Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Bright and clean golden to amber colour, small head. Very mild aroma, milder than the Moutere. There is some light coloured caramel, some bread, wet cereals flavour; light residual sweetness balanced by the bold bitterness; resinous hop; compared to the Moutere, this one has a light fruity note, marmalade. It's clean, not as bright as a fully modern IPA, but it's well brewed.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can from the LCBO. Cloudy medium amber with a large froth cream coloured cap that fades slowly and leaves tight lace. Sweet fruity nose with caramel, orange, mango, stone fruit and some grass. Light+ fruit sweetness with a medium grapefruit and tangerine bitterness. Mouth is medium slick with average carbonation. Decent 7+/4/7/3+/15
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from the LCBO. Hazy medium amber with a two finger lingering white head that leaves spotty lace. Nose is lemon peel, grass, light bread, apricot, pear and minerals. Light sweet honey with a medium- citrus and grass bitterness. Medium- mouth with average carbonation and a lightly better metallic finish. 7/4-/7-/3/13
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
473ml can. Pours a hazy gold-yellow with a medium, foamy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves soapy lacing. Sweet aroma of wheat malt, banana, pineapple, yeast and faint coconut. Sweet flavour of wheat malt, pineapple, banana, tangerine, estery yeast and oats in a dry, hoppy finish. Medium body with a thick, almost creamy texture and soft carbonation. Pretty solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Second peach beer of the night (the other being Old Tomorrow Everything's Peachy Cream Ale). Can that pours a clean enough (getting hazy near the end) light golden-yellow colour with a big creamy head, very good stay and creamy lacing. The aromas are peachy, but not to in-your-face with a balance of spicy grassy hops. The taste is light like the beer is at 4.3% ABV. The peach notes are quite mild with some cereal grains in the background lingering. The wheat blends well in here with some decent hops cutting a little dryness. Not a bad peachy light beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
This hazy Pale Ale pours a hazy golden-yellow colour with a big creamy, warm cap, great retention and nice creamy-bubbly lacing. Hoppy nose with some grass, some malty sweetness, honey notes and hints of cereal grains. The mouthfeel is wet with just a little dryness in the finish. Flavours represent well the APA style with just enough bitterness from the hops over the mild malts. Refreshing, lightly juicy, hazy Pale Ale that does the job.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Poured from 355mL can. Clear blonde with white head. Mild belgian yeast, light tropical hops. Decent, but fairly tame. Leaves me wondering, is that all you've got?
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
473ml can. Pours a cloudy gold-orange with a medium, frothy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves thick patches of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of caramel malt, orange, mango, peach and weedy hops. Sweet fruity flavour of caramel malt, orange, grapefruit rind, mango, apricot, peach, pine and weedy hops in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Not exactly Super, but juicy and enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Firefly, Vancouver
Cloudy/murky orange colour. There is sweet jam in the front, but with counterbalancing bitterness in the end, not too chalky.
Not bad, a bit clumsy maybe.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy orange and red with a decent white head. Slight guava and a light sour note. Guava and fruity esters with a bit of bubblegum.