7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A lightly hazed dark amber ale esb with a thin off white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, light orange pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with resinous orange hops, oily mouth feel, nice and smooth, surprisingly well done for the style. Bottle at Pushkinwows New squirter inauguration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2017
at 19:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks Frank.
This was poured into a becher pint glass. The appearance was a semi-hazy burnt orange to amber color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had some orange marmalade sweet sort of rind bitterness educating a light citrus to sweet cracker malt base.
The flavor arranged the prior notes together tightly forming a solid balance between sweet and bitter. Aftertaste was sweet malty smooth running into the finish in the same sort of way.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good APA worthy of having again.
This was poured into a becher pint glass. The appearance was a semi-hazy burnt orange to amber color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had some orange marmalade sweet sort of rind bitterness educating a light citrus to sweet cracker malt base.
The flavor arranged the prior notes together tightly forming a solid balance between sweet and bitter. Aftertaste was sweet malty smooth running into the finish in the same sort of way.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good APA worthy of having again.
Tried
on 25 May 2017
at 11:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Almost clear golden, mid sized head. Peppery mango aroma. Sweetish with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with some syrup, grapefruit and mango. Long bitter finish with some saccharine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2017
at 12:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650ml bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange-amber with a medium, frothy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of mango, pineapple, orange, peach and floral with caramel malt in the background. Sweet fruity flavour of mango, guava, orange peel, peach, apricot, light pine resin and caramel malt with a dry, hoppy, bitter finish. Light to medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Wow, delicious and refreshing. Awesome, a world class ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2017
at 00:09
2.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Courtesy of Josh
Dark amber color. There is some cherry jam in the aroma, the rest is an unsellable landslide of chemicals, Band Aid. Dry mouthfeel, paint thinner, Band Aid, chemical cocktail; if it means anything, I expected more acidity.
Unbelievably bad. Undrinkable.
Dark amber color. There is some cherry jam in the aroma, the rest is an unsellable landslide of chemicals, Band Aid. Dry mouthfeel, paint thinner, Band Aid, chemical cocktail; if it means anything, I expected more acidity.
Unbelievably bad. Undrinkable.
Tried
on 02 May 2017
at 13:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bomber from ABV. Pours a clear yellow color with a medium white head. A nice lemon and resinous hop nose. Really cool label. The flavor is soft perfume, big orange peel and sugary resin hops, some light bitterness that grows in the finish.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2017
at 00:37
1.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 6
Overall 0.5
Bottle - Band aide is being generous and the horrific fruity not s are just so bad. Deep reddish purple with a small beige head. Tastes as it smells. This is almost the most offensive beer I have had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2017
at 00:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reddish-chestnut. No head. The aroma is a lot of bourbon, wood, alcohol, and on the palate you get a lot of this same character. It’s strong, the bourbon is pretty powerful, and of course the base beer is strong, sweet, and has a lot of underlying bitterness.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2017
at 22:42
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draught at 12 Kings, Vancouver
Dark amber color, clean, with creamy head. The aroma is mild, banana bread, toffee. Lean mouthfeel; very light residual sweetness, caramel base, cloying esters from some weird yeast strain, fudge, bubblegum, banana; a bit more caramelized in the final. The alcohol is also too evident, and in the final there is a sharp metallic and stale feeling.
Not good.
Dark amber color, clean, with creamy head. The aroma is mild, banana bread, toffee. Lean mouthfeel; very light residual sweetness, caramel base, cloying esters from some weird yeast strain, fudge, bubblegum, banana; a bit more caramelized in the final. The alcohol is also too evident, and in the final there is a sharp metallic and stale feeling.
Not good.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2017
at 13:34
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at 12 Kings, pours a hazy dark amber bronze with a fairly large foamy beige head. Aroma brings out heaps of banana, followed by clove, toasted nuts and some earthiness. Flavour is super intrusive on the banana - I'm not sure I've ever had a beer more dominated by banana than this. Secondary notes of earth and toasted nuts, but the bananas drown everything else out. There is a bit of a medicinal character to this as well. Not a fan of this at all.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2017
at 00:56