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pictoman

Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦 Member
Ratebeer refugee (started Oct 19, 2012; ratings at Ratebeer demise: 8882)

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pictoman updated a beer: Life Span brewed by Finback Brewery
1 month ago


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Poured from 473mL can (pkg Oct 13, 2025; thanks Sammy). Hazy gold with small white head. Aroma of juicy orange. Taste of citrus, feint pith, stone fruit, slightly subdued, easy drinking.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2025 at 04:14


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from 375mL bottle. Dark chestnut brown with very minimal off white head. Dark dried fruits, nice bourbon character, almost a touch thin, but flavours blend nicely.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2025 at 03:56


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Poured from 355mL can from Whistle Buoy (brewery only release). Lightly hazed bright orangey red with small white head. Slight acetic note upfront, but not overpowering, more of a subtle generic jammy currant note, thin-med body. Average.

Tried from Can at Whistle Buoy Brewing on 24 Dec 2025 at 03:32


pictoman added a new beer Cassis by Whistle Buoy Brewing
1 month ago


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Poured from 500mL bottle. Very dark brown with small tan head. Caramel, cheap vanilla ice cream, super feint fudge, novelty pastry with cheap ingredients. Average.

Tried from Bottle from The Gull Liquor Store on 23 Dec 2025 at 06:50


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Poured from 355mL can (pkg Dec 23, 2024 - I guess they're off-loading old stock to BC?). Medium-dark brown wtih beige head. Toffee and chocolate malt with a bit of bittering roast. It's like if Granville Island Winter Ale was stronger and had roasty bitterness in it. Okay.

Tried from Can from The Gull Liquor Store on 23 Dec 2025 at 06:03


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Poured from 473mL can (batch 2023 34). Clear reddish-pink with quickly dissapating white head. Dry apple with very feint blueberry. Not particularly interesting.

Tried from Can from The Gull Liquor Store on 22 Dec 2025 at 09:57


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can. Near black with small tan head. Simple roast malt forward with just a hint of vanilla. The simplicity is the key here. Clean and roasty, the vanilla just adds a pop at the end. Surprise from Ravens.

Tried from Can from The Gull Liquor Store on 22 Dec 2025 at 08:54