A dark reddish brown ale with a thin big bubbled light mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with dark fruits, light sulfur, a tad unpleasant. In mouth, sweet aqueous caramel malt with light mineral notes.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Guuud! Ale from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
This is a nice golden ale, with a heavily carbonated body and a huge solid head on top. The aroma is soft malts with a hint of hops towards the end. The flavour is smooth malts with a bit of tinny hop finish like a canned lager. Wet finish. Yet I could see this going well with sushi, it’s a, shall we say, well-crafted version of an Asahi or Sapporo. Give it a try, it’s certainly drinkable.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Guuud! Ale from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Brewery Creek, Vancouver
Amber color with medium sized head. Caramel aroma, with a light cheesy, yeasty and metallic touch, some grains too. Caramel flavor, quite basic, with some yeast and paper feeling, light grains; ordinary bitterness.
An ordinary Ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Slightly hazy golden with medium off-white head. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, hops, bitter and a little citrus.
tiong (21350) reviewed IP'eh from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample @ Viti Liquor Store, Vancouver, BC
Pours orange. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Sticky taste with notes of honey and fruits. Sweet finish. Okay.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Blood Alley Bitter from Russell Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of light bitter hops, light toasted caramel and biscuit. Flavour of quite bittering and intense English hops balanced by lightly toasted English malts. Not overly thrilling though decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2011-03-16, draught at Pat’s Pub, Vancouver, 6-4-6-3-13=32
Dark brown color; creamy head. Served too cold, it has a light caramel and roasted malt aroma. Smooth texture; with roasted malt flavor, a bit dusty, and late caramel; light residual sweetness too. Correct bitterness, with a bit more roasty touch in the end. Not bad.
2011-03-04, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-4-6-3-13=32
Dark chestnut color with some amber shades; creamy head. Classic aroma of the dirty water from the Vancouver city service; very light caramel and apples too. The body is leaner than expected; dry mouthfeel, caramel flavor, with a light ending minty touch; correct bitterness. Just another Brown Ale. Balanced but nothing special.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Nice jet black body with modest off-antique-white head on top. Soft aroma of wet barley. Taste is roasted barley with a hint of malt and a medium finish. Drinkable, unremarkable.
Deanf (9781) reviewed IP'eh from Russell Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Barely any head on this one and a decent brown body. Lots of sharp hoppiness on the nose, as could be expected. Flavour is a hint of lemon and plenty of hops with a wet and bitter finish. It’s an okay IPA, but unexceptional.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Nice rising off-white head and a decent brown-amber body. Aroma is a very hoppy and bitter affair with nothing else. Flavour is hoppy bitterness with something like bone soup stock in there, and an odd meaty aftertaste. Maybe that’s where the pig on the bottle comes from. Or maybe it’s boiled egg - yeah, a boiled egg aftertaste. Either way, that aftertaste is dragging it down.