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Sleeman Original Dark

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178
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Brewed by Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Sapporo)
Style: Amber Ale
Guelph, Canada

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RATINGS: 207   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.51   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Ruby red in colour, this all malt ale is brewed from a combination of roasted barley malts and English aroma hops. Smooth in taste. The hopping is generous but not bitter and has a unique flavour that has become a trademark for Sleeman.

NOTE: Known as "Sleeman Original Dark 50* Amber Ale" in the US.


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   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 3/20
worldbeertaste (400) - Lancashire, ENGLAND - DEC 25, 2011
Made me ill. Copper colour with a quick dissapearing white head. Not dark Metalic cardboard with honey and a harsh bitter nut alcohol finish. It hurt. Smells of cheap sweet suger and cardboard. No roast. Got flat very fast and gave me a long lasting gutrot. Don’t drink it.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
buielbeer (4) - Ontario, CANADA - DEC 19, 2011 does not count
Unfortunately other than its appearance and colour, I found this red to be somewhat disappointing. Expected more of an intense taste and aroma. Others do this better.

1.5
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
Johnsense (198) - - DEC 18, 2011
Wifes boss had a Christmas party. Yeah...... poured copper with 1 finger of head that disappeared before we could raise glasses for a toast. Sweet aroma, some malt, but little else. Tastes the same - nothing downright offensive but fairly boring. Sweet malt, that’s about it. Light body, not overly watery but very little character to it. I’d take it over most buck a beers, molbatt offerings or macro imports but it served to remind me why i switched to better beer.

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 6/20
kevinsenn (179) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 18, 2011
Sweet aroma with some hints of roasted malt. The roasted malt doesn’t come through in the taste though; mostly just malty sweet and watery. Too flat.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Daytona00 (123) - Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 28, 2011
311 ml bottle. Dark red color with a medium head. Nice aroma. Good taste with is own charactter. I was actually impressed. A good red ale.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Frothmeister (234) - Ontario, CANADA - MAR 27, 2011
341ml bottle. Pours reddish brown with a tan head. Aroma is dried fruits, with dark sugars, earthy, faint cinnamon. Taste is fruity malt, brown sugar, faint spice, black tea, with mild bitterness in the finish. Very British in style. A little thin on flavour, but MUCH better than I was expecting, and easily drinkable. I’ll buy it again.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
sseb69 (774) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 23, 2011
Bouteille 341 ml. 5.5%. Auparavant distribuée au Québec telle quelle, maitenant Sleeman "Rousse" avec étiquette rouge au Québec. Couleur rousse, arôme un peu sucrée, malt. En bouche, malt grillé, un peu sucrée. Finale sans amertume. Bonne mais assez ordinaire pour une dark..se compare aux rousse macro.

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   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 8/20
czar (1053) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 7, 2011
pours dark golden-copper, not red, with an-ok head. some toastiness here, but no roastiness, some decent caramel matls. malt-lacking body. same herbal sleeman hops, no generous hopping.


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