Canoe River Rock Bitter

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.

Clear medium amber colour. average head with good lace. pungent hoppy nose. bitter hoppy taste that lingers on. it was served way too cold so needed to let in sit for a while for the aromas and flavours to come through.

Decent ESB, color of iced tea, little head, bitter-sweet finish that lingers on the tongue...ultimately leads to a light hoppy finish.

Draught at brewery. Light mild aroma with a bit of sweet maltiness, caramel and biscuit. Bit of neutral fruity hops but overall not very aromatic. Copper-amber clear with thin off-white lacing head. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Good malt character with a clean sweetness and bit of biscuit. Mild light fruity hops at the finish with mild bitter after. A fairly decent bitter.

Amber. Thin head. Light lacing. Light malt and vanilla nose. Moderate hop bitterness over light grainy vanilla body. Chewy for a lighter bodied beer.

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.

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 :-)

Decent primary hopping in this yields enough of a bitter flavour to be worthy of it's name. Medium malty flavour, a decent beer.