2.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
So rebranding the banal caramelly 1990s amber ale as "session" because that word is trending? It’s either misinformed - there’s nothing sessionable about a cloying sweet 5% beer - or cynical. Insipid crap like this doesn’t offer one single reason to session it. No balance, no character you might want in a beer, and it’s leeching a really positive trend to sell terrible beer. One of the worst things I’ve seen out of BC in a long time.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2014
at 19:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Single can from the LCBO. Pours a golden-amber colour with a big creamy warm cap, good retention and some thick foamy lace. Grassy hop nose with some citrus notes. Grainy cereal taste with the hops slowly appearing in the finish, creating some light bitterness and dryness. Again, citrus in the aftertaste. An easy drinking APA, just lacking a little blending in the flavours.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2014
at 21:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
650ml bottle from Steamworks Liquor Store, Vancouver, BC
Pours hazy orange with a smooth white head. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, musty maltiness and caramel. Taste is bitter, musty and malty with some grassy happiness, citrus and caramel. Finish is bitter, hoppy and crisp with some musty notes and citrus. A bit stuffy and unbalanced.
Pours hazy orange with a smooth white head. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, musty maltiness and caramel. Taste is bitter, musty and malty with some grassy happiness, citrus and caramel. Finish is bitter, hoppy and crisp with some musty notes and citrus. A bit stuffy and unbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2014
at 22:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, BC
Pours orange with a small white head. Aroma of exotic fruits, malts, resinous hops, pine, citrus. Taste is malty and refreshing fruity hoppy with some citrus, resin and pine. Finish is bitter, malty and sweet with loads of fruity notes. Quite sweet and resinous IPA. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hop Head IPA on 02 Jun 2014 at 21:38 - Score: 8
Pours orange with a small white head. Aroma of exotic fruits, malts, resinous hops, pine, citrus. Taste is malty and refreshing fruity hoppy with some citrus, resin and pine. Finish is bitter, malty and sweet with loads of fruity notes. Quite sweet and resinous IPA. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hop Head IPA on 02 Jun 2014 at 21:38 - Score: 8
Tried
on 02 Jun 2014
at 20:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - Grapefruit and light malts. Cloudy copper with decent beige head. Light grapefruit, sweet caramel malts and light bitter finish. Decent, but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2014
at 16:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330 ml bottle. Pours a hazy gold colour with a small white head. Sweet aroma of malt, citrus and yeast. Flavour has notes of wheat, malt, yeast, citrus and light spices. Light body, watery texture and average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2014
at 22:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Legacy Liquor, Vancouver
Cloudy orange-golden color with compact head. Aroma of grainy malts, cereals, straws. The mouthfeel is smooth, soft; good caramel flavor, toffee, some grains; strong bitterness, well integrated, with hop resins but not much fresh fruit presence; some bitter orange character though.
Pleasant, quite old style (reminds me of my first IPAs in the 90’s); at 10$ it’s overpriced nevertheless (1 point less for this).
Cloudy orange-golden color with compact head. Aroma of grainy malts, cereals, straws. The mouthfeel is smooth, soft; good caramel flavor, toffee, some grains; strong bitterness, well integrated, with hop resins but not much fresh fruit presence; some bitter orange character though.
Pleasant, quite old style (reminds me of my first IPAs in the 90’s); at 10$ it’s overpriced nevertheless (1 point less for this).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2014
at 20:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cloudy orange,nice beige head.Light piney hop nose.Softly carbonated light malt presence.Medium hop finish is spicy citrus.
Tried
on 20 May 2014
at 10:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650mL bottle, pours a hazy golden orange with a very large white head. Aroma brings out piney hops, citrus zest, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is very dry and piney, with loads of piney hops, citrus zest and a crisp biscuity malt backing. Really dry, zesty, hoppy and refreshing. Exceptionally well-balanced, with a lot of hop potency.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2014
at 20:26
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
On tap at Tree, pours a clear blonde with no head. Aroma is almost non-existent, maybe subtle dry apples. Flavour is extremely dry and cheap-tasting, with a very artificial body. Really crap cider - barely drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2014
at 16:49