6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 ounce bottle. Amber orange color topped by a fluffy light beige head. Mild toasted malt aroma. Dryish toasted malt flavor, rather suddued. Light citrus hops with a touch of peppery bitterness. Nicely balanced, but rather unassuming. Very drinkable, but not worth seeking out. Cool name, average beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2012
at 18:56
Tried
on 20 Oct 2012
at 11:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Smells malty, caramel. Pours dark amber with decent head, even a little lacing. There’s a bit of hops here, though it doesn’t exactly exude the image of the name "Hop City." It’s alright for a sessionable beer though, but since it’s the same for a tall can of average Canadian beer as it is for Chimay, I’ll drink the Chimay. Tall can from Saving Gigi’s
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2012
at 16:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Had this one a couple of times on tap at a local pub close to my work. Now, testing it from the can. Pours a clean deep amber colour with an off-white foamy head that does not last long, but leaves a bit of soapy lace. Malty scent with notes of caramel, nuts and hop. Pretty much the same for the taste with a mild nutty aftertaste. Wet mouthfeel as this is a beer to refresh people, but have a bit more taste than regular swills. Personally, I am not a fan of the hop they use in this one, but still a decent brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jul 2012
at 15:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Glass, 10 ounces, draught, at Pub Italia, savoured on May 15 2012; eye: orangey, clear, nice effervescence, nice beige head, light lacing; nose: malt, toffee, caramel; mouth: malt, toffee, caramel, finale in malt with presence of caramel, medium-light boy, good carbonation, mildly sweet, a bit thin; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Verre, 10 onces, en fût, chez Pub Italia, savourée le 15 mai 2012; œil :orangée, limpide, bonne effervescence, belle mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : malt, toffee, caramel; bouche : malt, toffee, caramel, finale en malt avec présence de caramel, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, moyennement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried
on 16 May 2012
at 13:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imperial pint at a hotel bar in Thorold. The only beery thing I get to do on this quick excursion to Canadia. Clear orange amber color with a nice strong head. Aroma is fruit hops and sweet hops with a clean, slightly earthy and faintly metallic lager underneath. A thicker yet easy drinking mouthfeel. Flavor is strong on flavor hops and low on bittering hops. No flaws, good clean well lagered body that is dominated by easy fruit-sweet hops. Nice drink, would drink again.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2012
at 21:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sample from can at the Strange Brew Tasting on 02/18/2012. Pours a clear orange color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malt and mild hops. Light body with flavors of sweet malt, caramel and grassy hops. The finish is sweet with a short malt aftertaste. Barely average overall.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2012
at 13:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Okay small head and brown-copper body. Aroma of sweet hops mixed with malts, some swampwater hints in there. Flavour has strong nuttiness in it, sweetness, with a dry hoppy finish. In fact, this one works quite well - worth trying and would make a good session beer.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2012
at 16:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This lager poured a medium dark amber colour with a nice, big, beautiful cream coloured head. To the nose there are scents of citrus, hop, spruce, light cheese and cream. First sip was smooth with a creamy mouthfeel. Flavours of citrus and spruce hops, with bready overtones. Finish is flavourful and lightly hoppy. Very nice.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2011
at 18:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(can) clear amber with small white head; aroma cereal,grass; light balanced flavour; inoffensive and certainly not ’barking’
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2011
at 09:41