
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2003
at 23:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2026 rating: Dark brown. Not much head. Soft, sweet and smokey. This is not unbalanced on the smoke side.
2002 rating: Light brown; with 10% peated malt, this is a little unbalanced, in a Laphroaig kind of way, with big burning embers and underlying malts that fight to sustain the beer. If you've already numbed your palate a little bit, this is nice stuff, but could be a little overpowering otherwise. 6.5/10
2002 rating: Light brown; with 10% peated malt, this is a little unbalanced, in a Laphroaig kind of way, with big burning embers and underlying malts that fight to sustain the beer. If you've already numbed your palate a little bit, this is nice stuff, but could be a little overpowering otherwise. 6.5/10
Tried
on 28 Nov 2002
at 05:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown. Found it reasonably dry, medium bodied and roasty. .............
Tried
on 09 Jan 2002
at 09:03
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Dark brown w/ thin head; has a Hershey's syrup - type chocolateyness that is not only slightly cloying but really clashes with the astringent roastiness of the brew. Some may like this beer, but I don't.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2001
at 19:34