3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at a little diner in Hamilton. Pours a clear gold with standard white white. Aroma is mild of pine hops and rice vinegar. Flavor is mild of pine backed by caramel malt. A good, albeit mild, pils.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Can sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks MJ. Pours pale golden. Standard malt aroma, sweet and candy-like. Tastes bland, very mild bitterness. Short aftertaste, almost no carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Toronto;s best marketed "craft" beer. Clear yellow/gold, fizzy, 2 fingers of head. Grassy aroma. Grassy, grainly, some apple. Clean and Refreshing, but a lightweight among craft pilsners. A default beer at the many bland toronto pubs since everywhere seems to carry this.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
Can sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks to the girl who brought this. Clear golden. Sweetish cereals aroma with a faint hoppy hint. Sweetish grainy cereals flavor. Not good.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
16 oz can received as a gift from Canada. Pours a clear golden yellow with a minimal head. Aroma’s barely there. Some yeast and bread but thats as far as it goes. Taste is reminiscient of most micro pilsners I’ve tried, not complex at all just mostly a refreshing brew. Not bad but forgetable.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This beer was an odd quest for me to acquire - I got a Steam Whistle churchkey as a bonus in a trade about 4 years ago, and it sits on my keyring to this day. Never had the beer, and people would ask me about it - I found it kinda embarrassing. Tried to trade for it a few times, but somehow the trades never worked out. Finally got a Canadian buddy to send me a sixer of 12 oz cans, so, here we go! Crystal clear golden pour with a decent, tight, white head. Nose is sweet and grainy, some honeylike scents. grainy flavors, a good herbaish hoppy bite on the back end. Mouthfeel is light without seeming thin. Lingering bitter finish, a tad drier than expected. Not exactly a stunner, but I rather enjoyed it. A good lawnmower beer.
2.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Aroma: Slightly skunky smell. Some dusty, bready notes.
Appearance: Light golden body. Completely clear. Lots of carbonation. Thin head that quickly dissipates.
Taste: Crisp taste (much better than the aroma, thankfully). Very easy to drink.
Palate: Very thin mouthfeel - it’s as weak as water. Nice carbonation.
Overall: Not as bitter as other pilsners I’ve tasted, but this is a good ’go-to’ beer. Despite its musty aroma, it’s very moreish. Plus, the packaging is very cool.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap; aroma a little skunky. Taste was watery yet hoppy with a bitter finish. Overall, did not really enjoy this but thought I would try it. Would I buy it again ... no
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