Spark Beer

Microbrewery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Spark Beer

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702 Somerset St W,, Ottawa, K1R 6P5, Canada

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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a hazy golden colour with an orange hue. White cap, average retention and some good lacing spots. Orange and coriander is what I smell, so really feeling like a witbier, with its richness. Pretty much the same for the taste, just a tad lighter. Not a bad brew, but seems more like a witbier, than the citrus, grass and Belgian Ale yeast of a Saison.

Tried on 16 Apr 2020 at 00:54


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a hazy golden-orange colour with a big frothy white head that lasts on long time, leaving some soapy lacing. Big orange juice aromas with more citrus zest that does come out. Very smooth mouthfeel that only gets dry way after the finish. Again, oranges and other citrus juices, peel and nice blending yeast. A very nice hazy, juicy IPA, that I can have many. I prefer it to their Leisure Hazy IPA.

Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2020 at 08:03


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from the brewery. Pours a hazy golden-orange colour with a warm creamy head, with some bubbles, good retention and creamy lacing. Aromas are a little more grassy than citrusy, like other North East-style IPAs. There is a sweet berry nose that do come and balance this, and hint of cilantro. The taste shows even more the grassiness over the juiciness. Bitter hops, but not so dry, so makes it easier to drink. Seems like a mix of North East with some West Coast action.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2020 at 20:49


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

500ml brown bottle from my first visit, pouring a hazy golden-amber colour with a big frothy, mildly creamy, off-white head, very nice stay and fun creamy-foamy lacing. Loads of citrus zest aromas with some tangerines and oranges. The taste shows these fruits as well, with the sweet fruitiness and light juices. Somewhat dry, but fairly mild on the bitterness. Fitting for the style, and different on some points, but a real nice fruity APA.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2020 at 00:26


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Enjoyed at the brewery on my first visit. This one on tap was with nitro. Pours a dark brown, almost black with copper highlights, a nitro creamy light-beige head, good retention and full ring lacing. Roasted malt aromas with hints of caramel malt base. Smooth mouthfeel, and on the light side. Flavours of roasted malts with very mild yeast and slight coffee notes. An easy-drinking session stout.

Tried from Draft on 11 Mar 2020 at 17:23


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Enjoyed on tap on my first visit. Hazy light golden colour with a small white cap, average retention and some decent streaky lacing. Beautiful mild sour aromas with lots of fruity notes. Smooth mouthfeel with a little tart. Flavours are a nice balance between the sourness and fruity malts. Very nice and mild for a 6.5% ABV brew.

Tried from Draft on 11 Mar 2020 at 17:18


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery on my first visit. Pours a light hazy golden colour with a white cap that has average retention and a little lace. Rich, sweet nose with oranges, mild caramel, some banana notes and spicy grass hops. The pilsner touch does come out with time. The taste is strong, but not sweet and rich overpowering. The hops balance the malts. Banana again from the wheat with a nice dry finish. The grassiness is different in here, but it is not bad. Gets hazier at last pour. Spiciness, black pepper. Nice, but one is enough... for now. Interesting mix of Saison with Pils edge.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2020 at 01:09


6

A hazed golden ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with resinous floral hops, light citrus pulp, light tropical fruits, pleasant. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with grassy floral hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2020 at 21:23


6

A blonde golden saison with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with herbal hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light cloves, banana esters, sweet fruity notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2020 at 21:13


6

A hazed golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous herbaceous hops , light mineral notes, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light grassy resinous hops, light mineral notes, light treacle. Nice. On tap at brewery

Tried from Draft on 09 Jan 2020 at 01:08