Canoe Beaver Brown Ale

Brewed by Canoe Brewpub
Style: Brown Ale
Victoria, Canada

Canoe Brewpub - Victoria BC
This was nice brown ale I felt it was too light for the style and was hoping for a little more with the dark malts coming off with flavor.

Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 28 avril 2009; oeil : rubis foncé, claire, pas d’effervescence, jolie mousse crémeuse café au lait, beaucoup de dentelle;nez : malt torréfié, café, vanille, chocolat au lait;bouche : malt rôti, café, vanille, chocolat au lait, lactique, très léger houblon, finale crémeuse en malt avec présence de chocolat au lait, texture crémeuse, corps moyen, très légèrement amère, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 28 2009; eye: deep ruby, clear, no effervescence, nice creamy café au lait head, lots of lacing; nose: roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, chocolate milk; mouth: roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, chocolate milk, lactic, slight hops, creamy finale in malt with presence of chocolate milk, creamy texture, medium body, slightly bitter, average carbonation; overall: fine

On draught at the brewpub in downtown Victoria, BC. Pours a dark reddish copper brew with a creamy beige head that has some nice retention and good lacing. Aroma of crystal crisp malt, some roasted nuts, a touch of coffee and tobacco. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonated with flavors of roasted dark malt, citrus zest, pipe tobacco, and a touch of coffee. Finish is semi-sweet at first and then a mild dry aftertaste. Overall this is one of the better beers I sampled at the brewpub as it has a nice balance of bitterness and malt flavors.

[1075-20080201] 650mL (c/o GregClow, w/ him, blankboy, jerc, mds). Earthy dirt-covered old poo malt aroma with a stale sweet background. Clear, dark wine red body with a medium-lasting creamy off-white head. Flavour has coffee roasted grain malt characteristics with a solid earthy base. Medium body is a little thin. Interesting.

Bottle (650ml) shared with jerc, mabel, GregClow & mds -- courtesy of GregClow. Pours a deep ruby-brown with an average size diminishing tan head. Aroma’s pretty roasty with some coffee and a hint of smoke. Slightly watery flavour of lightly roasted malt along with notes of coffee and nuts. Average bodied. A decent Brown Ale.

Bottle. Pours a ruby-mahogany body with a white ring of head. The aroma is bready with sweet malts and light cocoa. The flavour is watery with a midly toasty palate and notes of almond.

2008-02-01. Bottle. Dark brown body with a small beige head. Roasty malt aroma, toasty notes and a very slight note of oxidation. Similar flavours but a touch more muted, roasty malt is dominant character. Averate to thin palate. Decent, touch thin at times. Roast does not do it for me personally but it is an interesting brown ale.

Bottle shared with jerc, mabel, blankboy & mds - my bottle. Dark ruby-brown with a small off-white head. Sweet and roasty aroma with notes of dark malt and coffee, a bit of smoke and tobacco leaf, and an interesting earthiness that I couldn’t quite place. Medium bodied. Full roasty flavour with notes of molasses, malt, coffee and nuts. Pretty decent.