Brick Waterloo Dark

Bottle: Almost black colour under small head. Roasted malt, espresso and licorice in the nose. Sour malt flavour. Thin and soft mouthfeel. Could be better.

From bottle. Lacking aroma. Appearance of a glass of coke. Slight hint of roasted malt but extremely weak. Thin in flavour. Dint think much of this beer. Flavoured water.

Dark brown beer, no head. Dusty and a bit thin. Woody and earthy flavour with a touch of roasty sourness. Lean aroma, some light earthiness. Thin-bodied and fairly bland.

341ml bottle, 5% a/v Smells malty but with a bit nutty (my nose was stuffy when i tried it though, could be way off). The colour is a nice ruby brown collur. The taste is chocolate, malt, and a bit of fruit. Very nice beer though. The palate is also pleasant

Bottle at Jack Astor’s. This isn’t too bad. Smoke on the nose with a bit of chocolate. Taste is mildly of chocolate, roasted barley with the signature lager doughy taste. A fairly nice beer. I enjoyed this one.

Brown bottle, 341 ml, savoured on April 16 2007; eye: deep burgundy, clear, no effervescence, no head; nose: roasted malt, chocolate; mouth: creamy texture, roasted malt, light cocoa, finale in roasted malt with a hint of chocolate, medium body, a bit thin, average carbonation, lightly sweet and bitter, tastes and odours are choked off because the beer is way too cold; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, savourée le 16 avril 2007; oeil : bourgogne foncé, claire, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse; nez : malt torréfié, chocolat; bouche : texture crémeuse, malt rôti, léger cacao, finale en malt torréfié avec une pointe de chocolat, corps moyen, un peu mince, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée et amère, saveurs et odeurs étouffés car la bière est bien trop froide; en résumé : ordinaire

Looks and smells great-- dark chestnut brown, thin tan cap, aromas of faint toast, chocolate and raisins. But very little in the way of flavour other than caramel (how do they do that-- lure you in with the aroma and short-change you on the flavour?).

[488-20070808] Tap @ Pickle Barrel (Toronto, ON). Dark malty aroma with some nutty characteristics. Dark brown body has red hues and a long-lasting creamy light tan head. Malty nut flavour has hints of dark chocolate. Lovely medium-full body, a little thinner than expected. Surprisingly springy and refreshing.