 PaulHegedus (177), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Oct 18, 2008 Cask at Volo 20th Anniversary, April 2008. My favourite of the afternoon, hands down. Pours hazy orange with woody aroma: has some citrus, orange. Flavour was full of citrus in the hops, some bitterness with faint woodiness. Wonderful!
mabel (1710), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 4, 2008 [1317-20080420] Cask. Light orange floral hops aroma with something that smells like pumpkin or pureed squash. Slightly hazy, medium orange brown with a quick creamy white head. Very sweet woody floral hops flavour with a delayed creamy sweet aftertaste. Medium body. Quite a unique flavour.
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GregClow (2369), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 30, 2008 Cask at Volo’s 20th anniversary. Hazy sunset-orange colour. Aroma of hops, vanilla, wood shavings, and - oddly - sweet potato. Soft bodied. Flavour of a nice, citrusy IPA with mellow wood notes. Excellent balance, lovely flavour - if there weren’t a bunch of other beers I wanted to try, I could’ve stuck with this all afternoon.
garthicus (595), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 27, 2008 Cask @ Volo’s 20th Anniversary: Cloudy red, zero head. Zingy citrus-wood aroma. Spicey sweet flavour with a hop-whiskey finish. Nice.
tupalev (2337), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 26, 2008 On cask at Volo’s 20th Anniversary. Some wood, vanilla, and hops in good aroma. Hazy orange with a very small bubble white head. Tate is terrific - the wood adds a vanilla touch that balances out the hops perfectly - this really works! While the hops are no longer prominent, this turns it into a really nice sipping strong ale that tastes much stronger than it probably is. It adds a good deal of complexity to what was a straightforward solid APA or IPA. Kudos John, this experiment turned out really well - probably my favorite pint of the afternoon.
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