Trafalgar Harbour Gold

You guys know that this beer is unpasteurized so the shelf life is short. I believe that I had few sample of that beer. My feelings on that beer are very positive. It was brisk, very refreshing, drinkable pilsner. Es it could be a bit hoppier but that did not bother me much. It had nice sweet malt aroma, much better than most other lagers made In Canada. A good beer if fresh.

Tasted in Toronto from the LCBO. Very sweet / candy floss aroma - also a strong honey aroma. Slight spice aroma too. Deep golden / amber colour, white head retained well in the glass. Very malty taste - similar to an ale. Complex background flavour. Spicy finish.

Slightly hazy golden colour with a small white head. Malty aroma with nice floral notes. Great body, very crisp and refreshing, with fruity malt flavours giving way to a slightly subdued but still pleasant bitter hop finish. It's not Urquell, but it's still pretty damn good if you have it cold and fresh.

One of four bombers purchased in the "politics-pack" where Trafalgar is relabeling their standard beers for each party/leader running in the 2006 elelction....vote with your mouth...vote often...The Harbour gold was labeled" Old Tory lager". I also had this relabled as the "festival of friends lager" Poured a crystal clear light gold into the flute...small white cap diminished quickly. Minimal lacing, moderate carbonation. Aromas very faint....some sweet grainy breadiness and very light floral hopping...no Pilsner "skunk" from this fuzzy bunny. Odd mouthfeel for a Pils; slick and peppery. Malt up front... grainy but almost drowned out by bitter tastes peppering the palate....later this mellows as the gas comes out of the beer and we get a mellow grainy-bready maltiness that seems to be over-powered by golding hops ( these are not Saaz) until the finish...slightly dry quick finish, light biscuit aftertaste. Not a very good rendition of a Plisner but a fair enough drinkable all-malt lager. However nothing stands out to distinguish this one from the 300 brands of lager on the domestic market.

Golden pils witha small white head. Sweet buscuity aroma, with fruity apple notes. Fresh sweet malt, fruity esters and light hops in mouth. Oily mouthfeel. In the end, the sweetness is a bit cloying.