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Muskoka Harvest Ale


Percentile
56
overall
Brewed by Lakes of Muskoka Cottage Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale

Bracebridge, Canada

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
133.26/5.03.1/5.0Autumn6.4%43.2Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
For it’s inaugural year, our Harvest Ale has been hopped with Ontario grown cascade hop leaves. This ale is also dry hopped which contributes to a subtle grassy character reminiscent of the harvest. It is refreshing and crisp and has a nice malt base. Close your eyes, savour the nose, taste the ale and celebrate the harvest.
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 Radek Kliber (3943), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20

Nov 3, 2009  
Volo – Cask Fest 2009
Appearance: light haze on amber , medium creamy head , decent look. 3+
Nose: sweet caramel feel with organic hop freshness , proper nose.
Flavor/Palate : Mid bodied , light carbonation. Caramel malty body , fresh citric –green hop as follow up. Good drinkable bitter ale.


 j12601 (1258), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2009  
On tap at Volo. Pours a clear orange amber with a medium beige head. Toast, malt, caramel, a bit of almost cheesy hops, and something sweet that I can’t quite put my finger on. Medium bodied, light sweetness and a bit of hops. Long lingering grapefruit bitterness.


 mabel (2612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Nov 15, 2009  
[2569-20091031] Cask. Mild orange juice aroma. Slightly hazy, dark orange brown body with a medium-lasting foamy white head. Fresh orange juice and sweet hops flavour. Medium body is smooth. Nice, fruity and drinkable, good beery balance.
(Cask Days @ Volo; Toronto, ON)


 cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 13, 2009  
500ml draught
6.4% ABV
I tried this beer on tap on November 13, 2009 at "The Beerbistro" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent copper colour with a 1" foamy tan coloured head. The aroma was very weak and contained some hops and grassy malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet, grainy malt, with a bitter finish.


 blankboy (3204), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 9, 2009    Updated: Nov 16, 2009
Draught at Volo. Pours a clear golden-orange with a small diminishing foamy white head. Mild, slight resiny hop aroma along with caramel malt and grain. Flavour: What th’!? Soap? Another sip and ugh, still soap, along with slightly burnt malt, light hops and grain. Average bodied. Not liking this at all, will have to retry.
Original rating: 7.3.5.3.11: 2.9
Rerate: Draught at Rhino. Pours a clear orange-amber with an average size frothy off-white head. Aroma is pretty spicy, slightly mild, with light hops and caramel malt. Flavour of spicy hops and caramel malt Average bodied. Average bitter finish. A decent beer.


 Sammy (3993), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/515/20
Nov 4, 2009  
Volo Cask Days 2009. A good bitterness from cascade hops, this is more of an American pale, with bold taste, a good bitterness, though not very balanced. Reddish with a soapy head. Easy drinking, average mouthfeel. Fresh hop taste to it. Neutral aroma.


 robinvboyer (1428), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 2, 2009  
Volo Cask Days 2009. Hops are subtle, and light, there are there, but the beer is also dominated by some big grassy notes. Flavor is solid, but pretty basic, but tasty.


 VeloVampire (489), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 1, 2009    Updated: Nov 12, 2009
On tap at C’est What - came a clear amber shade with a small short lived white head. Aroma nice enough, mild Cascades upfront with a decent malt sweetness hinted at in the background. Flavour a bit of a letdown - expecting more hop profile, but the whole thing is kind of muddled. Is this really 6.4% ABV? That’s what the beer menu at CW said - it’s hidden well if indeed it is. Kudos to Muskoka for tackling a brew type I love (harvest ales), and I look forward to next year’s interpretation.



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