Canoe River Rock Bitter

Brewed by Canoe Brewpub
Style: Bitter
Victoria, Canada

Light amber colour. The aroma leans towards fuggles with a caramelly malt background. Bland English hops, mild bitterness, and hints of diacetyl leave little to entice.

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

Reddish copper colour with a thick off-white/yellow head. Malty aroma, slight nuttiness, orange citrus, spicy aroma. Thin body though. Malty caramel taste, with spicy finishing hops and a nice bitter finish.

Draft at the brewery
Rusty orange and red color. Bad skunky lager scent. Frothy, but not fizzy carbonation. Sour grains, wet cardboard and corn flavors. Lager-like, rancid, thin.

Golden ale with a thin white head. Light sweet malt with butterscotch notes. In mouth, sweet and buttery malt with light english hops, but a bit too much diacetyl. Medium bodied. Plain. Bottle was 6 mo. old, merci JM.

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.

Light bready aroma. Orange brown, low creamy head with lace. Cracker malt bace nicely balanced by by a aromatic and bitter composition of hops. Bitter and nutty aftertaste. First time I ever drank a bitter that really lived up to its name :-)

(Draught) Pours an actively-carbonated orange-amber body with a thin creamy almond head. The nose is near odorless - perhaps mild hops. The flavour however is filled with hops. Average.