tupalev (2605), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sep 3, 2007 Bottle from the LCBO. Orange pour, small white head. Standard fruity aroma with some malt. Taste follows - standard bitter here - malt, some hops, a little sweet. Short finish. Medium body. Nothing wrong with it, just sort of been there, done, that, especially on our shelves. GregClow (2493), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sep 2, 2007 Bottle from the LCBO. Copper-amber with a large white head that dissipates into a persistent thin head that sticks around to the end of the glass. Aroma of caramel/toffee malt, tea and slightly citric hops. Good mouthfeel. Smooth, well-balanced flavour, with a fairly sweet start, a subdued fruity middle, and a dry, lingering hoppiness to finish. The hop presence increases as it warms - very crisp and refreshing. A very nice session ale. StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sep 2, 2007 500ml bottle - pours caramel/copper with almost no head except for a thin bubbly layer. Aroma is of apples, caramel, and fruity English hops. Delicate fruity flavour, with a lot of caramel in the body, finishing with a mildly bitter hoppiness. Quite refreshing, actually. Very low carbonation. Overall, a nice English ale, rather traditional and unsurprising, but I could certainly drink a lot of this fast. HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada Aug 31, 2007 Bottle (500ml - green; grrr). Pours clear coppery-amber with an average creamy-foamy off-white head. The aroma was light caremel malt, leafy herbal hops and a bit of Indian tea ... also oddly soapy. The taste is pretty solid, really - the light malt body takes a backseat to insistent dry bitterness from the herbal hops, and it leave an almost burnt aftertaste. Average, soft body, nicely astringent, seriously lacking in carbonation, medium length linger. I agree with Sammy - moderate and on the bitter side. Sammy (3934), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aug 23, 2007 A session beer of good bitterness at 4% ABV. Beautiful dark bottle, fresh from the LCBO. Easy moputhfeel colour of medium yellow with lots of head. Good bitterness, moderate and on the bitter side. VeloVampire (483), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aug 19, 2007 500 ml bottle - pours clear tawny with a very minimal bubbly white head. Clean Goldings aroma along with honey and brown sugar. Flavour fairly benign with some bitterness that builds to a mild finish. More Goldings and a thin caramel malt body. Another decent, though rather uninspiring, brew from St. Peter’s. Gethinbeer (997), Nova Scotia, Canada Jul 15, 2007 From bottle. Bitter aroma with hops. Copper in colour with a thin head. Nice bitter ale with a hop, citrus flavour. Classic bitter and I cant complain at all. Very nice to drink, what you want in a classic bitter ale. BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA Jun 11, 2007 a beer in the british tradition that is different. it has a balanced malt and hop profile that i prefer. this profile is moderate but adequate. there is a clean taste due to the mild fruitiness and that flavor seems genuine and well placed. it is tingly bitter as a good octoberfest would be. the malty flavors are particulary well placed into this beer. all in all a nifty number indeed! i had no veg/ or metal taste at all nor do i ever remember that from this beer.
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