 JoeMcPhee (3643), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Jun 11, 2007 650 ml bomber. Pale amber/golden beer with a thick white head. Rich sweet malty aroma, a bit of orange marmalade character as well, but doesn’t really come across as a flavoured ale. Good fresh flavour, lightly nutty toasted malts followed by a solid dose of earthy/spicy UK hops. Moderate bitterenss. As it warms more orange and spice come to the front of the palate. The orange flavour isn’t sweet, but rather bitter and fairly complex. Good balance and a beer that I enjoyed much more than I thought I would from the name.
Radek Kliber (3278), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 27, 2007 Tap a C’est What
Gold amber, medium creamy head, some carbonation noticed.
Medium sweet, fruity, light hints of citrus fruit with hops placed at the back.
Clean, medium bodied citric-hop in character. This ale left neat soft smooth finish. Gentle, clean ale with sparkle in curiosity. Different but in good way. Good brew.
Lubiere (3146), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 30, 2008 A golden ale with a thick receding white head. Aroma of grainy malt, caramel, and german hopping. In mouth, a good fresh malt with light residual sugar, a bit of vanilla. Not much in terms of orange, but a good quaffable ale. Bottle from LCBO, tasted May 2007.
HogTownHarry (3141), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Jun 9, 2007 Bottle (650ml). Clear gold with an amber tinge, large lasting white foamy-creamy lasting head (3+). Pretty standard generic grain malt aroma, some clover and citrus peel sharpness - clean (no corn) but nothing special. Mild grainy aroma, again I get heather, and maybe some orange pekoe herbal bitterness, but nothing out of the ordinary here, maybe a slight hint of citrus/orange in the linger. Average to watery body, nicely carbonated, good soft almost ESB astringency, no aftertaste. Went down nicely after a long skate, but I see no reason to drink it again.
jerc (3056), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 22, 2007 Draft at C’est What. Pours orange-amber body with a moderate head. Aroma is on the sweet side with a light malty character accented by sweet orangey citrus. Flavour is similar, with moderate sweet malt showing mild sweet orange around the edges. Average to medium palate is appropriate for the beer. Pleasant enough, and fairly quaffable but its a bit too mild and unassertive for my tastes. Enjoyable but does not set itself apart from others enough to make it a regular tipple for me.
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