Camerons Dark 266

Brewed by Camerons Brewing Company
Style: American Dark Lager
Oakville, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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UPDATED: AUG 6, 2007 Sampled at the Kitchener craft beer show. Pours a nice brown colour with a lot of head. Aroma is faint, but malty. The taste is filled with refreshing malts and a tiny metallic hop finish. Very enjoyable on tap.

May 7 2012. 341ml bottle pours clear black, dark brown in light. Very carbonated. Small tight tan cap of bubbles dissolves immediately after pour and no lacing. Appears as a cola. Aroma of sweet malt and biscuit hints. Taste is very faint of maple and brown sugar. Carbonation overwhelms both flavour and palate. Not much of a finish or aftertaste either, slight hint of bread. Just way too fizzy.

341ml bottle, 4.5% a/v from Ontario Craft 6 pack, Spring 2012 Pours deep ruby red, looks cola black unless held to a light. Head is light tan and fairly plentiful. Aroma is very malty, roasted nuts, sweet caramel and a hint of carolina tobacco. The taste is also deep, and malty sweet. Some nuts, caramel, and coffee notes. The palace is nice and smooth, very clean for such a dark malty beer, though a bit too carbonated for my liking. Overall, pretty impressive offering from Camerons

This had a much lighter taste than I had expected, and I guess now reading the commercial description I understand why. Dark lagers are the only non-bock bottom-fermenteds that can make my tongue keel over from ecstasy so maybe it’s unfair to rate them too low when disappointed. I actually closed my eyes and tested this against the Camerons Premium Lager and they do taste different so we know at least that at least that they’re not just using food colouring. I know when I say "biscuity" you’re going to think Marris Otter, and this obviously lacks that, but I’ll say it anyhow, for that’s how I perceived it. Everything else is just middle of the road.

pours a clear dark brown with a small light beige head, very little retention and lacing. caramel malts, light roastiness, brown sugar, light herbalness. dry, straightforward. average carboantion, light body, very short finish.

LCBO, Toronto sampler ($8.95): Pours a dark brown colour with a whitish head. Aroma is of nuts, lager, and a wee bit of fruitiness. Taste is much the same. Very simple lager with little creativity; however, everything is mostly in order in this beer. Good session, as are all the other Cameron’s beers, but like his brothers, this little guy ain’t nothing special.

Bottle. Dark brown pour, no head to speak of. Simply malty nut aroma. Thin taste, with mild caramel/malt finish. Not bad, just not really distinctive in any way. Gets the job done I suppose.

Pours clear reddish-brown with a thin white head. English-ale aroma with some pepper notes. Taste starts off with toffee and nuts, moves on to pepper, and finally has a clean, slightly creamy, finish. Slightly watery texture. An good dark lager.

bottle. Deep brown, small off white head. Aroma is light roasted malts, some chocolate. Taste has some notes of raisins, nutty, sweet and light. Decent.

Bottle. Pours a dark, clear brown with off-white fizzy head. Aroma has hints of cream and subtle dark roast grain. Flavor is decent, light notes of dark roast, hints of bread and cream with a subtle earthy hop finish. Mouthfeel is light body with high carbonation. Overall, nice session brew.

Pour chestnut brown light beige head. Aroma cereal grain, nutty, light chocolate, light roast. Taste chocolate, light dark fruits, roasty, cereal, cocoa, nutty. MF light body good carb. Solid brew easy to drink wouldn’t search it out tho.