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Pretty sure this was the one at Magnet a few months ago. Opaque, not much head. Big pasionfruit, light citrus and coconut. Good tartness, some malt, actually quite well balanced and refreshing.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 22:13

Oakes (34489) reviewed

New Wave from Changing Colours Brewing Project (Port Coquitlam, Canada 🇨🇦)

1 year ago

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Hazy and quite pale. Bubbly head. Light pine, some herbaceous hop as well…thyme and sagey things. Fairly bitter. Malt is sweet and somewhat weak but I like that hop character.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 22:11

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Like Water for Chocolate from Small Gods Brewing (BC) (Sidney, Canada 🇨🇦)

1 year ago

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Medium brown and muddy-looking. Lots of cinnamon on the nose, chile, and a bit of chocolate. Light body, lets these flavours down…mexican chocolate is usually served very rich. So trying to do it in some 5%ish format feels like not really trying. And it isn’t mole. Mole and chocolate are two different fucking things…the usual cultural appropriation from Small Gods.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 16:46

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Sooo Cold from Brassneck Brewery (Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦)

1 year ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Pale, slight haze, medium head. Slightly herbal hop note. Soft malt, slightly biscuity. Lowish bitterness despite a nice hint of pine. It’s okay…the malt expression is close but not 100% there.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 16:45

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Bear from Another Beer Co (ABC) (New Westminster, Canada 🇨🇦)

1 year ago

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Hazy, pale, med head. Sort of yeasty, gloppy malts with an unusual hop character…floral and simultaneously sulphury? Not coming together for me.

Tried on 11 May 2025 at 16:44

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Illicit Cargo III from Smugglers Trail Caskworks (Langley Twp, Canada 🇨🇦)

1 year ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7

Dark brown. Thin head. Excessive hazelnut aroma, seems artificial, on the palate it’s actually more a fat bourbon, lacking refinement. Damn. The base isn’t bad, light dark sugars and a touch of roast, mild hazelnut overtop, but a really heavy-handed bourbon treatment. It does all the things, and doesn’t do them badly, but doesn’t do them well either.

Tried on 10 May 2025 at 20:11

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Illicit Cargo II from Smugglers Trail Caskworks (Langley Twp, Canada 🇨🇦)

1 year ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7

This is a salted caramel imperial porter. Not bad…some artificial caramel but tastes good in context with the roasty and slightly fruity base.

Tried on 10 May 2025 at 20:10

Oakes updated a beer: Illicit Cargo II brewed by Smugglers Trail Caskworks
1 year ago

Oakes (34489) reviewed

Fab 4 German Pils from Smugglers Trail Caskworks (Langley Twp, Canada 🇨🇦)

1 year ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Rich gold, thin head, light fruity hop, full pale malt, good body. Oh, this is right on for Bavarian pils, despite the apparent Hamburg reference. I like it.

Tried on 10 May 2025 at 20:09

Oakes added a new beer Fab 4 German Pils by Smugglers Trail Caskworks
1 year ago