 jerc (3035), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 2, 2008
2008-05-01. Hazy dark amber body with a decent white head. (3+) Pleasant yeasty aroma, light caramel touched malt. (7+) Similar yeast in the flavour is a touch more restrained. Light sweetness to it with hints of caramel. (7+) Smooth average plus palate. (3+) Lacks the complexity and oomph to score a lot higher, but I quite liked this and could drink a lot of it I expect. Yumm! Bottle courtesy of OKBeer
albert_007 (409), Penobsquis, New Brunswick, Canada
May 23, 2008 500ml bottle. Cloudy copper color with frothy light tan to off-white head which fades away to several little "springs" of bubbles. Spicy smell, bananas and toast with slight alcohol reminds me of my breakfast. Medium mouthfeel, fruity, almost citric taste with a bit of biscuity malt.
tupalev (2261), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 11, 2008 Bottle shared with Jerc, Hogtown Harry, GregClow, and Blankboy, courtesy of Jerc. Fiery orange/dark brown, small creamy white head. Mild alcohol and fruit aroma. Good taste - fruity, alcohol - not much else, pretty straightforward. It is good just hard to describe and probably not in the league of their previous exceptional special releases.
blankboy (2464), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 9, 2008 Bottle (500ml) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, jerc & tupalev -- courtesy of jerc. Pours a cloudy orange-amber with a large tan head. Aroma of lightly sour fruit, caramel malt, spices (mainly cloves) and light hops. Flavour is yeasty along with caramel malt, citrus, cloves and a touch of hops. Medium bodied. I didn’t love it as much as the other guys but I still found it pretty good.
HogTownHarry (3118), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
May 1, 2008 Bottle (500ml). Shared by jerc with blankboy, GregClow and tupalev. Cloudy orange-amber, average white head (4-). Mmmm - like a nutty, roasty hefeweizen - moderate alcohol, pungent herbal hops - great, great stuff (8+). The taste is a little less fruit hefe and more yeasty/spicy bitter herbal hops. Thick, astringent, long bitter finishing on the palate, slightly burnt banana and floral bitterness. Solid, well-made - good cool weather beer.
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