Banks Canada Reviews

pintbypint	3 Hart Amber Ale Sunday, January 15, 2012
viciousg42	3.9 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale pretty good. hoppier than i expected. good color, good aroma, wasnt overpoweringly hoppy, but certainly on the high end of it. Thursday, July 12, 2007
GRM	2.3 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Brown bottle, 341 ml; eye: amber with golden reflections, white head that fals rapidly to leave a ring around the glass, light effervescence, clear; nose : butterscotch, madera (?), hops (floral); mouth: starts all in hops, a bit of caramel, finale in hops but wrapped in cigarette, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, relatively thin, good carbonation; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml; oeil : ambré avec des reflets dorés, petite mousse blanche qui laisse un anneau autour du verre, légère effervescence, claire; nez : butterscotch, madère (?), houblon (floral); bouche : commence tout en houblon, un peu de caramel, finale en houblon mais enveloppé de cigarette, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, relativement mince, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : décevante Monday, July 17, 2006
Ungstrup	1.5 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale A pale orange beer with an orange head and chunks of sediment floating around. The flavor is of oranges and over ripe fruits. While the flavor is sweet with primary notes of berries. It is very carbonated. Monday, November 28, 2005
SpringsLicker	1.6 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale This opened with a resonding POP then proceeded to erupt from the bottle slowly yet determinedly. Huge head falls quickly. MMMM cooked corn aroma. What’s for dinner here?? Cidery, thin, unpleasant paper palate. Not good. It’s been a long time since I’ve poured one..... Monday, August 29, 2005
GonZoBeeR	1.6 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Aroma:Cooked vegetable,fruit,garbadge... Appearance:amber good head.. Flavor:this beer was inefected... Sunday, August 7, 2005
Miguel	1.2 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Robe orangée aux reflets rouges surmontée d’une mousse beige persistente. Arômes nauséabonds. Citron... Pas de corps... Sunday, August 7, 2005
argo0	1.5 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale (341ml bottle) Enormous off-white head atop a clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, lemon, herbal. Taste is moderately sweet, sour lemon, some caramel. Light body with hint of stickiness. Can you say infection? I knew you could. Friday, July 29, 2005
muzzlehatch	1.3 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Sampled from bottle at RBSG 2005 post-Cider Tour Sunday Boise is For Lovers tasting. Lemon-butter nose, wow that’s an exciting new sensation!...medium dark amber with basically no head....sour, lactic and grotesque body, hints of malt under the noxious poisonous weeds, vinegar and toxic water...avoid at all costs. Monday, July 25, 2005
BückDich	1.6 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Bottle sampled @ RBSG 05’ (Montréal) Post-Cidery Impromptu Hotel Room Tasting Thar she blows! This was quite the gusher to watch. Copper color, noce of diacetyl and monkey hair. The flavor is unattractive, inspires sanity. Finishes, bad, bad, bad. Friday, July 22, 2005
tiggmtl	0.7 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Rancid butter aroma. Opaque brown-amber with lots of floaties. Caramel, butterscotch floral and stale cardboard flavour is marginally better than the aroma. Medium light body with light, fizzy carbonation that evaporates as you look at the glass. Obviously a bad bottle, but other ratings don’t inspire me to seek out a second tasting. Sampled at the post RBSG’05 hotel room tasting. Thursday, July 21, 2005
piscator34	1.6 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale The colour of this one is sort of like mud with some hints of red. Lots of carbonation and a huge head formed when poured... not a good sign. Aromas are of chocolate malt and sour fruit. The flavor is sour and thin with some hints of malted grain. Is this an irish ale / lambic hybrid??? nope... it’s just contaminated. I’ll have to try this one again sometime. Thanks Lubiere. Monday, June 6, 2005
Lubiere	2.3 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Red amber ale with off white head, quickly dissipating. Whiff of strong butterscotch in aroma, with barley sugar. Malty watery ale with sourness due to contamination. Wait the beer is clear...what happened here! Saturday, January 22, 2005
Cartoonkhaki	2.2 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Amber brown beige head.. home brewy aroma.. slight viniger flavour dry bitters... watery not that great... Sunday, November 21, 2004
argo0	3.2 Hart Amber Ale Lightly hazed amber body with small off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, orange, hoppy, some honey, light earthy. Taste is medium sweet, hoppy (orange, some earthy), grapefruit. Medium sweet. Definitely English, not American, style. Monday, September 20, 2004
mkobes	3 Hart Amber Ale Thanks Lubiere and Capflu. Clear copper orange with an off white head. Fruity aroma, with some cooked corn notes. Decent hop character, with a nice malty character. Ok Saturday, August 28, 2004
MaiBockAddict	3 Hart Amber Ale Via trade with Lubiere and Capflu. Clear copper orange with an off white head. Aroma is fruity, with a cooked corn/vegetable note. Flavor has a decent hop component and a nice malt backbone, with cooked corn again. I guess some people look for that sort of flavor, for it seems intentional, but is not quite my thing. Sunday, August 22, 2004
Crockett	3.1 Hart Amber Ale Pours light amber and cloudy. Small white head. Grassy caramel nose. Earthy and wood. Mild pepper and tangerine. Vanilla. Trace of maple sugar. Acidy sour milk in the finish. Sunday, June 27, 2004
Crockett	2.7 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Light amber, thin off white head. Lightly toasted malt aroma with notes of grass. Lots of malt and only lightly hopped. Somewhat unbalanced. Roasted nuts and caramel in the forefront. Some haze and sediment. Sourish yeast and chalky. Decent flavour but carries a watery body. Dry finish. Tuesday, April 20, 2004
raindog	3.5 Hart Amber Ale Hazy oarnge with a frothy,creamy,head. Spicy,hop and caramel malt aroma. Creamy,little fizzy,medium body. Grassy,caramel,bread,flavors. Finish is quite,hoppy,lingering. Nice malt in the finish too.Good beer! Friday, April 9, 2004
muzzlehatch	3.1 Hart Amber Ale 341 ml bottle. Dark amber, smallish lasting head, quite bubbly in the body. Pretty decent caramel nose with hints of dates and grass. Fair amount of caramel in the body, piney and slightly smoky hoppiness, rather dry to finish. Solid if nothing exciting. Monday, April 5, 2004
jercraigs	3.3 Hart Amber Ale Nice amber coloured ale. Good head. Bitter aftertaste sneaks up on you. More hoppy bitterness than I expected in an Amber ale. A good pint. Wednesday, July 30, 2003
pondoshuffles	1.7 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale A boring beer. Sweet malt aroma. Little hop flavour. Could be a lot better. Wednesday, May 28, 2003
pondoshuffles	1.2 Hart Amber Ale Had it on draught at a charity function in Ottawa. Tasted infected with lacto-bacillus. Smelled like cheese. This beer was served to us by the owners!Shame. Wednesday, May 28, 2003
SimonPatrice	2.2 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Totally clear copper. After 30 seconds, the head is gone. Malty aroma, nice roasted flavors, caramel, small hops. Not much going on. Friday, May 2, 2003
SimonPatrice	2.3 Hart Pumpkin Ale Golden color, quick falling head, spicy pumpkin aroma. Lots of carbonation but still a creamy mouthfeel somehow. Peppery squash flavor. I'm not sure I like this whole pumpkin beer thing. The beer was also too sweet for my tastes. Friday, May 2, 2003
SimonPatrice	3.1 Hart Amber Ale Amber, as you could have guessed. Coarse bubbles form a quick falling head. Nice fruity aroma and fresh hops. The first attack is of caramely malt, then come the hops. Nice bitter but smooth finish. Friday, May 2, 2003
daboskabouter	2.3 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Light bright copper appearance. Caramel and light fruit in the nose. Body is fruity and slightly sweet with not a whole lot going on. Wednesday, April 30, 2003
MilkmanDan	3.5 Hart Red Leaf Canadian Ale Looked like a cutesy-labeled macro by the label, but surprised myself by rather enjoying it. Would call this a winter ale, plenty of hearty caramel malts. Nice bready character, certainly more heft than expected. Malts are forefront, but a definite hop presence. Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Radek Kliber	2.6 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale With small head but got veru nive opalesque hue .Very sweet caramel-fruity aroma that overwhell a bit anything else . Over all fine a bit unbalanced . Sunday, April 27, 2003
MartinT	1.4 Hart Pumpkin Ale Damp pumpkin seeds and sweet peaches scavenging iron scraps...The more I drink it, the more I lower the scores...I think I'll stop now if you don't mind... Sunday, April 20, 2003
MartinT	2.9 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Fresh spicy oranges in jaded caramel...Mild peach syrup passages in an average allegory of suburbia... Sunday, April 20, 2003
Oakes	2 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Light bronze colour; heavy caramel aroma, with a touch of iron. Slick palate, with more caramel (lots more, actually), moss, iron. Sweet finish. Light diacetyl. Completely unbalanced - it takes talent and effort to find anything other than caramel in this beer. Saturday, April 19, 2003
MartinT	2.9 Hart Amber Ale Lambent peppery hops in deprived caramel...Spicy oranges in bubbly cereal...A gateway to the good beer world... Saturday, April 12, 2003
CapFlu	2.6 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale (Bottle) Pours a thin, quick dissipating white head and a nice mahogany body. Goldings hops floral nose. Flavours of sweet malt with a clean yet thin finish. Average. Thursday, March 27, 2003
daboskabouter	3.6 Hart Amber Ale Bright golden color with a light white head. Nicely hopped nose with hints of orange and other citrusy fruit. Body is juicy and fruity. Very nice bitterness, balanced nicely. Where has this been? This is from Ontario? Saturday, March 22, 2003
joeycapps	3.8 Hart Amber Ale Amber w/ lovely white head. Sweet, floral, perfumy aroma. Medium-body, some resin. Fresh fruity (grapefruit) floral flavour w/ a nice hoppy finish. Good beer. Thursday, March 20, 2003
Radek Kliber	3.8 Hart Amber Ale Nice amber look, bight white crown (short lived ...) Very fresh aroma! Parfumy, pine forest and the wind... Hopy, fresh malt, FRESH. I did enjoy this beer very much. Recommended by Radek. Tuesday, March 18, 2003
DougShoemaker	3.6 Hart Amber Ale Hops and malt aroma, dark amber, pours a huge vanilla custard head, fair lacing. Caramel flavour, bitter, dry, hops taste toward the end. Nice mouth feel, all in all a really good Amber Ale. Tuesday, March 4, 2003
DougShoemaker	3 Hart Finnigans Irish Red Ale Hoppy aroma, vermillion in colour, with a vanilla custard head. Candied malt flavour, some sweetness, a nice beer. Sunday, February 23, 2003
Brewster	4.1 Hart Amber Ale Wow! Excellent beer here. Nice and dark with hop flavour just busting out. Good beer! Sunday, February 9, 2003
redlem	3.2 Hart Red Leaf Canadian Ale Nice amber color with a good head. Great malt aroma with a hint of sweetness, maple? Has the nice roasted malt flavor of an English pub ale. Very good/ smooth. Sunday, February 9, 2003
CapFlu	3.1 Hart Red Leaf Canadian Ale ''Accessible'' as opposed to an ''aloof'' beer? I don''t understand how brewers come up with their these descriptions; they must be bringing home their work with them. Nice dark body with a slight maple finish... Thursday, January 2, 2003
CapFlu	3.2 Hart Amber Ale (Bottle) When in the valley gotta get me some Hart! Not bad, pours a creamy white head and amber body and slight bitter finish... (Rating 2.9) - Made from Two row barley + Carastan malt, chocolate malt + torreified wheat + Three hops: Cascade, Hallertau and Aromatic + Yorkshire stone yeast. Thursday, January 2, 2003
CapFlu	2.5 Hart Pumpkin Ale As listed: Spice/Herb/Vegetable. Like a can of V8 bottled. Thank god it is only seasonal. Monday, December 2, 2002
nateames99	1.5 Hart Red Leaf Canadian Ale ............................................................................ Saturday, April 6, 2002
omhper	2.6 Hart Cream Ale Yellow. Soft and creamy. Medium bodied withsome late bitterness. .......... Thursday, February 28, 2002
legion242	1.9 Hart Amber Ale Bad Bottle- orange color; thein head pleasent bready aroma. Palate is astringent and sour on the sides. YUCK. Tuesday, November 20, 2001
The Friar99	3.9 Hart Red Leaf Canadian Ale ............................................................................ Sunday, September 2, 2001
THE BEER BARON	3.4 Hart Red Leaf Canadian Ale Light maple aroma, color wasnice though I like darker beers. Nice maple taste. Sunday, September 2, 2001