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

Hazy red-pinkish colour with a light pink-white frothy head, good stay and some mild lacing. Fruity berry nose with some lactose adding a little sweetness, to balance the sourness. The sour touch shows up in the taste, from the berries, and blended with the black currant, grape and lactose. The milkiness does linger in this one, more than the other of Voices Carry. A nice sour berry-lactose ale.

Tried on 14 Sep 2022 at 02:48


6

A hazed rosey pink purple ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light acidic notes, dark fruits, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, sweet fruity malt with light raspberry, Epsom salts, light funk, OK. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2022 at 19:13


7

A lightly hazed golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with cherry pulp, raspberry, light lactic notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with tart raspberry jam, light acidity, light cherry, very nice. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2022 at 19:04


6

A hazed blonde ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity tart mix of lemon pulp, light tropical fruits, faint mango, Epsom salts, OK. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2022 at 18:57


6

A hazed blonde yellow ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with resinous floral hops, light citrus, pleasant and smooth. In mouth, nice biscuit malt with resinous hops, light citrus pulp, nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2022 at 18:48


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

Fairly filtered, golden colour with an amber hue. The head is on the warm white side, big, frothy, decent stay and thick foamy lacing. Big grassy-hoppy aromas of a West Coast-style with a mild caramel malt base. Enough bitterness, grassiness and dryness. Very grass-oriented hop flavours. Not the craziest hopbomb, but quite hoppy and grassy all-around.

Tried on 11 Aug 2022 at 02:16


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

Slightly hazed, golden colour with a pinkish hue. Fizzy, big white head disappearing quick enough, leaving a tiny ring of miniature bubbles. Some lacing comes out of it as more pours come along. Sour, funk nose with some fruitiness. Sour, puckering cherry taste with the raspberries blended in the background and a nice drying finish. Another decent fruity-sour from Sparks, but not my favourite of them.

Tried on 04 Jul 2022 at 01:34


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

Slightly hazed with a few unfiltered particles. Golden-amber colour with a purple hue. The head is off-white, average retention and some good sticky lacing. Sour aromas with some hints of vanilla and plum. The plums are present in the taste as well, but if you not a fan of this fruit, you might not notice that is what it is. Just an easy, well-balanced, lightly fruity sour beer.

Tried on 15 Jun 2022 at 03:53


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Was quite surprised to see the new clear bottles at this brewery. It does show the nice colours of their fruity-sour beers. Slightly hazed, amber-pink colour with a fizzy white cap, not much left within a few seconds. Fresh, beautiful berries in the nose with some sourness and hints of vanilla. This continues in the taste. Hard to get the lactose, but their sour Voices Carry are always nice to have, coming from a sour-tired beer fan.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2022 at 00:32


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

Clean, light-golden colour with a frothy white cap, fizzing away mildly, leaving a foamy coating over the brew. After swirling the bottle, bets hazy. Aromas are a nice blend of grapes and lighter wine vinegars. The taste shows a nice mix of both again, with some decent sourness. More on the grape juices, than Pinot Noir with the woodiness and all. Still, pretty drinkable and easy for a sour - which this brewery is good to brew.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2022 at 00:13