AmicusBeer (18), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 15, 2008
On tap at Volo. Excellent pale ale. Average maltiness but above average hoppiness.
 asheft (1437), Marburg, Germany
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 [on tap at The Manx in Ottawa]
Potent grapefruit aroma with some caramel and a hint of butterscotch/diacetyl. Clear (colour missing from notes) with a lasting, thin white ring. Quite bitter up front and sort of salty from the hops with moderate caramel and subtle toast accents. The bitterness lasts and the citrus flavour is only in the background. Light body, quite bitter in the finish, moderate carbonation.
Trev (884), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 27, 2009 bottle says West Coast Pale Ale.
Fruity, slightly yeasty aroma.
flavour is a slightly funky fruity thing, medium biscuity malt and some floral and citrus hop in the finish.,
RaphaelN (195), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Aug 1, 2009 On tap at Volo. Bitter unbalanced IPA. A good IPA is a difficult feat to accomplish. The balance between the bitter and flowery sweet profile is not easy to accomplish. Churchkey did not meet that threshold. Thin body, some sweetness,. But the powerful hop bitterness overrules this brew.
garthicus (1308), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 23, 2009 On tap at Volo. Nice golden brown colour. Aroma: Some hops and grain. Flavour: Bitter and citrus, hops and fruit. It’s an enjoyable brew indeed and I look forward to hitting Jeff up for some more!!!
PaulHegedus (467), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 27, 2008 ’’Wet Hopped’’ cask at Volo cask days, October 2008. This one is hazy golden yellow: has a thin head with big, fairly transparent bubbles. The aroma is grassy with some citrus in the hops. Light mouthfeel. I taste pine, grass and a bitter pine finish.
matt7215 (980), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 on cask at volo cask days 2008. golden with a tight white ring. moderately hopped but lack themalt backbone i really love in IPA’s. not bad in anyway but this one did not shine on a day filled with well hopped brews. i just found the malt profile to be a bit lacking and the palate was a touch thin. i would have this again but i didnt go back for seconds on this day.
Oakes (8108), gone rambling, Cambodia
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Sep 24, 2008 Golden-beige colour. Earthy, herbal, slightly spicy hop nose with a caramel base. Some woody hop, but quite a bit of diacetyl as well. Not nearly aromatic enough for the "west coast" moniker, and rather malt-accented for the style in general. Worse, though, is that the malts aren’t that good, there’s too much diacetyl and nothing comes together.
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