Barley Days Wind & Sail Dark Ale

Brewed by Barley Days Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Picton, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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on tap at wellington gastropub, ottawa. clear light copper with small off-white cap, little retention. semi-sweet and bland caramel malts, touch of grass and hay, few earthy and nutty notes, hint of sweetness. average carbonation, light body - watery mouthfeel, short grassy finish. weak brew.

Bouteille 650ml, sous le nom "Mckinney’s Triple Chin Irish Dark Ale". De couleur ambrée foncée et voilée. Nez malté de caramel aux petites notes terreuses, avec des notes de malt rôti ainsi que des traces fruitées (raisins et cerises) et de houblon herbeux. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture très légèrement aqueuse. Goût très légèrement fruité (notes de raisins et de cerises sûres, infection?) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi assez rapidement par un goût malté de caramel légèrement sucré et rôti avec des notes de grains sucrés puis en finale l’on retrouve de faibles notes amères de houblon herbeux et chocolat noir. Post-goût moyen, légèrement amer de rôti et de chocolat noir.

Very dark and quite lager but still a little strange for being one. Nice canadian hops although a little too bitter.
Earlier Rating: 11/29/2008 Total Score: 2.9
Another from this brewery. It was nice, but nothing special either, I do not know why it is labeled as a Dark Ale it was not so dark.

330mL bottle from the brewery. Pours a dark brown with a bit of fine tan head that dissipates quickly. Smell is quite malty with a lot of roasted malts and a bit of a nutty coffee note. Palate is on the light side of medium bodied and has nearly no carbonation. Taste is kind of lacking, you get a bit of roastyness at first and then a bit of bitterness in the aftertaste, but it’s quite watery overall.

from bottle, pours a dark brown almost mahogany colour. Thick malts greet the nose. smooth taste, initially light coffee but leads to bitter chocolate.

Bottle, pours a nice dark brown, aroma is a nice chocolate, flavour is full and has a nice mouth feel, has a nice chocolate roast to this one and the crystal malt comes through well, overall quite enjoyable

Pours a mahogany, very dark red with an of white head, coarse lacing. Aroma of dark chocolate, burnt nuts, quite lot going on in there. Tastes bitter, dark coffee, overall a fulfilling ale.

hazy light black to dark brown colour with a nice head. Aroma of roast, nuts, slight coffee note and caramel. Medium bodied brew with similar flavours. Better brew than what the macro breweries offer, nice session ale.

Muddy dark colour with a frothy white head that lasts the length and clings to the sides of the glass. Nice chocolate malt, roasted coffee aroma. Pleasant enough ale, roasted malt flavour with a decent texture. Slight bitterness. Well balanced. Home brew feel to it, but rather good. Nice surprise.

341 ml bottle - pours deep brown with faint reddish highlights, and a large, billowy beige head that slowly settles down and leaves chunky lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma nutty malt, a bit of earth, some faint spice, almost verging on estery. Nice. Flavour is woven malts with an acceptable amount of almost minty hops. It is the malt on display here though, and there are waves of nuttiness, roast, and sweetness that mingle. Once the carbonation settles down, the beer has a velvety mouthfeel. Nice one.