Barley Days Wind & Sail Dark Ale

nice maltiness in the aroma, lots of caramel, and toffee, with a huge sweet amlt. Flvour is sweet, and again very malty. not a bad ale, but not great, its pretty one dimensional.

Deep amber in colour, thin beige coloured head, light lacing. The aroma is toasty with some toffee, nuts and light malts. The flavour is a bit on the watery side, thin, very light roast, moderate sweetness. Incredibly empty mouthfeel, thin body, mild carbonation. Finishes thin, quick and watery.

Totally lifeless and empty, very plain. I hate buying beers like this. Absolutely no originality in this beer.

341ml bottle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario.
Opened on December 11, 2007.
No date.

BOTTLE: Looks like a glass of coke when poured out. Not a bad smell to it, malty sweet. Taste a little disappointing, kind of weak, roasty with a bit of bitter. I had a sip in the past of it on a draught and thought it was decent, but I have to rate the bottle this time.

341 mL bottle in 6-pack from LCBO, served slightly cool (like me...) in a tulip glass.

App.: Deep auburn, clear, remnants of a light tan head. Aroma: Sweet malts, nuts, a bit of fruit, maybe a touch of earthy hops back there somewhere; pleasant. Palate: Medium body, medium carbonation/effervescence; many ratings mention weak body and strange carbonation, but I didn’t find anything particularly wrong with them. Flav.: Nutty, some of the sweet malts, a few darker-roasted malt tones, slightly vinous, a bit earthy, some light earthy hops; a little off-dry, a touch of bitterness and brightness, a little cardboard and a touch of lingering toffee.

Certainly tastier than the Pale Ale. Inoffensive and drinkable.

Dark Biter flat carbonation hint of fruit but not sweet.... Bitter flavor seems very prominent. Not horrible, but not my type of beer.

Bottle: poured a clear burnished copper ale in the glass, smallish white cap, not verty good retention. Smells of caramel and roast malts, some fruit esters, light mustiness Thin mouth fee;. Malts are minimal but there is a toffee-roast-fruit flavor that finishes with the fruity esters mingling with some off flavor...wierd finish. A fair enough pub ale but a tad thin and uninspired for me.

Draught. Clear Dark brown with a white head Aroma has some sweetness, dark bread, and nuts. Strange, soapy nut flavour. The palate was anything but harmonius and just seemed to be all over the place. Thins out quickly! A weak offering.
C’est What, Toronto. 2007.09.28

Sample at C’est What? fall fest. Nice rich brown colour, with a fruity aroma. Taste is of sweet malts, fruit and toffee, but the body lets the drink down by being on the watery side.