3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
House beer at Bottlescrew Bill’s. Clear orange color. Fresh and weak aroma. Bit of a roasted taste. Alright.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
This rating is just for info purposes, it is a rating of the "original" Buzzard’s Breath Ale, sampled in Dec, 1989
"Pale amber, small fast fading beige head.. Nearly neutral nose, just a whiff of pale malt. Not much here flavor wise but it is an easy drinking transition beer with a mellow malt profile. "
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at Bottlescrew Bill’s, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Clear deep golden colour with small off-white head.
Sweetish caramel and dry fruity bitterish hops.
Fruity tea-like hops and grainy malt in flavour. Lasting bitter aftertaste. Fresh and rather tasty Ale.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Buzzard Breath Ale--1998 11.2 oz. Bottle. 5.00% ABV--Golden Ale. Sampled 1/15/1998.
Buzzard Breath Ale--1999 11.5 oz. Bottle. 5.00% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) Golden Ale. Rich bright clear amber golden color. Light floral malt hop front. Rich crisp caramel malt body with good texture and hop floral hints. Caramel carries through to light hop finish. Very Nice. Sampled 5/25/1999.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at Bottlescrew, Calgary
At the pub they say it’s brewed by Wild Rose…?
Hazy amber color. A light aroma of wheat crackers. Ordinary Ale, but quite easy to drink.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Brewed especially for Bottlescrew Bills by Wild Rose Brewing Co. in calgary. This is a great beer. Pours a dark amber brown colour with a large frothy head. A distinctive roasted malts flavour with caramel and toffee. Tastes sweet and crisp. An unusual mouthfeel and slightly unpleasant aftertaste are present inhibited me from ordering another one.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Waitress confirmed that this is now brewed by Wild Rose despite it’s beginnings at Big Rock. Dark amber. Fair foam head. So many aromas at Bottlescrew’s that it is hard to pinpoint those from the beer. Malty body is a decent base. Strong intriguing sour hop flavours front to back. As a hop lover I want more hops and am indecissive about the sour hop flavour. It is also a touch syrupy. The more I drink the less I want to finish it or order another.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had this at Bottlescrew Bills in Calgary this weekend. Check out their website for the detailed history behind this beer. It is actually very interesting, having originally started as a blend of Big Rocks existing beers: Traditional, Pale, and McNalley’s Extra. It is now brewed from scratch according to its own recipe. Hazy orange amber with a scant head, the aroma is chiefly of butterscotch and english toffee with a little apple fruit. Sweet palate carrying much of the same flavours, with a mildly bitter finish. Very good.
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