Canoe River Rock Bitter

Brewed by Canoe Brewpub
Style: Bitter
Victoria, Canada

Serve in English pint

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Nose of grainy malt light marmalade earthy fruity hop notes toasted grains. Pours bright amber orange good clarity nice lasting head. Flavors of toasted grain marmalade lighter fruits and a moderate hop presence that is earthy and lightly fruity. Long lingering bitterness. Nice bitter.

November 13, 2010 - Waterloo tasting with blankboy, jerc, mabel and tupalev. 22oz bottle courtesy of blankboy. Amber, almost gelatinous-looking with a raft of tiny dark suspended particles and an average white fizzy sticky head, even some lacing. Dry lightly fruity and leafy-bitter aroma, no alcohol and a hint of butcher’s paper. Does taste like a bitter, a bit dry and papery, herbal bitterness with a background of apricot marmalade. Solid body, almost harshly astringent, weakly carbonated, with a unwelcome long harsh bitter finish. Not bad, a bit odd, and overly bitter.

My bottle [650ml] shared with HogTownHarry, tupalev, jerc & mabel. Pours a clear golden-orange with tons of tiny sediment and an average size frothy off-white head. Aroma of UK hops and the "butterness" I often get from them, along with grain and caramel malt. Slightly watery flavour of UK hops, caramel malt and a touch of spices in the finish. Average bodied. Not great, just good.

[3466-20101113] Bottle. Odd herbal notes and mild earth in the aroma. Slightly hazy, bright orange brown body with a medium-lasting foamy off-white head and lots of small floaties. Lightly skunked flavour has a light honeycomb toast throughout. Medium body. Fair.
(c/o blankboy, w/ him, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)

2010-11-13. Nice amber body, small off-white head with some floaties. Mild aroma, muted malt, hints of caramel, touch of buttery hints. 6+ Flavour is similar, mild bitterness, sweet caramel/buttery notes that I do not think are diacetyl but could be. Mild fruity notes throughout. 6+ Smooth average palate. Okay, but does not make me want more of it. Bottle shared by Blankboy

Canoe Brewpub - Victoria BC
I think this was there calling for brewing a beer. They can brew the bitter. It was buttery and dry with a nice hops flavor and aroma this was a great Bitter.

Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 28 avril 2009; oeil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige crémeuse, bonne dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, malt; bouche : malt résineux, houblon est bien présent, pamplemousse, finale en houblon résineux avec présence de malt caramel, corps moyen, légèrement rugueuse, carbonatation moyenne, légère astringence; en résumé : bien ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 28 2009; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, tiny ring of creamy beige head, nice lacing; nose: resinous hops, grapefruit, malt; mouth: resinous malt, hops is quite present, grapefruit, finale in resinous hops with presence of caramel malt, medium body, lightly gritty, average carbonation, light astringency; overall: fine

On draught at the brewpub in downtown Victoria, BC. Pours a clear copper amber brew with a fast dissolving off-white head that leaves behind some spotty lacing and a thin off-white ring. Aroma of caramel malt, some light hard fruits and a touch of grassy hops. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonated with flavors of mild caramel malt, some mild spices and a touch of citrus. Finish is semi-dry with aftertaste flavors of roasted nuts, bitter herbs and some caramel.

on tap-pours a thin white head and amber color. Aroma is light malt, secondary light hops. Taste is light malt-caramel, faint hops.

7/14/07 On draught at the brewery. Aroma is caramel forward balance with a low earthy hop character. Appearance is light copper with a good white head. Flavor is well balanced, with sweet malt forward followed by medium bittering and a slight resiny finish. Mouthfeel is medium/low bodied with a moderate carb texture. Overall, this is similar to Redhook ESB, with a more English than American hop character.