Old Mill Elora Grand Lager

Bomber from LCBO shared with Lubiere (thanks…I think), served cold in a goblet. JL16/07

App.: Hazy golden-amber, tiny off-white head. Aroma: Heavy dose of fermented, oxidized apple juice, lots of organic acids, slightly medicinal/band-aid. Terrible. Palate: Medium body, medium effervescent carbonation. Flav.: Some malt (trying to be nice here...), slightly metallic, definite band-aid/medicinal defect, more organic acids, slightly fruity.

Honestly, how the hell is Trafalgar still in business?? Their beers are like a bad car accident to me: I know I shouldn’t check them out, but I can’t help myself. If the brewer read this, do yourself a favour. Nuke your equipment, chuck your yeast and start over with someone who knows how to brew beer.

a sweet lager, it looks and tastes like typical lager, but on the sweet side.

Golden color, no head to speak of. Caramel malty presence, with a bit of cereal, and cheese. For a light beer, it has a decent body. Not bad at all, surprised to see it’s brewed by Trafalgar. I’d actually buy it again.

Bomber from LCBO. A hazy golden lager with grainy grassy aroma. In mouth, a run of the mill product with signs of lactic acids, infection. No hops here. Not too good. Tulip festival edition.

Bottle - 650ml. Hazy dark gold body with average carbonation and a very thin off-white creamy head. Its malty aroma carries bready, hoppy, piny and brown sugar notes. Malty/hoppy taste is well balanced but lacks complexity. It ends with a short bitter finish. This is fairly drinkable, but I’m not sure it should be considered as a Pale Lager.

65 cl bottle, Shelburne. Deep golden colour, fizzy head that immediately disappears. Sweet added malt aroma. Grassy taste, slight fizziness. Reminds of a homebrewed beer.

Cloudy yellow pour is capped with a fizzy white head that doesn’t last. Bready caramel aroma, with some fruit and grains. Buttery grainy flavours with sweet watered down caramel water. Eeriely similar to Harbour Gold. This beer died in front of me. By the time I was finished, there was zero carbonation left in it. Infected. 4% ABV.

650ml brown bottle. Poured yellow, white head collapses almost instantly, leaves a faint clingy ring on the glass. Quite hazy, some floaties. Dryish floral, lemony aroma. Flavour is dry, grainy, very lemony taste. Watery body, thin mouthfeel. Very carbonated. 4%abv.