7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. Hazy brownish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and hops. Medium body with flavors of roast coffee, chocolate malt and mild earthy hops. The finish is roasty with a coffee aftertaste. Above average overall.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample at the brewpub. Clear pale golden color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Apple, peach and wheat in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of apple, wheat, peach and malt. The finish is fruity with a peach aftertaste. Decent overall.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a cloudy orange-gold color with a medium thick frothy white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Stringy lace. Aroma of fruit, hops and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of floral hops, fruity yeast and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Decent overall.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce can into lager glass, canned in 5/2019. Pours crystal clear medium golden amber color with a small fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, lime, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/fairly earthy hops and pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/fairly earthy hops and pale malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitterness balance; and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero fruity/yeasty notes present. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Light lingering resins/rinds through the glass. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.1%. Overall this is an outstanding hoppy pilsner! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/fairly earthy hops and pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Fantastic Nelson Sauvin showcase as expected. Very vibrant and fairly juicy/dank/earthy hop complexity; with a perfectly balanced clean pils malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 2/1/2019. Pours crystal clear deep ruby red/copper color with a 1 finger dense and creamy cream colored head with awesome retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuts; with lighter notes of roast, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuts; with lighter notes of roast, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery hop; and slight roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuts, roast, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero fruity/yeasty notes. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly crisp/sticky, and slightly chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.6%. Overall this is an excellent Amber/Red lager! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Extremely flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very clean and rich English malt complexity, with balancing earthy hops. Mild residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. This nails an Irish Red as a lager; aside from the missing Irish yeast fruitiness because of the lager yeast.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at Black Christmas 2018
Dark brown colour. Light tobacco in the aroma. Intense dark malt character, sweet, dark caramel, treacle, many Imperial Stouts don't even have this depth. Warming alcohol.
Excellent.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out bready malt, toasted caramel and a touch of dark fruits. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of toasted caramel, dark fruits, and bready malt. Cohesive and complex. Wonderful dark fruitiness on the finish. Excellent.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

During Black Christmas 2018. Dark brown. Bourbon and sweet berries. Boozy but nice.

9

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