4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Very little head and an off-brown body. Weak watery aroma of barley. Flavour is swampy with wheatgrass notes. I really didn’t like this one, it was neither here nor there. There’s lots of better things going on for Craft Beer Week over this brew.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 11:31
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Black,loose beige head.Tinny nose.Faint malt profile,metallic notes.Light hop finish. Lacks necessary roastiness for style A poor attempt
Tried
on 31 May 2013
at 23:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Murky amber,large beige head.Big piney hop nose.Dry piney hop profile,somewhat cat pissy. Good malt in back.Big body,soft carbonation
Tried
on 31 May 2013
at 23:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 341mL bottle. Slightly cloudy straw yellow colour with nice white head. Yeasty citrusy head, similar to a wit beer. Same taste. Nice body, but lacks finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2013
at 02:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Last one from their "Un-paralleled Mixed Pack" from the LCBO. Pours a brown colour with ruby highlights. The head is beige, frothy, medium, has good retention, but not much lacing. Decent nutty aromas with notes of roasted malts, caramel and light fruits. Watery mouthfeel and the taste seems to follow that way. A bit of malt, very lightly nutty and with hop that does not go the best with the rest. Goes down OK, with a good nose, but the rest is kind of deceiving.
Tried
on 29 May 2013
at 21:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark red.brown with large foamy head. Aromas of roasted malts, light smoke, and light pine hops. Flavors of light roasted malts, a hint of smoke, light pine, and light chocolate. Quite crisp and refreshing. Interesting when chilled. An appetizer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2013
at 20:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a dark, cloudy amber with light head. Aromas of grapefruit, toffee, and dough. Flavors of pine/spruce, resin, lemons, toasted malts, and a bit of brown sugar. Very nice DIPA
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2013
at 20:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Got this 6-pack "Un-paralleled Mixed Pack" at the LCBO with 3 different beers. Pours a clean amber-golden colour with a big frothy warm cap, good retention and dirty lace. Was expecting a hopbomb, as their Gypsy Tears Ruby Ale I had last night, was quite hoppy for an amber ale. Nope. Mild citrus nose with hints of sweet malts. The hop is even less in the taste. Wet mouthfeel with just a tad of bitterness, bringing minimal dryness. Almost more malty than hoppy. Fruity malts with the slight citrus and caramel notes. Not bad. Just surprised how the other was not an IPA, and was quite hoppy. Pretty tame for an IPA with the name "Hoparazzi".
Tried
on 29 May 2013
at 19:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Got this 6-pack "Un-paralleled Mixed Pack" at the LCBO with 3 different beers. Pours a real deep amber colour with a frothy light beige head that has great retention and foamy lace. For an amber ale, this has got quite the hoppy nose. Feels like an IPA with some grapefruits citrusy aromas and very light fruity malts. The taste is where it feels like an amber ale with mild roasted malts, caramel, nuts and coffee notes. Not as bitter, but a slight dryness from the hop comes out in the mouthfeel. The pines resin does appear after a while. So, badly printed label, but a decent amber ale a-la-IPA. Interesting hybrid.
Tried
on 28 May 2013
at 20:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
650 ml bottle. Pours a dark copper color with light head. Aromas of biscuit, dried grass, copper, and toasted malts. Flavors of bread/biscuit, light resin, a little candy, and toasted malts. Non offensive and easy to drink but not up to the Parallel 49 norm.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2013
at 21:23