7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy dark amber to orange colour. Nice nose of resinous hops and citrus, american style. Hops are very presnet in taste, with grapefruit, and some black pepper.Very enjoyable. Thanks to TrevorN.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2003
at 19:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Faint apricot nose with a nice gold robe. Fresh apricot taste with some grasssy notes. Little hopsin aftrtaste.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2003
at 18:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy orangey-amber; lemony, grapefruity, slightly spicy & woody hop aroma, with toasty rye bread underneath, fresh from the brick oven. The palate is lightish, slightly metallic. Low carbonation. Lean, then woody, earthy bitterness shows notes of lemon & deeply toasted brown bread. Carbonation picks up as it goes along. Lemony finish is almost astringent.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2003
at 19:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This clear brownish- orange medium bodied beverage gives off a Cascade hops floral nose with oranges and apricots being the most prevalent smells. The body is hoppy and chewy while the orange and apricots are present. I also pick up background hints of tobacco (not the first Alley Kat brew to have this trait). The tobacco comes across with a chewing tobacco likeness to it that accentuates the oranges and apricots. All of this leading into a firm, crisp moderately bitter finish. I love Pale Ales that actually try to achieve character instead of trying to be a bland, boring ale with no bitterness at all in it. This is an excellent North American Pale Ale!
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2003
at 21:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2016. Amber and bright. The aroma is fairly good - lots of malts, sweet and sticky, and like a nice pudding. Very well balanced bitter, sweet toffee malts, sticky dark sugars, fig, raisins. Very good.
Old rate: Golden amber. Slightly bizarre aroma of grapes, cucumber, caramel & toffee, flowers, and some tropical fruit hoppiness. Sweet, smooth creaminess with coconut sweetness; fruit esters like apricot, pear and crabapple. Long malts omnipresent (bread crust, molasses). Fairly light for its size. 7-3-7-3-14 = 3.4
Old rate: Golden amber. Slightly bizarre aroma of grapes, cucumber, caramel & toffee, flowers, and some tropical fruit hoppiness. Sweet, smooth creaminess with coconut sweetness; fruit esters like apricot, pear and crabapple. Long malts omnipresent (bread crust, molasses). Fairly light for its size. 7-3-7-3-14 = 3.4
Tried
on 11 Jul 2003
at 20:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This is a great Marzen. Liquid Autumn color, hints of spicy hops with a nice malt backbone. Best example of an Oktoberfest beer in Canada. Available on draught in limited quanitities.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Oct 2002
at 06:38
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Notably bland. Like there isn't enough lousy beer in Edmonton already......
Tried
on 14 Jan 2001
at 14:27
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Light, I guess with a malt accent...........................................
Tried
on 14 Jan 2001
at 14:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
They use a quality essence to make this, but that's about it. You still have to really feel like a fruit beer.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2001
at 14:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Subtle, tasty cream ale. There aren't a lot of beers worth drinking twice in Alberta but this is one.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2000
at 18:54