Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap. Pours a reddish brown with medium head. Aromas of spice cake, biscuits, and roasted malts. Flavours of burnt malts, light liquorice, and dried dark fruit. Dry.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Truth Serum from Russell Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle - Wheat, honey and pale malts. Clear gold with a rich beige head. Apricots, honey and orange with quite a bit of alcohol heat. It is surprisingly balanced though and the alcohol although very much there doesn’t overwhelm.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
650mL bottle, pours a pretty clear dark amber with a medium off-white head. Aroma brings out some metallic notes, some piney hops, some dark fruits, and a little toffee. Flavour brings out piney hops, some caramel, deep dark fruits, and some resin. The hops are perfectly situated, taking out any sweetness that may be residing. Well-balanced between the hops and malts, finishing more so toward the hops. Very mellow - it could use more punch in all regards. However, it's not very exciting and it's pretty simplistic. Good stuff, but a bit tame and missing some oomph, as well as some body.
Metalchopz (7978) reviewed IP'eh from Russell Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From the LCBO, in the BC Craft Brewers Guild Natural Selections 6-pack. Pours a clean deep amber colour with a big frothy beige head, good retention and thick patchy lace. Aromas of toasted cereals, caramel malts and citrusy hops. Smooth silky mouthfeel and medium-bodied. The taste is kind of weird at first with the rusty hops, but it does get better with time. Malty, but the bitterness kicks in eventually. Still, not the best balanced IPA. The Lighthouse Switch back IPA in the same pack is much better.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cloudy deep amber,tan head.Nose of brn sug/lt alc.Effervescant start, mild malt mid,harsh alc bitterness in finish.Unblended, needs aging, somewhat rough around the edges
pictoman (9684) reviewed Black Death from Russell Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Poured from 650mL bottle. Dark brown/black opaque with decent beige head. Coffee and chocolate aroma, mild roast. Taste of mild roast, coffee and nut flavour. Lighter texture, but full mouthfeel. Goes down easy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Poured from 650mL bottle. Dark amber colour with slight haze and nice off white head. Dark caramel notes and some malt and mild dark fruit on the nose. Same taste with a slight kick of alcohol and mild hops. Smooth, oily texture. Mild bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear dark black colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted, molasses. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130224]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 22fl.oz.Unclear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, sweet malt, caramel, candy, alcohol - whisky, oak, chocolate notes, moderate hoppy, vanilla notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, alcohol, messy, sharp, yeasty, black currant ! vegetable notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20130223]