 gilvanblight (338), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Jul 20, 2008 Amber pour with a thick creamy head. That church key hops scent that is in all of their beers. Same as all chruch key in the teaste as well; thier unique taste is overpowering. Besides the Church key flavour this was just too watery and too bitter.
Spab (21), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 16, 2008 341 ml bottle from a 24-pack from the brewery. Pours a nice amber colour with a minimal slightly off white head. Nose was hoppy and somewhat citrusy. Taste is hoppy with a somewhat bitter finish.
probstk (644), Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Apr 6, 2008 341 mL bottle in a 6-pack from the Church, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.
App.: Medium amber, clear, small off-white head.
Aroma: A mixture of peaches and slightly woody-smokey malts (like rye whiskey), a green, vegetal note, a bit of crystal malt, odd fruitiness.
Palate: Medium body and medium+ effervescence with some sharp bubbles.
Flav.: Heavy on the apricots, a bit of the whiskey malts, a touch of the vegetables, some crystal malt; finishes dry with a pretty decent bitter kick and a touch of malt left over.
A dig the bitterness, but found the overall execution a bit disjointed.
Viper666 (419), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Feb 4, 2008 Bouteille 341ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur ambrée dorée et claire. Nez de houblon floral, herbeux (herbe fraîche) et aux notes citriques (pamplemousse), malté de céréales avec des notes de caramel et de biscuits au miel ainsi que léger de fruits (agrumes). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et aux notes croustillantes ainsi qu’une texture aux notes crémeuses. Goût moyennement amer de houblon floral, moyennement citrique (pamplemousse) et légèrement herbeux (herbes fraîches – présent toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un goût de levures fruitées (léger d’agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de céréales avec des notes de pain, de biscuits et des traces de caramel (notes rôties et terreuses) puis en finale, il y a un regain d’amertume asséchante plus herbeuse (foin) et légèrement plus citrique. Post-goût moyen-long et moyennement sec, amer de houblon herbeux, citrique, légèrement floral avec des notes fruitées (zest d’agrumes).
cyrenaica (265), Milton, Ontario, Canada
Jan 12, 2008 341ml bottle
6.5% ABV
I tried this beer on January 10, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto. The beer poured a hazy orange-gold colour with a thin white head. The aroma was very hoppy with perfumy and citrusy tones. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with medium to high carbonation. The flavour was definitely strong on the hops with a definite grapefruit flavour. A nice bitter finish.
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