7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650mL bottle, split with Matts_Property, pours amber orange with a medium white head. Crisp aroma of Belgian yeast, brett, citrus, champagne and a sharp hoppy bite. Flavour of chardonnay, lemon / citrus, brett, orange peel and a hoppy finish. Bitter hoppy and dry vinous finish. Very well-done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2011
at 21:02
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
Sampled at GCBF 2010 as well. Golden, creamy head Oak aroma. One-dimensional flavor, can’t taste underlying beer. Velvety mouthfeel. No pleasure.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2011
at 06:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A dark amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, caramel, hops, and straw, leading to a dry bitter finish. The alcohol burns the palate. Thanks fiulijn for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2011
at 06:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. pours a clear amber with a creamy off-white head. The nose has caramel and citrusy hops. Solid body, sweet caramel and fruit, vanilla, licorice with a good hop bite in the finish. 080411
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2011
at 16:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
clear brown small white head. aroma is super nice barley wine, also boozy unfortunately. flavor is woody, barley wine , strong hops , perfect flavor.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2011
at 15:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 fl oz bottle.Pours clear and golden with a huge white head.Aroma is dark malty and roasted malty.Slight fruity.Dark malty and roasted flavoured. Bitter and dry malty to roasted finished.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2011
at 15:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Liberty Wine on Robson St, Vancouver
Black color; generous compact head. Nice coffee aroma, and baking (bread dough) yeast. Dry and lean mouthfeel; roasted malt and coffee flavor; again, some yeast. But overall, a pleasant Porter or Stout.
Black color; generous compact head. Nice coffee aroma, and baking (bread dough) yeast. Dry and lean mouthfeel; roasted malt and coffee flavor; again, some yeast. But overall, a pleasant Porter or Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 16:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, as Driftwood Eponymous Ale
Deep blond color; creamy head. Nice aroma of fruity hops and white refined sugar, a bit earthy too. Dry mouthfeel, some malt, grassy, but also with traces of vegetables, leading to some final astringency; strong bitterness, also a bit minty; not a bad recipe, but probably not the best batch.
Deep blond color; creamy head. Nice aroma of fruity hops and white refined sugar, a bit earthy too. Dry mouthfeel, some malt, grassy, but also with traces of vegetables, leading to some final astringency; strong bitterness, also a bit minty; not a bad recipe, but probably not the best batch.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2011
at 16:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Liberty Wine, 10th St., Vancouver
Hazy yellow pee color; small head. Aroma of laboratorized Belgian yeast, light chamomile and hay, light plastic, light medicines; it kinda misses the point for being a Saison, or Farmhouse Ale as promised on the label. The mouthfeel is quite dry, there are light lemony tones; the bitterness is high; some traces of Belgian yeast, but not enough of its character. Mediocre.
Hazy yellow pee color; small head. Aroma of laboratorized Belgian yeast, light chamomile and hay, light plastic, light medicines; it kinda misses the point for being a Saison, or Farmhouse Ale as promised on the label. The mouthfeel is quite dry, there are light lemony tones; the bitterness is high; some traces of Belgian yeast, but not enough of its character. Mediocre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 16:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2024-05-08, tall can, packaged april/04/24, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Blond and clean, small head. Piney aroma, no old school malt nonsense here. Dry, crisp, with toasted bread base, but overwhelmed by piney, resinous hopping, and massive bitterness; almost minty. I've had brighter west coast IPAs, this is not one, but it's modern and very solid.
2015-06-02, bottled 2015-05-15, 8-5-7-4-16=40
The aroma is more resiny than fruity. The mouthfeel is rather dry but not weak, and the hops have also an animal character. It starts becoming a bit hard/harsh.
Less impressed than I was some time ago, but still very good, and better than a glass from tap I had last week.
2013-01-02, draught at Kingston Taphouse and Grille, Vancouver, 7-4-7-4-14=36
Amber color, hazy, small head; served too cold. The aroma seems mild compared to the usual; some nice hops, a bit fruity. Good caramel flavor, but it's a bit too strong and covers partially the hopping; the bitterness is strong, with some pleasant resins but almost no fruitiness from the hops; the final is very strong and obviously long.
Good, but without the fresh qualities that made it famous.
2012-08-07, draught at Barney's on Main St., Vancouver, 7-4-8-5-15=39
Hazy light amber color. Nice aroma, the hops provide a citrusy character. Good dry toffee flavor, with fresh hopping, a lot of dry resins, piney character, followed by some hop fruitiness.
Very good for the summer.
2012-01-11, draught at St. Augustine's, Vancouver, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Hazy amber color, with creamy head. Nice aroma, hoppy, fruity, sweaty. Good toffee flavor, with very strong bitterness; the aromatic hop gives resiny and fruity character, although sometimes on the bottle it seems fresher. Too bitter in the end.
2011-12-30, bottle from BC Liquors on Bute, Vancouver, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Beautiful golden color, with medium head. Powerful hops, playing with grass, hay and resins; caramelly and toffeish flavor, providing a steady but clean backbone; a hint of fruits. Very solid; this beer confirms itself.
2011-03-02, bottle from Liberty Wine, Robson St., Vancouver, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Beautiful orange-golden color; generous compact head. Powerful hoppy aroma: fruity, citrusy, piney, resiny. Smooth and sweetish toffee flavor, strong, with a good share of fresh piney hops. Strong and long final. Very good, balanced, although a bit heavy, with a pleasant degree of freshness.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2011
at 16:51