Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14
The nose is boozy, malty and slightly acidic. A great, dense and fluffy tan head on a very dark brown body. Scotch whiskey, bitter chocolate, malt, apricots and ash lead the taste profile, but there is not a lot of depth to the tastes and they are a bit raw. Quite dry and even a bit ashy. A little too fizzy for the style. A disappointment at 11% abv with all that casking.
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16
A champagne-like body with a thin fizzy head. The nose features sour melon and a touch of acidity. This is a very refreshing and clean Berliner weisse with a very clean finish. Melons, lemon and some tropical fruit with a great balance of sourness,tartness and acidity.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 18
A soft white head over a hazy honey-gold body. A really refreshing and well balanced Belgian Ale. The taste profile leads with tropical fruit and fruit zest with a touch of spice and apricot. There is great balance among elements with very understated malt underpinning it all. A very dry clean finish with a solid body for a 4.5 abv ale. The added fruit of the wild rose injects a nice floral element. A great beer creation.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
This one has been in the bottle for at least a year. A really nice nose of grain,hops, sweet berries and malt. A cloudy amber body with lots of yeast in semi-suspension. The taste has a nice tartness to it, featuring lots of fruit elements - tropical, citrus and melons, as well as sweet malt and a solid touch of brown sugar. Rich, well blended and smooth.
Gluepot (959) reviewed Black IPA from Brasserie Dunham 4 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
A classic black IPA. The visual features a tall tan head on a near black body. The nose is very dry with coffee, cocao and a hint of hops. The taste profile is well blended, dry and classic black ipa. It has an earthy hop nip, roasted malt, fresh ground coffee and a touch of bitter chocolate. Almost no creaminess to it and a dry finish. Really well put together!
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
Much more challenging than previous years. A well blended nose features figs, brown sugar and some booziness. A great unfiltered looking dark gold body with a massive off-white head - unusual for a BW variation. The 125 IBUs stand up and are counted at the front end of the taste profile. A bitter, rindy fruitiness combines well with prunes, apricots leather, a hint of sourness and pepper. Underpinned by a sweet malt background and solid thick body, a nice hint of booze warms the whole thing up. A great example of casking that works for the beer, not against it. Challenging sipper that keeps reinventing itself as you sip your way through it.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 16
Another powerfully hoppy IPA from Dunham. A touch more pop on the hop profile than its younger brother Cyclope Alpha. Tropical, and pine resin hops are very fresh and definitely in the foreground. The malt is substantial and balances the bitterness pretty well. While the beer is very drinkable, there is a slightly astringent bitter aftertaste, which could turn off those who don’t like a strong east coast IPA.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 17
Rich dark Brown colour and a soft tan head. Nose has hints of sweet fruit, vanilla, bourbon, malt and very distant chocolate. The taste is well blended with elements of subdued bourbon, caramel and slightly roasted malt, balance by some earthy hop bitterness and stout-like creaminess. Subtle and drinkable for the high ADV count.
Gluepot (959) reviewed Imperial India from Brasserie Dunham 4 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 17
orange/amber hue with a significant soft white head. The nose is fresh grapefruit with roasted bready malt. The taste is dominated by the same elements, red grapefruit in the foreground supported by sweet and bready roasted malt. The grapefruit hoppiness is complimented by floral notes from the NZ varieties and an earthier bitterness in the aftertaste. Noteworthy hops well balanced by an alcohol boosted underlying richness. One of several strong offerings from Brasserie Dunham.
Metalchopz (7978) reviewed Hermann Pils from Brasserie Dunham 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a clean, mid-golden colour with a frothy white cap, good stay and some nice foamy lacing. Some good spicy maltiness with a little sweetness, and herbal notes. The mouthfeel is mid-bodied with some nice building dryness in the end. Cereal grain malts in the flavours with the spiciness and fresh herbal-grassy hops. Another great Pilsner from this brewery.