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Vancouver Island Spyhopper Honey Brown


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Brewed by Vancouver Island Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Victoria, Canada

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RATINGS: 7   MEAN: 2.4/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.56   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
"Spyhopping” is the playful activity in which the orca will vertically pop out of the water in order to check out their surroundings or to examine prey. Spyhopper Honey Brown is a light amber coloured ale that has a sweet malt flavour combined with an excellent balance of hop character. Spyhopper is handcrafted using honey malt and a signature blend of Hallertauer and Saaz hops. This combination united with a delicate twist of locally produced wildflower honey creates a beer with a mild hop impression, smooth, full body and honey sweet finish.


2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
CapFlu (3798) - Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA - FEB 6, 2012
(Draught) Pint sampled at Garrick’s Head pub in Victoria. Fairly plain and inoffensive amber. Better than Sleeman’s but all in all lacking body. The honey sweetness underwhelms while a grainy watered body is pronounced.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
michclark (88) - AUSTRALIA - JUN 18, 2011
brownish gold in colour with a hint of honey flavour that goes down smooth. not a whole lot else to note about the beer.

1.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 3/20
mcberko (2456) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - NOV 19, 2010
Bottle, sampled at Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, pours a light amber. Slightly sweet malty aroma and flavour, with a bit of honey. Overall, very weak and uninspired.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
JoeZasada (255) - Beaumont, Alberta, CANADA - SEP 12, 2010
Bottle. Pours a light amber with a moderate white head. Sweet aroma, honey, flowers. Tastes of a sweet maltiness; notes of honey, flowers, caramel. Sweet / earthy hop bitterness. Finishes with a malty sweetness. A good, malty beer...

1.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 3/20
v1rgil (104) - Burnaby, British Columbia, CANADA - APR 8, 2010
Not a bad honey brown, but pretty common fare. Nothing special. Got is as part of a mixer-pack. Much prefer the Red AMber adn the Dark.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
BrewDad (3657) - Olympia, Washington, USA - SEP 19, 2009
Great Canadian Beer Festival – 2009 – Victoria BC
This was tasty with a good malt and hops addition. I liked the sweetness and the dry finish. It was a nice amber ale.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 8/20
Crit (2840) - New Westminster, British Columbia, CANADA - APR 24, 2009
Not much here, a very light vague sweetness, like sugar water....a poor effort, why bother?


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