Wellington County Dark Ale

Brewed by Wellington County Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Guelph, Canada

Clear ruby brown with a thin filmy head. Complex aroma that includes some sweet raisin and cinnamon, roastiness, nuttiness, and a little hops. At first, some horseblanket in the flavour (should it be "country" ale?), followed by hops, raisin, higher alcohols and plum notes. This beer had a medium body and a good amount of carbonation that bursts in your mouth. Tasty, refreshing, and worth another sample...

341 ml bottle courtesy pintbypint. Dark copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. Caramel and light piny and earthy aroma. Caramel, earthy, bread, and fruity flavours. Light to medium bodied, lightly fizzy and juicy mouthfeel.

Another delicious Wellington beer. This one has hops abound and a nice pale red colour with a quick disspating head. Floral aroma is typical of the brand with cherries and caramels in the taste. It’s weak in flavour like most of their brews, but still a decent drink. Reccomended

This is a decently hoppy ale, with typical caracteristics: reddish brown colour, lively hop aroma, caramelly flavour. Nonetheless, one senses that something is missing. Not bad though. Draught.

330ml brown bottle. Ruby brown brew with a short lived tan head. Flowery hops, caramel and dark malt in the aroma. Bold roasty flavour, great hopping.

The dark ruby color of this ale shows its viscosity when swirled, head is tan. Aroma of strong, toasted caramel shows sweetness and black cherries. Flavor is strong but not intense malt and dark cherry fruit similar to a soft Sweet Tart. Hop bitterness kicks in just past mid-palate and balances the overall profile. There is a noticable sulphur component in Wellintons house character.

On cask at C’est What. This was pretty average from the bottle, but fantastic on cask. The nose is very floral and that matches the lively golden colour. The flavour is soft citrus hops with floral notes, but not aggressive.

650ml bottle. Dark auburn topped by thin cap of foam that quickly collapses. Moderate aroma of bready malts and earthy hops. Light-to-medium body with a slightly grainy, textured mouthfeel. The flavour reveals caramel, rye bread, and a nutty maltiness up front, with crisp, leafy, earthy hops and a slight mineral tang quickly following behind. Hoppy finish, developing into a toffeeish aftertaste. Substantive, flavourful, and nicely balanced.