 cyrenaica (265), Milton, Ontario, Canada
Apr 19, 2008
473ml can
5.5% ABV
Can says it was brewed by the Big Hole Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin (same brewer that is bringing in the Yankee Jim garbage). Surprise Surprise.....the website on the side of the can does not work although the picture matches what is here on the website.
I tried this beer on April 3, 2008 after purchasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a beautiful translucent rusty red colour with a generous white fluffy head that quickly faded to islands on the top. The aroma is a combination of florally hops (subtle) and some caramel malt (strong). The mouthfeel is medium bodied with some good carbonation, not a lot (there is some slight effervescence in the glass). The flavour has some hints of malt, but has that wonderful grapefruit-tinged hoppy bitterness I like.
Maybe Big Hole Brewing knows how to brew a beer after all.
hip_hop (65), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 10, 2008 Pours an amber colour with a medium head. Bottled Canadian version. Aroma of sweet roasted malt and hops. Medium body. Big roasted malt taste with a good hop bitterness. Bittersweet caramel aftertaste.
dkachur (643), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jun 23, 2008 473 mL can from matt7215. Thanks! Dark orange pour with a large frothy head that disappears fairly quickly. Peppery and citrusy hop aroma. Taste is very much the same with some pineapple and grassy notes. Very smooth and drinkable.
markas101 (342), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Jun 18, 2008 473 ml can, Shelburne, ON. Deep golden colour, creamy frothy head. Pleasantly sharp hop aroma. Medium body, sharp hop bite on the first sip, long peppery finish.
robinvboyer (963), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Jun 7, 2008 650ml bottle. Aroma os malt, and a bready graininess. Meh, pretty pedestrian. Flavour is much of the same, quite grainy. and boring.
Blasphemies (45), Ontario, Canada
May 27, 2008 can: browny copper colour, some citrus aroma. Surprised by the carbonation, but it doesn’t ruin it. Good mild hops.
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