Single bottle from the LCBO. Pours a clean amber colour, deeper than average with a frothy warm cap, great retention and thick-creamy lacing. Hoppy nose with the grass, over cereal grains, butterscotch and orange notes. The taste is similar with the sweetness of caramel and the decent bitterness from the hop. A grainy background. Seems like an alright British-style session brew, but their seems to be these hints of adjuncts (plastic, sourness) messing things up.

500ml Bottle from the LCBO. Pours a clear deep orange with a small off white head that clings to the glass. Nose is light citrus and bread. Quite sweet to start with an orange/tangerine tang and a quite modest bitterness at the back end. Flavour is quite subdued and delicate. Medium slick mouthfeel with lively carbonation.

Certainly not an LA pale ale if west coast pale is what we mean here. Some bitterness in finish but mostly malt heavy. Pours orange with ok head and lacing. Soft carbonation. On tap at C’est What Craft Beer Festival.

Way too much espresso on the nose here and not enough beer in the whole affair. Pours black with creamy mocha head and great lacing. Really not many porter characteristics. Light sour finish with some bitterness. C’est What Festival.

Tastes a little grainy, possibly from the hemp seeds. Pours cloudy blonde with ok head and lacing. Finish sweet and crisp grainy. Not super exciting. Tap at C’est What Festival

Ok for style. Pours cloudy maroon with great head and lacing. Light bitter good and decent malt profile with some crisp barley finish. On cask at Cest what.

An amber ESB with a thin nitro mocha head. In aroma, nutty caramel malt with grassy notes. In mouth, a light nutty malt with grassy notes, roasted, ok.On tap at Bar Hop under Pourtentious ESB.
Earlier Rating: 3/26/2009 Total Score: 3.3
A dark clear amber ale on nitri, with a thick creamy moka head. A nice light British hops with caramel notes. In mouth, a nice light and smooth ESB, with light herbal hops. On tap at Smokeless Joes, March 23, 2009.

A little closer to a pale ale than an IPA. Pours golden clear with carpet lacing and head on cask. Has some hoppy bitterness, though the hops don’t really leave much other than the bitterness. Texture a little watery. Soft carbonation. Cask at Bar Hop.

Smells a little fruity. Some tangerine tinged hops. Pours golden orange with bubbly head. Taste has light bitterness. Watery consistency, pretty light palate. Cask at volos.