6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2014-03-20, bottle from Legacy Liquor, Vancouver, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Mahogany color with small head. The aroma is caramelly and bready. The body is rather thin, off-dry, nutty malt flavor, bready, low bitterness, very light fruity touch in the end. Easy but not bad.
2014-03-18, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-5-6-3-12=32
Dark amber color with creamy persistent head. Some malt and caramel aroma, with minimal fruity impression, but also with a shade of stale water. Soft mouthfeel; caramel flavor with light residual sweetness, and very light nutty and fruity touch; correct bitterness.
Some Irish Ale has too much roastiness or it’s too dry; this beer is not such, luckily (of the Irish), but still it’s a bit simplistic.
Mahogany color with small head. The aroma is caramelly and bready. The body is rather thin, off-dry, nutty malt flavor, bready, low bitterness, very light fruity touch in the end. Easy but not bad.
2014-03-18, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-5-6-3-12=32
Dark amber color with creamy persistent head. Some malt and caramel aroma, with minimal fruity impression, but also with a shade of stale water. Soft mouthfeel; caramel flavor with light residual sweetness, and very light nutty and fruity touch; correct bitterness.
Some Irish Ale has too much roastiness or it’s too dry; this beer is not such, luckily (of the Irish), but still it’s a bit simplistic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 14:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear, golden amber with dissipating white head. I’m not so sure about this bottle. Aroma has mild apricot, sweet bready malt, I literally don’t smell hops in this. Taste of mild toffee malt, very very subtle hops, and rubbing alcohol. Medium body. Seemed more like a lackluster double pale ale (the hops are almost hidden completely - where’s the India in DIPA?). Based on the reviews (and the reviewers), I don’t think there’s a lot of consistency with the product.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2014
at 22:57
8/10
Tried
on 17 Mar 2014
at 18:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2014-06-06, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-3-6-3-13=31
Hazy golden color. The aroma is delicate and fruity. The mouthfeel is rather weak and too dry; the malt profile is simple, with hints of paper; quite strong bitterness, but less hop quality than expected.
2014-03-06, cask at Alibi Room, Vancouver, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Hazy golden color with compact head. Delicate but persistent aroma, crispy malts, and citrusy hops. Lean body, not weak; dry mouthfeel but with a good flavor of caramel, toffee, cereals, malt; good bitterness level, still balanced, and providing plenty of hop qualities, hop resins, some citrus peel.
Very nice offer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2014
at 00:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared on the RBWG bus
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and some lacing. Aroma was floral and caramel. Flavors is floral, caramel, grainy and sweet malts
OK
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and some lacing. Aroma was floral and caramel. Flavors is floral, caramel, grainy and sweet malts
OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 19:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Vertbaconstrips to Ferris to me to the bus at RBWG in Asheville. Pours golden amber with white head. Nose and taste of light toast, cracker malt and lemon. Medium body. Good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2014
at 22:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle on the RBWG 2014 bus. Pours a near clear with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of bread and sweet grains with a hint of biscuit. Flavor has has a bread and biscuit note that grows in sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 06:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle - Bacony with some dark fruit and finishes with smoke. Clear mahogany with a rich beige head. Taste has some chocolate, dark fruit, toasted malts and a smokey dry finish. This beer is nice as it has much more going on than just the smoke, the chocolate I get at the front is very surprising.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2014
at 12:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Tap & Barrel, Olympic Village
Near black, with generous compact head. The aroma is mild, lightly sour. Lean body, soft, lowly carbonated; the flavor is very chocolatey, much better than ash-forward sister beers. Correct bitterness. Light lactose feeling, light residual sweetness.
On cask, very enjoyable!
Near black, with generous compact head. The aroma is mild, lightly sour. Lean body, soft, lowly carbonated; the flavor is very chocolatey, much better than ash-forward sister beers. Correct bitterness. Light lactose feeling, light residual sweetness.
On cask, very enjoyable!
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2014
at 02:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Caramel sweetness and some grape and berry notes. Clear brownish copper with a thin brown head. If only it tasted as it smelt. Orange notes, with some thick caramelThe sweetness isn’t as well rounded and the bitterness is a bit too much. This has the bones for a great beer, and it may need some time to mellow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2014
at 18:30