3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz bottle from the LCBO, served in a lager glass. Pours a sparkling clear amber-orange with a tall frothy tan head. Good head retention and reasonable lacing. Aroma is caramel malts and floral/herbal hops with a hint of earth. Flavour is sweet throughout with notes of honey and nutty/grainy malts. Hops provide adequate balance without being overpowering. Finish is moderate and hoppy. On the palate, medium in body with a watery texture and lively carbonation. Overall, this beer feels a bit confused: it has both lager and ale qualities and seems to be aiming simultaneously for clean-and-refreshing and deep-and-sophisticated. It never really attains either. 2010-03-18
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Amber, creamy off-white head. High bead. Mild aroma of fruity malt with a little resin and citrus. Plain sweet and earthy malts with a drying spicy hop finish. Perhaps my lack of nostalgia for this beer is an issue here. It’s drinkable.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle.
A - Light orange/amber color. Decent sized white frothy head that quickly disappears.
Sl - Fairly light, with scents of floral hops and some light citrus. Also a bit of malt and bread.
T - Hops and malts are pretty well balanced with hops slightly edging out the malts. The hops provide a floral and earthy flavor. Also some zesty lemony flavor. Very slight saltiness as well. Pretty clean flavored beer.
M - Smooth and pretty light bodied. Finishes fairly dry.
D - Easy to drink, with good clean flavors. Would make a pretty good session beer, although it is hurt a bit in that department by the dryness (may need to have a more juicy/thirst quenching beer every now and then).
Notes: Nothing outstanding about this beer but it is a solid everyday type of beer.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Gold amber pour with slight head. Smells like a basic lager. Not much flavor. This is a bit overrated in my opinion.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thick, vanilla colored head; deep gold color; feels crisp in the mouth, reminiscent of a how a good mass-produced American lager tastes on a hot summer day; hint of creamy taste; subtle flavor, not complex, but not dull.;
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Dark orange color, small, frothy white head; aroma doesn’t give much, but faint scents of floral hops and honey sweetness; light-medium body, aggressive carbonation; flavor is fairly malty sweet with some stuffy hoppiness - and I mean it really: calling this "fresh" without being sarcastic would be simply being stupid. Again, reality is no match for the legend.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Excellent hazy dark orange look. Shows a nice head that takes its time going away. The light seems to hit it juuust right. No lace.
Gives off a well-balanced pub ale smell. Has a great combination of the dry English malt and some flowery hops. Also has that trademarked smoky (steamy) aroma, like a BBQed beer.
The flavor is of a terrifically balanced pub ale taste, matching the parallel smells listed above. It does have an additional roasted malt, and more of that smokyness. Biscuity but has a *tiny* bitter finish.
It’s slightly thick-feeling but smooth. No bite whatsoever, and thicker than you would think. It’s a substantial ale but with a flowery -- and smoky -- depth. Very very good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle.
Amber with a medium white head.
Malty and fruity aroma with hops. Taste of citrus, malt and some caramel. Medium body. A good beer although far from amazing.
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