courtesy of Andrew. Thanks for bringing this as a gift. Pours copper, beige head. Aroma has a full nose of nice Christmas spices. Ginger is more prominent. Taste is malty, with a good side of the beer on the spicy side. All of them really come together in a nice blend and form a very balanced winter ale. Ginger, cinnamon, cloves. Some light notes of orange peel with a good presence of dark fruits.

courtesy of Andrew. can, pours deep copper/orange, light frothy head. Aroma is filled with malts and sweet hops. Taste, malty caramel with faint notes of hops light sigary notes of fruits. Overall mouthfeel is on the malt side with hops remaining well hidden. Light fruity presence, some citrus.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur orange et claire. Nez d un léger houbleux herbeux aux notes florales et citriques, moyen de grains de malt pâle, légèrement fruité (agrumes et zest) et avec des traces de légumes bouillis. Mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et une texture légèrement aqueuse. Léger goût fruité (léger zest d agrumes, notes d agrumes, traces d abricots) avec de faibles traces de légumes bouillis lors de l entrée en bouche suivi d un léger-moyen goût de grains de malt pâles ainsi que des traces de pain puis en finale l on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux (herbes mouillées) légèrement asséchante. Post-goût plutôt court et légèrement asséchant, aux notes amères de houblon herbeux et de zest d agrumes.

Vibrant orangey colour. Orangey, apricotty aroma. Full of bitter orange peel flavour with slightly firm malts in the background. Finishes quite dry. Had on tap - maybe the bottles aren’t as good?

Tap at Volo, Toronto. Nice looking, copper with orange with lace. Good aroma too, with lots of fruit, bubble gum, and caramel malt. Falls apart in the mouth, though. Flavors of bubble gum, grapes and other fruit, plus cabbage, dirt, cardboard and wood. Something went seriously wrong. Almost interesting, but very weird.

Dark brown with lots of red. Rich aroma of amber malts, plums, caramel, lots of dark fruit; slightly sherry-like. Clean, hoppy flavor with lots of fruity malt, apples, plums, a touch of citrus, and some caramel and molasses. Nicely hopped from beginning to end. Dry, hoppy, aromatic and bitter finish. Very nice. Rich malt, great hops. No problems here.

473 mL can from matt7215. Thanks Matt! Dark chocolate brown pour with medium head, good retention and lively carbonation. Moderately faint, nutty, roasted malt aroma with subtle leafy hop notes. Very malty taste... roasted malts, coffee, molasses and hops. Full bodied.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, produced in F2008, purcahsed at the LCBO on July 11 2008, savoured on July 20 2008; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, white head that turns rapidly into a tiny ring; nose: malt, light honey, slight orange; mouth: malt, a bit of honey, finale in grainy honey with a hint of orange, slightly bitter, lightly sweet, rather carbonated, medium body, thin; overall: so? FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, produite en F2008, achetée à la LCBO le 11 juillet 2008, savourée le 20 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse blanche qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger miel, très léger orange; bouche : malt, un peu de miel, finale en miel granuleux avec une petite pointe d’orange, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, plutôt carbonatée, corps moyen, texture mince; en résumé : bof!

Bottle: Poured a light copper color ale with a good size foamy head with medium retention and no lacing. Aroma of light caramel malt with not as much spices as was advertised on the label. Taste is also dominated by caramel malt with light bitter hops. I still can’t believe five varieties of hops were used and that the taste is not more pronounced. Would have enjoyed this one a lot more of it had more character.