 tiggmtl (4312), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 26, 2009
Limited Release 2009: Nutty and sweet aroma with plenty of dark malts and mash-like grain in the aroma. Dark mahogany brown with clear ruby highlights topped by a shy tan head that recedes to a thin but lasting cover with some lacing. Short sweet and fruity note up front is overtaken by nutty and grainy cereal malts then dark malts and hop bitterness take their turn. Bitterness is quite pronounced but not aggressive. Toasty malt aspect returns in the aftertaste. Very dry body and perhaps a touch astringent with somewhat prickly carbonation. I think the roast may be a bit overdone on this one (as it was in the wildfires this summer?)... Tulip glass. Just above fridge temperature. Bottle purchased at Brewery Creek in Oct-09.
cfrancis (374), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Can courtesy of presario. Aroma of hop and malts. Pours a hazy beige with a nice white head. Taste is smooth with a pleasant hop bitterness. Above average IPA but would have again anytime.
JoeZasada (143), Beaumont, Alberta, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle - Bomber. Pours a very dark amber with a frothy tan head. Aroma of pine. Tastes nutty / malty, strong bodies, and is very hoppy. Grassy finish. A very worthwhile IPA...
pintbypint (1028), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 650ml brown bottle. Pours deep red-brown. Good creamy, frothy tan head. Good lasting, clinging lace on the glass. Nose of chocolate malt, some light orange notes. Flavour has some nutty malt, caramel, moves quickly to a good bitter finish with lingering grapefruit. Medium body, medium carbonation. Different, have not had any other "dark" IPAs to compare too, but I did find it pretty drinkable, would have liked more out of the aroma though.
DuffMan (2786), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a vanilla head showing medium retention (i.e. gone before half the glass). softly fruity hop aroma mingles with chocolate and light char. Fruity hop character in the entry is all grapefruit, malt support is chiefly chocolate with a little roast, and the finish is nicely bitter (grapefruit rind). Not as intensely flavoured as either the Phillips or Yeastie Boys dark IPAs I’ve had, but still tasty.
Macadem (103), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Well this was disapointing. Very little hops on the nose, but what was there is a nice fresh pine. Taste is a little fuller, nice bitterness to it. Not the greatest i’ve every had, but it is definitely drinkanble.
Gravelle (100), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 Brown, tan head.Light piney hop nose. Big earthy malt start, medium but lasting hop finish. Malt gives it that feeling you are drinking a stour and an IPA equally. But for an IPA, not well balanced. Tasty all the same.
Cole (320), , Alberta, Canada
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 Another fire fighter beer. Pours deep chestnut with a thin head. Aroma is floral and hoppy but offset by a very grassy smell as well. The flavour is sweet and malty, followed by the hopps, followed by that cheap grassy flavour that seems to be cannery’s trademark. The dry bitter finish is nice, but I feel that this is a very poorly balanced IPA
manuchampions (139), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 22oz bomber from Brewery Creek. Nose on opening is a real mixture of hops and almost smoky malts. Pours a cola brown with thick bubbled head that diminishes to a thin top. Lots of earthy malts here in the first taste married with a hop tang that lasts as the malts fade. I got a little chocolate in the finish along with a roasty malt taste backed by a subtle hop bite. This is a good beer. Not sure if I like it more or less than the Black Toque from Phillips...but it’s a worthy competitor.
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