Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can from Storm, labelled as Xmas tree pilsner, but who's counting. Clear gold body and some pretty good foam. Certainly that fir needle aroma on the nose, along with some citrusy pilsner hops and it comes across pretty well. Taste is heavy pine needle, soft pilsner malt, ending mostly dry. The fir needle isn't bad here but does overpower the pilsner - not bad but I wouldn't buy a second can.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Okay cloudy gold body and modest foam. Citrus and sage on the nose, maybe a bit of cinnamon. Taste is very big herbality, sage for sure and a bit maltiness and chewy hops to round it out. A bit powerful but the abv is well hidden. Might work better as an ingredient.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
473 ml can. Pours brown with little head. Aromas of metallic orange and toasted malts. Muddy flavors of same with metallic notes being indescriptive spices.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
473 ml can. Pours a dark brown with moderate head that settles quickly. Aromas of roasted malts, cola and nutmeg. Flavors of cola, watery black coffee, nutmeg and acidic roasted malts
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Negatory on that Big Ben, it ain't retired - we got a convoy! Very black body and some okay foam. Sweet chocolatey molasses aroma, though it's all too muddled. Taste is sweet cocoa, soft maraschino cherry, ending a little dry and somewhat sweet. Too subdued to do its title justice.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Blueberry Pie from Storm Brewing (Canada, BC) 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Retired? Things are never retired at Storm, just on hiatus! Good coppery red body and nice foam. Soft blueberry aroma with very slight pastry notes. Taste is bitter fruit, sweet blueberry aftertaste and some pastry notes. That earthiness is misplaced, this needs work. Still it's nice to see Storm at something resembling its previous vibe, it is more than welcome.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear gold body and good foam. Seems like soft licorice on the nose witg some vague hops, either way not working very well. Taste is a good dill pickle brine, salty, vague hop base. Delivers what's promised in a pretty good way, which might be surprising.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Okay gold and modest chewy foam. Lots of lime on the nose, very fruity, but I'm not picking up the black pepper. Taste is good fruity lime, soft grain with a mellow peppery finish. A bit easy, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
473mL can, pours a deep dark red with a tiny white head. Aroma is pleasant, with gentle raspberries, plenty of must, and a bit of barnyard. Flavour is interesting, with lots of musty barnyard funk, plenty of soft brett, horse blanket, and deep raspberries. Not an authentic lambic by any means, but I must say I'm impressed by the brett, funk, and raspberry cohesion and completely. Very low acidity, with a soft, musty, barnyardy finish. Surprisingly good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Poured from the tap. Clear-ish amber brown with small off-white head. Cherry, touch of lime, cleaning product, drain pour.