Draught, 6% @ Brothers Beer Bistro, Ottawa. Pours clear dark golden with small white head. Clear aroma of malt and caramel, with notes of hops and yeast. Sweetish flavour of caramel malt, with notes of yeast and hops. Bitter aftertaste. Watery. Not very impressive. 150715

A golden ipa with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light floral hops, light citrus pulp, nice. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with light grassy floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light and smooth. On tap at Wellington Gastropub.

A clear brown porter with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light chocolate notes, light licorice, pleasing. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with treacle notes, coffee, licorice notes, root beer, interesting. On tap at Arrow and Loon.

Slightly hazy amber colour with a small beige head and decent lacing. Fruity malts (berries, peach, apples), honey and soapy hops. Grainy and fruity malts again in the taste with some typical Ashton hops. Light roasted malt lingers. Decent wet mouthfeel with some nice dryness in the finish. Not sure this is a Maibock, but it is a real good refreshing one. Fruity and well balanced hops and malts.

Glass, 20 ounces, draught, at The Wood on Wellington, savoured on February 17 2015; eye: orangey, clear, no effervescence, thin sheet of beige head, light lacing; nose: malt, English hops, light caramel, light citrusy, light banana; mouth: malt, English hops, light caramel, light citrusy, light banana, finale is surprisingly bitter with presence of malt, medium body, good carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 20 onces, en fût, bue chez The Wood on Wellington, savourée le 17 février 2015; œil : orangée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, mince couverture de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : malt, houblon anglais, léger caramel, léger citrique, léger banane; bouche : malt, houblon anglais, léger caramel, léger citrique, léger banane, finale curieusement amère avec présence de malt, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

Pours a quite hazy amber colour with a small beige head, not much retention and lacing. Nice sweet nose with caramel and fruits, like oranges. Again, a nice fruit marmalade taste with a grassy bitter finish. A nice medium dry mouthfeel. One of my favorite beers from Ashton so far. Very nicely brewed.

Enjoyed at the Arrow & the Loon. Pours a very slight hazy golden colour with a white head, average retention and minimal lacing. Flavours of berries with the typical Ashton grain in the finish. The berries are much milder in the smell, but present. Refreshing and crisp mouthfeel. A nice fruity beer where the berries are well-blended.

On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. It is a light copper color with a mild earthy blueberry aroma, The taste is alright: earthy subtle blueberry with a balanced malty flavor.

On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. It is pitch black with  a thick tan head. It is made with vanilla beans soaked in bourbon which gives it a soft vanilla + cocoa nose. The taste is roasty oak, vanilla, toasty, chocolate, smooth bodied & exceptionally balanced. A stand out of my second day at the Ottawa beerfest.

On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. A clear light copper pour. A lightly hoppy and breakfast  cereal aroma. The taste is a clean bitter hoppiness with citrus & pine that is nice balanced with a solid malt backbone. A zesty medium body with a healthy dose of caramel. Ashton brewery are solid making well balanced beers.