Heritage Premium Lager

Label states Heritage Riverkeeper, brown bottle, 341 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on October 2 2009; eye: golden, clear, good effervescence, voluminous white head made up of rather large bubbles, good lacing; nose: malt, hops, light caramel; mouth: malt, hops, floral, fruity, grain, light caramel, finale in malt with floral presence, quite carbonated, mildly bitter, slight astringency, medium body, slightly grainy texture, lightly sour; overall: suprising FRANÇAIS Étiquette se lit Heritage Riverkeeper, bouteille brune, 341 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 2 octobre 2009; œil : dorée, claire, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche abondante formée de bulles plutôt grosses, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, houblon, léger caramel; bouche : malt, houblon, floral, fruité, grain, léger caramel, finale en malt avec présence florale, très carbonatée, moyennement amère, très légère astringence, corps moyen, texture légèrement granuleuse, légèrement aigre; en résumé : surprenant

341 ml bottle from LCBO. Pours golden in colour, white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is balanced hops and sweet malt. Nicely carbonated with a hoppy finish.

341ml bottle. Pours clear pale golden with a big foamy head. Retention is short. Nose is vegetables, malt, wet grain. some citrus notes. Not very pleasant. Some lacing. Taste is quite citrusy, a bit salty. Hints of veggies and malt. Quite crisp. Overall not very good.

Bottle: Poured a bright deep golden color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention and not much lacing. Aroma of sweet malt with no discernable notes of adjunct as well as any hops presence. Taste of lightly sweet malt with hints of corn syrup and no hops presence which could have provided additional depth top this beer. Body is full with a somewhat oily texture and lower then average carbonation.
Earlier Rating: 5/23/2006 Total Score: 2.4
Bottle: Poured a golden yellow color lager with a small white head with minimal retention. Aroma of weak malt with no floral or sweetness characteristic. Taste is drier then expected with some malt presence. Hops are clearly not a big part of this beer. I guess this is a good beer for people who want to make the jump from macro to micro but nothing to get me excited.

341 ml bottle from LCBO, served cold in a tulip glass. JN11/09.

App.: Deep golden, clear, remnants of a white head. Aroma: Heavily vegetal – corn and canned peas, wet grain, yuck. Palate: Medium-ish body and medium carbonation. Flav.: More canned veg. and wet grain; watery finish with some bitterness.

Is this river water??? Horrible.

A great aroma of hops, and some biscuity malt notes. refreshing, and satisfying. A deep malt profile complimented by a good dose of hops with citrus notes. nice stuff.

Bottle - 341ml. Limpid golden body with average carbonation and a thin white bubbly/creamy head. Good hoppy aroma with grapefruit hints. Its refreshing hoppy taste ends with a decent bitter finish. Enjoyable Lager.
Earlier Rating: 10/26/2005 Total Score: 3.1
Nice golden color with average carbonation and a thick white frothy head. Decent malty aroma with fresh hoppy, herbal, and floral notes. Taste is well balanced and relatively strong for a pale lager. It ends with a sharp bitter/dry finish. Good intro to micro-brewing for lager people.

Bottle. Clear golden with a medium foamy white head. Good retention and and lacing. . Aroma is sweet and somewhat earthy with malt and caramel and honey. Flavor is fruity with caramel, honey, english hops, malt and a bitter finish. Not bad.