 matt7215 (489), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Apr 20, 2008 on tap at the castle on king. 6 oz sample. served reddish brown with a nice tan head. fresh green hop aromas over complex malt structure. man there is so much goin on in this one. the IBU’s clock in at 84 but the malts somehow outshine them. the malt are so enjoyable and smooth out the noticable citrus twang. this brew is awesome and will be the reason i return to the castle.
JesseM (337), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Feb 19, 2008 Pint from a Cask at the Castle. Man, is this a solid brew! Taps a murky amberish brown, with a large, frothy, beige head. Aroma: Strong aromatic hops, quite nice, with a very solid malty backbone. Taste: Unbelievably well balanced. You can tell there’s 84 IBU’s, but honestly, you don’t feel it as much as you’d think. My palate was taken away with the delicious malts, the bitterness mostly only evident in the finish and aftertaste, in the form of a mild tingling on the tongue that lingers. Man, this one is something special! Almost like a murky brown IPA, because usually Brown Ales aren’t really my thing. This beer definitely blurs the style guidelines of at least a couple different styles.
Slacks (355), Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Dec 28, 2007 Draught @ TFOB: Poured rich brown, a thin layer of head. Hoppy and floral aroma with hints of sweet malts. The taste is incredible - some cocoa and sweet malts off the top and followed by some great balanced hopping, so pleasing to the palate. This was one of my introductions to Perry’s beers and he never lets me down, I just wish his stuff was more readily available to the average consumer. Great stuff!
robinvboyer (952), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Nov 30, 2007 Found some old tasting notes from when i had this on tap at the beer bistro WAY back in 2005. Aroma is very hoppy, and also malty, its like an intoxicating caramel, and citrus. Wow, i could smell this all day. Flavour is very nicely balanced, lots of bitterness in the finish, a very good brown ale. Perry is Canada’s best brewer
mabel (1246), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 5, 2007 [343-20070618] Tap @ Volo (Toronto, ON). Smells of toasted grassy hops. Clear, dark amber body with a quick bubbly off-white head. Tastes like smokey toasted hops. Medium body is rough. Roughness is a bit much but otherwise all right.
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