3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a hazy straw yellow. Aroma is hop and citrus. Taste is a nice balance of dry bitterness, hop and citrus undertones. A really nice drinking beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 25, 2011 Golden to Amber Ale, with full white head. Aroma: citrus, honey, malty, rounded fruitness, american hops. Taste: light to medium sweetness, medium bitterness, and strong bitter end. Light to medium body. A real nice APA, well balanced.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gold, quivering white head. High bead. A little malt on the nose, with heaps of pine and grapefruit as well as some flowers. Taste is light and somewhat bitter. Little malt presence and the hopping is mostly dry rather than bitter. Verging on one-dimensional, but that hoppy dimension is fresh and lovely.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
650 mL bottle from the LCBO, served in an English pint glass. Pours a slightly foggy straw-yellow with a tall, thick off-white head. Good head retention and good lacing. Fresh, hoppy aromas of flowers and pine, along with grain and straw from the malt and a hint of yeast. Flavour is slightly sweet throughout and balanced between toasty malts and somewhat bitter hops. Finish is moderate in length, toasty with a hint of hops. On the palate, this brew is medium to full in body, with a watery texture and soft carbonation. Overall, a decent flavourful brew with nice hop notes. 2010-03-16
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a bomber into a water glass. Pours with two inches of cloudy head; plenty of fuzzy lacing. Nice light amber color, slightly yellow. Aroma is very floral yet spicy, this is the highlight of the beer. Taste is pretty hoppy for an APA but not quite to an IPA level, well maybe a British IPA level. The palate is a little too fizzy for me. After a few minutes it calmed down and the taste really came out. Lots of lemon and flowers in this one... very flavorful. Not the best APA, but near the top. A bit expensive for an APA, but I would drink again... would love to try it on tap!
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Quite an earthy, almost musky aroma initially. I enjoyed this beer the warmer its temperature became. Large, off-white head with great lacing. Pours a hazy amber colour. Medium body with a slightly sweet taste and a definitive bitter finish. Certainly interesting and an acquired taste.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a golden orange with a huge off white head. Aroma is citrus with some bread. Clean bitter taste with a touch of sweet malt. Creamy mouthfeel. This was my first intro to hoppier beers, and I haven’t looked back
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with creamy off white head. Nice lacing. Aromas of sweet malt and citrus hops. Flavours are intitally quite sweet followed by bitter finish. Minimal aftertaste. Great beer
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