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Temporal Artisan Ales is a brewing project that is crafting delicate oak-aged beers in a shared space at Luppolo Brewing Company in Vancouver, BC. The beers we create are fermented 100% in our oak barrels over lengthy periods of time, imparting delicate complexity. Portions of separate barrels are blended to enhance specific characteristics unique to each barrel. Every beer we release has been meticulously crafted from start to finish.
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7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown with very light head. Aromas of deep dark sugars, raisins and other dark fruit, apple brandy, graham wafers and caramel malts. Flavors of apple brandy, charred oak, raisins, dry caramel, candi sugar and toasted malts. ABV leading and slightly distracting though was off to a great start. Still a quad? Maybe a bit in the flavor though barrel aging has overshadowed the base. Still very tasty…
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2024 at 23:56

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Dark brown with a couple of bubbles. Cherry, vinous, lots of deep malt sugars and fruitiness. There’s interesting depth here. Big body on the base, but chaotic barrel character. I mean it’s good barrel character but definitely chaotic. Ultimately I think the treatment makes this.
Tried on 14 Jul 2024 at 05:47

8.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle.Pours a very dark brown with short fizzy tan head. Aromas of amburana barrel, vanilla, oaky bourbon, chocolate nougat, graham crackers and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same but with additional rich coffee. A really nice balance between the barrels. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2024 at 00:08

8.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a bit of carbonation but very little head. Aromas of sweet bourbon, graham cracker, vanilla, figs, and slick roasted malts. Flavors of oaky bourbon, orange peel, sharp black coffee, vanilla, and oily roasted malts. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2024 at 01:54

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark brown, with just a thin head. The aroma is all about the bitters, with a bit of rum in behind that. On the palate, herbaceous most certainly. A grab bag of thyme, juniper berries, spruce, gentian and whatever else is in there. The base beer has some sweetness, figs, maybe caramel, though not the utmost complexity. The bitters is all over this, and thankfully it lends a good character. Just looking for a bit more overall depth here.
Tried on 01 Jun 2024 at 07:13

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark brown, with a thin head. Aroma has a lot going on - coconut, amburana and bourbon in that order, on top of the sweet dark sugar imperial stout base. On the palate, the amburana spiciness is pronounced, the alcohol rolls through with some warmth, and then there's a bit of that coconut adding another element. Nothing super refined - each individual element stands on its own but without much complementarity between them.
Tried on 12 May 2024 at 06:10

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330mL bottle. Pours clear deep brown with minimal head. Aroma has a ton of sweet cherry with some herbal and caramel malt notes. Flavour has a lot of sweet cherry, some burnt caramel and herbal notes. Carbonation could be stronger. Very medicinal; leaned too much into the cherry flavours.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2024 at 06:27

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
330mL bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a tiny beige head. Aroma reveals tons of cherry, cherry liqueur, candi sugar, perfume, and booze. Flavour is intense, with lots of cherry cough drop, cherry liqueur, some perfume, booze, candi sugar, and brandy liqueur. A bit too syrupy and medicinal in the cherry department. Boozy and cough drop-like. Not the greatest base beer as usual, and the barrel can't rescue it. Still, decent.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2024 at 06:10

7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
330mL bottle. Pours murky brown with no head. Aroma has big notes of brown sugar along with dark fruit, vanilla, and dark chocolate. Flavour has notes of lightly roasted malts, dark candied fruit, burnt vanilla, and dark chocolate. Has a slight astringency and boozy warmth. Mouthfeel is quite smooth; could definite have more carbonation. Overall really good.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2024 at 21:12

7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
330 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with no head. Aromas of rich bourbon, graham cracker, raisins, soft vanilla, and caramel malts. Flavors of raisins, caramel, bourbon (more the intense Fitzgerald than softer Heaven Hills) and sweet toasty malts. Full warm finish; maybe a bit boozy. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2024 at 22:51