 VeloVampire (387), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 11, 2008
Growler from the brewery - pours, as others have noted, decidedly amber, and not at all blonde, although the two other offerings (Copper and Amber) were on display at the brewery beside this one, and I guess it looked blonde next to those. Anyway - good sized white head that quickly settles to a surface layer. Aroma mainly sweet bready malts and a bit of booze as well. Flavour similar, but with more emphasis on the malt, more fresh dough, and a very subtle hop finish. Soft and delicate mouthfeel. I wanted to like this one more than I did, but I’d still like to try the other two offerings from this brewery. It’s a good start, and certainly gets points for freshness.
mabel (1633), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 24, 2008 [1629-20080823] Tap. Bit of grainy plastic aroma. Clear, light orange brown body with quick foamy white bubbles. Grainy flavour has slightly sour notes. Light-medium body is rough. Fair.
(2008 GTA’s @ beerbistro; Toronto, ON)
Sammy (3076), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 21, 2008 Plastic bottle really. Neutral aroma, a tad malty. A little head. Pale blond colour. A malt storey, fine lightness, with a little local H- hop. Carbonation is there and its appropriate. Caramel. A little lace.
Habman (16), London, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2, 2008 I sampled three of the plastic bottles poured into a glass on separate occasions over the weekend. The beer pours an orange-amber colour, with little carbonation evident even with a vigorous pour on the second and third sampling. Aroma is a unique mixture of bread, citrus, malt, really not much in the way of hops. Body is medium to full, the finish is almost like a wheatbeer, although with a less than pleasant bite at times. Blond Ale? Nothing like any I have ever tasted.
I really wanted to like this one, having been a happy customer of this place for homebrew supplies over the years. And of course any new micro being run by an independent is a good thing. I’m going to put this tasting down to beer that hopefully has some start up issues associated with it. So I will try again another few weeks down the road.
matt7215 (565), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Jun 11, 2008 growler from a trade with mrmanning. pours light orange with a nice white head and steady carbonation. aromas are yeasty with bready malt underneath. flavours are yeasty and bread maltish with some citrus hops. weird combo here. kinda tastes light a belgian wit / blonde ale hybrid. palatable and enjoyable. a welcomed edition to the ontario craft beer scene.
JesseM (378), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Jun 11, 2008 Homebrewesque bottle given to me by MrManning (thanks Len!). Pours a deep GOLD, not sure where these confused ratings of an amber coloured beer are coming from, with a small white head head. Aroma: Really odd, but good, VERY Belgian like, quite fruity, pears, apples, a hint of apricot, and yeasty. Nice! Flavour: More of the same from the aroma, with a slight sour touch, and maybe even some clove. Very good! Nice a refreshing as well on such a hot sunny day. Man this stuff is enjoyable. An odd little beer though, this honestly could pass as a Belgian Ale of some sort. Thanks again Len!
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