 Slacks (355), Bolton, Ontario, Canada
May 6, 2007
Draught @ West 50, Mississauga, ON: The folks at West 50 pumped this guy up quite a bit; no fewer than three employees billed it as a great beer. Mind you, they were also suggesting Rickard’s White, so perhaps I got what I deserved? Came orange/brown in colour, almost no head, and an aroma of off-putting malt and alcohol. Four at our table tried it, not a single one of us could detect any orange. In fact, we were almost positive they’d poured us the wrong brew. Turns out they hadn’t. Great Lakes is rapidly joining Trafalgar in my "don’t bother trying" pile of GTA beers. Boo-urns.
CapFlu (3292), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 1, 2008 (650ml bottle) Purchased at the LCBO Rideau in Ottawa for $4.95. Pours a copper body with an almond-coloured head. Nose of orange and mild honey. Flavour of spiced malt with a tart citrus base. Not really that bad but a tad expensive for the quality. Average.
Pyrozoid (160), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Aug 11, 2008 (Dégusté avec french tickler) Une biere de couleur blonde orangé avec un mince collet moyennement collant. Odeur de crush a l’orange, oranges, vanille, un peu épicé, Gout d’oranges, poivre.
french tickler (494), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Aug 11, 2008 Shared with Pyrozoid
App.:
Deep clear orange poor with a thin frothy off-white head
Aromas:
Ginger, hint of tangerine, orange zest, cloves, honey
Palate:
Faintly sweet start with an average yet nice bitter mouthfeel, good carbonation, zesty all the way
Flavors:
Tangerine, pepper, good maltiness...
Notes: Very drinkable, unique but not unpleasant
puzzl (1732), New York, New York, USA
Aug 9, 2008 Bottle from my secret santa. Dull auburn pour with a decent head. Nose is predominantly coriander with limited orange and some sweet malt. Mostly spice and astringent malt with no orange to be found. One dimensional and boring.
GRM (830), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Jul 20, 2008 Brown bottle, 650 ml, produced in F2008, purcahsed at the LCBO on July 11 2008, savoured on July 20 2008; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, white head that turns rapidly into a tiny ring; nose: malt, light honey, slight orange; mouth: malt, a bit of honey, finale in grainy honey with a hint of orange, slightly bitter, lightly sweet, rather carbonated, medium body, thin; overall: so?
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 650 ml, produite en F2008, achetée à la LCBO le 11 juillet 2008, savourée le 20 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse blanche qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger miel, très léger orange; bouche : malt, un peu de miel, finale en miel granuleux avec une petite pointe d’orange, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, plutôt carbonatée, corps moyen, texture mince; en résumé : bof!
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