3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
AROMA: not much aroma; some caramel malt, nutty
APPEARANCE:dark coppery brown with a thick tan head
TASTE: big caramel malt with a cloying sugarry aftertaste notes of nut and a slight hint of hops
PALATE: light to medium bodies with good carbonation for style. crisp, but with a lingering sugar aftertaste
OVERALL: a better than average brown ale. Not bad for a mild, not as cloying sweet as some can be. a decent session beer, but without any big highlights.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark copper brown with a lively foamy head. Creamy texture,fizzy carbonation. HInts of coffee, toffee, molasses. Bitter finish. Not a bad brown ale.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Two year old can. Pours a fairly clear ruby hued amber with a large creamy beige head. A soft hint of cocoa, malt, toast. Nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. Medium bodied, a bit of roast, cocoa. Some age and light paper notes, but still roughly drinkable. Not good certainly, but drinkable. Finishes with more soft cocoa notes, a bit more old malt.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Good litter bite of bitterness on the end. Fairly high carbonation for what’s described as a traditional English ale on the can though. Nonetheless, it’s good enough.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This looks like some venerable Ontarian product from ancient "sous-Canada" which I should be aware of, somehow, though I’m not from Ontario. It looks like many, many grandfathers have gotten plenty drunk on this brew throughout the ages, but it’s completely foreign to me. It is a copper-brown colour with a really decent head as far as a canned brew goes. The aroma is soft artifical barley-ness that is certanly appealing but tips you off right away that it’s a macro. Flavour is chocolate and coffee in a fake manner; yet that doesn’t bother me too much. This is an unabashed macro, but highly drinkable, and worth seeking out.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Can. I really like this brown ale. Nice slightly sweet flavour. Quite dark.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Canned, pours a dark brown, a bit clear. taste is quite smooth and the dark malts come through very nicely and it is a decent drink
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
473ml can. Dark red colour. Sweet with carmel or molasses, tastes like dark.
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