3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20A hazed amber ale with a thin big bubbled white head. In aroma, a strange pungent hops with catnip and wild grass, with caramel malt and sulfur. In mouth, a nice smooth grassy hops biscuit malt with floral hops, citrus pulp, a bit of funk. Cask at Ontario Cask IPA Challenge, April 21, 2012.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Volo. Appearance: Dark orange/Brown with a small off white head. Aroma: Grapefruit, citrus, caramel, hoppy. Flavour: Similar, grapefruit with citrus rinds, caramel, nicely hopped with long pine bitter finish. Very good.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Monday post IPA challenge. Big bitterness,which impeded drinkability. I was told the other LK was better, still a decent cask. Light golden colour.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at Volo (Monday post IPA Challenge). Pours a slightly cloudy brownish orange with modest-sized off-white head. Aroma is bold citrusy/piney hops with a solid malt backbone. Flavour has lots of juicy grapefruit, some pine and caramel. Pretty big bitterness. Medium bodied. Nice.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
[4389-20120421] Cask. Brussels sprouts aroma is mostly graininess. Slightly hazy, amber orange body with a long-lasting quite bubbly off-white head. Bitter lemon-spruce hops flavour. Medium body. Great bitter bite with an interesting and tasty hop profile. (7/4/8/4/17) 4.0
(#17 IPA Challenge @ Volo, Toronto, ON)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
2012-04-21. Dark orange amber body witha small frothy off-white head. 3+ Interesting aroma, citrus with a twang/funk, grapefruit, pink grapefruit, pithy citrus. 7+ Flavour is similar, modest bitter citrus hops, sort of a tangy character, really interesting character to the hops. 7+ Smooth average bodied palate, light carbonation. 3+ One I would like to revisit and explore more fully. Blind Tasting on Cask at Volo IPA Challenge
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