 tupalev (2296), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 25, 2008
Bottle shared with Greg Clow, Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, and Jerc, courtesy of Blankboy. Very dark brown with red, small foamy white head. Mild malt and some roast in aroma. Taste - roasted malt, nicely carbonated, mild hops - very much like a Scottish Ale. Mild but flavourful and very drinkable, this was a good effort - I’d have it again.
fiulijn (5860), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Aug 9, 2008 2008-07-30, draught at The Railway Club, Vancouver, 4-3-5-2-8=22
Brown color. Light aroma, not interesting, almost cardboard. Caramel flavor, no Cream here... Boring.
2008-07-16, draught at Steamworks (?), 5-3-5-2-10=25
Nice light brown color. Light aroma of Asian kitchen (?). It has just a plain favor, caramel and roasted malt, dry mouthfeel, dirty water? No interest.
DuffMan (1939), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 11, 2008 Bright copper-red, moderate eggshell head. Sweet caramel aroma, mild earthy dried-leaf hop aroma. Sweet caramel, mildly roasted (toasty) flavour, a little nutty, and the same mild earthy hop finish. Nicely balanced with a really nice flavour to the malts here. A pleasant surprise really.
HogTownHarry (3200), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle (22oz). Shared by blankboy with GregClow, jerc and tupalev. Clear ruby-amber pour with an average off-white head. Odd but interesting aroma, floral hops and sweet caramel malt; bordered on perfumey. Very light taste indeed, sweet, only a hint of alcohol, quite floral in the finish. But the mouthfeel is watery, wan and pretty much not there - a little earthiness perhaps, but unbelievably dull overall.
GregClow (2332), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle shared with tupalev, blankboy, HogTownHarry & jerc - blankboy’s bottle. Mahogany colour with a small head. Aroma is malty, a bit sweet, not bad. Medium bodied. Flavour is mellow and balanced, with earthy malt and mild tea-like hops. Pleasant stuff.
joss (3120), Garching b. München, Germany
Jul 4, 2008 bottle. Dark chestnut, creamy brown head. Nutty, sugar aroma. Medium body.
Light nut, hop balance overall somewhat bland. Caramel retronasal.
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