Steelback Tiverton Bear Honey Brown

710mL tub can from the brewer’s retail that I had to go through a lot to get. Episode VI in my adventures with Steelback. This one poured a nice reddish amber with a large rocky beige head. Aroma is not much beyond weird Steelbackness, bad malts, no hops, chemicals. Flavour is alright, by old Steelback standards. I can actually taste some malt in this one! Maybe a touch of soap, not much honey, except for some mild sweetness in the finish and aftertaste that I guess could be loosly related to the honey. In Steelback’s credit, this is a beer that could be seriously gross and undrinkable, but I’m finding it alright on this fine Canada Day 2008. My only major problem with it is that it’s not weird or crappy enough for me to write a really bizarrely scripted rating! Haha.

I love the deisgn of all of their cans. Poured a clear copper color with a white head. Toasted honey malt aroma. The flavor also had some notes of honey. Light body.

Can from HTH. Lightly sweet aroma, a touch of malt, honey. Not offensive, at all, though not good. Clean, clear flavor, no yeast or hops at all, only pale malt extract, but really not bad at all. Not very bad to drink, though at least its not bad. Drinkable enough. Good to finish a tasting with.

Here we go - 710ml can, my first Steelback: Man, it’s a large can! huge frothy white head on an orange highly carbonated body. Very mild honey hop with a dash of mown grass aroma. Aggghhh WTF was that? Horrific synthetic honey flavour with a big sour sugar finish. Shudder.

710ml can from HogTownHarry - thanks! Clear honey pour with a pillowy off white head. As par for the course with Steelbacks, very well carbonated. Honey and graham cracker nose, sweet malt and caramel. Bread and honey flavors, some cereal and floral hop. Still a tinge of medicinal crap in the finish, but not too bad.