3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden coloured. Medium bodied, medium sweet. Flowery aroma, bitter and IMO well balanced.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: 02/23/2008
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: hazy dark yellow, fine white head with bubbly edges,
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of floral hops and a earthy soapy edge,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of malt candy, hint of fruit, lots of fresh floral hops for balance, nice long bitter finish,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Typically non-threatening Ontario example of the style. Problem is, I like threatening.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
An English IPA, with the English bitter aroma and flavor. Limited malt presence -- so-so at best.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Smells of DMS, butterscotchy nose. Malty and some hops, but with a metallic post taste which is unpleasant.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Ginger’s Tavern. Hazy pale golden beer with a thick, creamy off-white head. Aroma is both earthy and fruity. Cherry esters and a strong earthy Fuggles aroma remind me of the Peculiar, but a bit more assertive. A touch of resinous flavour as in the bitter. Body is decent but could be bumped up a bit. Lingering sweetish malt and mushroomy hops. Nice bitterness, but balanced. I loved the first two beers here, but right now I’m dying for a taste of Cascades/Amarillo/Chinook so this isn’t quite cutting it.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled from a growler: Pours a hazy pale golden with a stringy-lacing white head. Aroma of semi-sweet pale malt with a touch of grapefruity hops and grass. Body starts semi-sweet and pale malty with a mild resiny hop bitterness and a crisp, but thinner finish. A pretty drinkable IPA, but nothing that great.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Hops stuck in the metallic kettle...Cereal relaxing with some chalk...A lingering dry bitterness tries to save the day but simply can't overthrow the above unpleasantness...
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Light yellow color in water. A bit of hops and small head. Citrus trace. Not what you expect from an IPA but drinkable. Light likely owing to water. Unoffensive with food but rather dull
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Objectively speaking:
Cask-served dry-hopped ale with little bitterness for an IPA.
I like:
Pleasant floral aromatics. Tea-like nuances. Confident pale malts which offer decent cerealic support.
I dislike:
The taste does not keep up with the dry-hopping promises. Really thin in mouth, causing a certain leafy astringency.
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