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pictoman

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

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5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Poured from 200mL bottle (lot 12; purchased July 2025 from Pommier Ranch). Clear pale blonde with no head. Soft floral honey, fairly watery, clean, super basic.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2025 at 04:11


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from 473mL can (pkg 10/15/2025). Dark brown with very minimal tan head. Lots of rich cocoa with bourbon and mild background vanilla. Enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2025 at 03:46


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

Poured from 750mL bottle. Ruby red with small pink-ish white head. Nice aroma of cherry and grape skins with feint hint of rhubarb. Taste is a touch muted, dry vinous skins, gentle cherry, don't get the rhubarb on the taste, hint of almond-like cherry pits, some nice flavours, just wish the taste popped a little bit more.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2025 at 03:23


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can (pkg 25 Nov 2025). Chill hazed copper brown with off white head. Mild dark multigrain bread crust overlays soft wild yeasts, super subtle dark sugary note on the finish that must be coming from the maple syrup. Decent.

Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - New Westminster on 15 Dec 2025 at 10:17


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can (pkg 05 Dec 2025). Cloudy yellow with full white head. Creamy melon hops with mild tropical notes. The finish is a touch muted, but the flavour upfront saves it. One of the better recent Changing Colours beers, but not up to par with last year’s releases.

Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - New Westminster on 15 Dec 2025 at 09:30



5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured from 355mL bottle @ a PVR airport bar (bb 24/08/2026). Clear yellow gold with minimal white head. Old vegetal hops with some resins, watery biscuit malt, meh, overpriced airport beer (189 pesos).

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2025 at 20:28


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured from 473mL can (pkg 2025-03-14). Clear gold with full white head. Boozy, bready pils malt with feint sweet soggy bread note, mild resinous finish. A bit rough.

Tried from Can from The Gull Liquor Store on 11 Dec 2025 at 08:14


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can (thanks Mom). Very dark brown with full beige head. Lots of dark toasted multigrain breadcrust and light chocolate malt with very feint hopping on the finish. Decent.

Tried from Can on 11 Dec 2025 at 07:27


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

Poured from 330mL bottle (bb 30/12/2026). It was warm stored when I purchased it late summer and had intended to drink it much earlier. Clear amber gold with small white head. Mild toffee malt, super feint smoked whiskey, very muted resin hops, definitely should have been consumed younger for more hop profile (I just let this sit in the fridge with the intention of sharing it, but never had an opportunity to so just decided to finally drink it). Okay.

Tried from Bottle from The Gull Liquor Store on 07 Dec 2025 at 10:09