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Barley Days Wind & Sail Dark Ale

Barley Days Wind & Sail Dark Ale - Irish Ale

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An Irish Ale brewed by
Barley Days Brewery (formerly Glenora Springs)

Picton, Canada

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Barley Days Brewery’s Wind & Sail Dark Ale is a dark chestnut ale that unfolds its aromas under a rich, smooth head. Full of nutty goodness, and with a core of dark chocolate flavour, this fine brew helps you discover the exotic side of Canadian craft beer. Both exciting and well rounded, this clear dark ale, with 5% alcohol and a nice earthy finish, has all it takes to be a year ‘round favourite.
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EHGsean (28), Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
May 5, 2009    Updated: Jun 17, 2009
Copper-brown in color, off-white head that dissipates. Recent changes in this beer have moved it more in style with English Brown Ales as opposed to Irish Ales or Stouts. The Roasted Barley has been removed from the brewing process, and two-row and dark crystal remain the prominent malts.


 Beerdedone (1813), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/510/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark amber with a big fizzy three finger beigh head. aroma was sweet with light malts, toffee and some mustiness. Flavor was bland and watery with light roast, ripe fruit and has a hint of toffee and nuts. dont bother


 AWS9 (182), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 10, 2009  
On tap. Deep honey brown with a solid creme coloured head. Grassy hops, honey malt, hints of spices. Smooth, slightly tangy, finish, with a touch of grassy hops. Really enjoyed it.


 jimmay (116), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 6, 2009  
341 ml bottle from LCBO. Pours dark copper in colour, with caramel coloured head, which dissipates quickly. Strong sweet, nutty aroma. Flavour is also sweet, roasted malt. Hoppy finish. Nice beer!


 mgermani (810), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/512/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Pours a dark brown-black with a small beige head with poor retention. Aroma is very sweet and dark. Tastes surprisingly well-hopped - I was expecting something full of molasses & underattenuated. Still very sweet, but well-balanced against the hop and nutty flavours. Lightly carbonated thin body. Quite quaffable - thanks to Robin for the trade!


 garthicus (1040), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Cask at Volo. Appearance: Port coloured. No head. Aroma: Dusty/musty with some malt notes. Flavour: Bitter and dry. Meh.


 mullet2007 (193), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Pours a deep burgundy with a very small off white to tan head. Nose is moslty roasted malt and some chalky dark bitterness. Flavour is very much the same thing. A little bit of coffee and dark bakers chocolate. It is kind of chalky in the finish, and there is a bit of toffee flavour in there somewhere if you pay attention. It is pretty creamy, but the carbonation is a tiny bit sharp for the creaminess to really feel right. Not bad though. Tastes a bit dark for how red it looks, but otherwise an enjoyable beer.


 Nekronos (2094), Xalapa, Mexico
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Another from this brewery. It was nice, but nothing special either, I do not know why it is labeled as a Dark Ale it was not so dark.



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