Spark Beer
Microbrewery
in
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Spark Beer
Contact
7/10
A reddish pink ale with a very thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with berry, light acidity, raspberry pulp, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with raspberry jam, light acidity, faint brett, very nice. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2022
at 19:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy red colour with a pink-purple hue. The head is white-pinkish, bubbly, fizzing away quick enough, but wanting to stay a little. Sour nose with the nice fruitiness of the cherries. The taste is quite sour, puckering away with the cherry notes blending in smoothly. Nicely brewed with the cherries, not feeling like a light fruity beer, but a full one.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2022
at 22:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a lightly hazed golden colour with and amber hue. The head is frothy-bubbly, white with good retention and leaving thick foamy-soapy lacing. Floral aromas between the grass-like hops and the mild wheat sweetness, fruitiness. The taste is fruity, kind of perfumy, but in a good way with the citrus background that is refreshing. Reminds me of lavender with hints of honey and lemon. A dry finish that helps things out not being thick, nor syrupy. Gets hazier at last pour with some particles. Well-brewed.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2021
at 04:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Fairly clean, bright yellow colour with a fizzy white cap that dissipates rather quickly, but carbonation is pretty lively. Citrus fresh sour aromas with the lemon and lime. Saltiness in the base. Gets a little hazy with every pour. The taste shows the citrus with a touch of sourness, then dryness with the salty notes lingering. A good Gose with the lemon, lime and salt.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2021
at 04:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a dark brown colour with copper highlights. The head is creamy-frothy, light beige coloured with above-average retention and some mild creamy lacing streaks. Interesting to have this funk-earthy aromas of Brett over the chocolate-coffee, hints of raisins, porter base. The funkiness is milder in the taste with a smooth roasted malt and even lighter dark fruitiness. Gets murky at the last pour. There seems to be a vanilla note in the nose and mouth that blends both Brett and porter in the background. Interesting to say the least.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2021
at 01:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Well, does not look like any Saaz hops in this one, but style give a little spiciness found in good American Pilsners. Fresh grassy, herbal hop nose over mild sweet malts. Pours a very slight hazed, bright light-yellow colour with a frothy, fizzy white cap, decent stay and some small foam lacing spots. Dry-hopped with Spalter and Saphir, so this cuts the sweet malts. Fairly wet all-around though, and refreshing, and not too thin for the style. Had a few of these, and would again.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2021
at 01:51
6/10
A hazed blonde pils with a thick frothy lacing white head. In aroma, crisp biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, crisp biscuit malt with grassy German hops, Saaz, light cereals, OK.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2021
at 18:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear reddish color ale with a medium size foamy head with limited retention and some light lacing. Aroma of tart raspberry notes with light acidic notes and light funky ester. Taste is also a good mix of tart raspberry notes with some light acidic notes with light funky ester. Body is about average with a good level of carbonation. Refreshing sour with a nice touch of fresh raspberry notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2021
at 00:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a slightly hazy yellow color ale with a medium size white foamy head with light retention and some minor lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some nice passion fruit notes. Taste is also a good mix of passionfruit and tart notes with just enough residual sugar to offset acidity and increase drinkability. Body is pretty full for style with a good level of carbonation. Enjoyable sour beer with a nice fruit profile for a refreshing taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2021
at 00:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with a large pure white foamy head with good retention and some lacing.Aroma of dry rustic malt notes with light peppery yeast notes and dry cereal notes is enticing. Taste is a nice mix of dry rustic malt notes with some peppery notes and dry cereal notes. Body is about average with excellent carbonation.Very enjoyable saison with a great mix of drinkability and complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2021
at 20:25