6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 650mL bottle (2012 vintage) @ July Black Xmas. Copper with small off-white head. Boozy, mild woods, a bit astringent and oxidized. Too old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2023
at 09:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
473mL can, pours a clear golden with a medium white head. Aroma brings out a mild, spicy, piney hop character upfront, backed with a crisp biscuity malt base. Flavour is crisp, with lots of spicy hops, plenty of mineraly notes, and a very dry biscuity malt base. Quite dry, bitter and mineraly on the finish, without a very identifying hop character. Competent and drinkable, but the hop character is not particularly invigorating.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2023
at 04:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Florals and raisins, prune. Dark brown pour with durable creamy head. Marmalade and some booze. Sweet and slightly bitter finish. Nice beer. A little heavy on booze aroma is a potential fault. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2023
at 00:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
473 ml can. Pours amber with moderate head. Aromas dank hops, pine, candied grapefruit and biscuity malts. Flavors of biscuity malts, bitter hops and subtle mashed fruit. A good hoppy pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2023
at 00:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
@ Magnet. Amber-brown, no head…looks flat. Lactic, balsamic, dark fruit complexity on the nose. A bit slick, only mild tartness…i think the rum barrel is adding some sugars to round it out. Dried cherries and zhenjiang vinegar. I could see myself not
Tried
on 28 Jan 2023
at 04:37
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Mahogany colour, large beige head, compact. Aroma: some sweet malt, celery; this is not very inviting. Lean body, if this was from Belgium, I would say they used too much candi sugar; simple caramel flavour, with a touch of celery; it's a bit too hot.
This is a simplistic rendition of a Strong Belgian Ale, without depth or richness.
Mahogany colour, large beige head, compact. Aroma: some sweet malt, celery; this is not very inviting. Lean body, if this was from Belgium, I would say they used too much candi sugar; simple caramel flavour, with a touch of celery; it's a bit too hot.
This is a simplistic rendition of a Strong Belgian Ale, without depth or richness.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2023
at 09:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
473 ml can. Pours a dark brown with full head. Aromas of candi sugar, bready malts, copper, raisins and Christmas spice. Flavors follow same with additional dry caramel and fruity esters. Somewhat sweet and more metallic than I'd like, but very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2022
at 00:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473mL can, pours a deep dark amber brown with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out Belgian yeast, candi sugar, dark dried fruit, and bready malt -- though doesn't really smell authentic. Flavour is inauthentic but still nice, with plenty of candi sugar, dark dried fruit, bready malt, and gentle esters. Doesn't strike me at all as an authentic Belgian quad, but for what it is, it's very nice. Not too sweet, it's complex, and a has nice complex mouthfeel. Needs more carb and yeast expression, but still solid.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Dec 2022
at 04:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from the tap. Clear blonde gold with small white head. Light biscuit malt, lemony citrus and mild floral hops. Average.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2022
at 05:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy blonde with a small, foamy, long lasting, white head that laces nicely. Semi-sweet aroma of grainy pale malt, lemon and piney hops. Sweet flavour of grainy pale malt, lemon and pine resin in a crisp, dry, bitter finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Refreshing, thirst quenching and pretty tasty for such a low ABV beer. Totally crushable after mowing the lawn in the summer heat.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2022
at 23:57