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Shaftebury Coastal Cream Ale 2.74 46

Shaftebury Coastal Cream Ale

Percentile
24
overall
Brewed by Okanagan Spring Brewery (Sapporo)
Style: Mild Ale

Vernon, Canada

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462.74/5.02.74/5.05%9.8English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Shaftebury Cream Ale was the first dark cream ale created in Canada, Introduced in 1987, it remains Shaftebury's flagship product. The special chocolate and crustal malts used in creating this beer have resulted in a mildly hopped cream ale with a smooth, mildly chocolate flavor.
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 DeanF (319), Paris, France
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 14, 2009  
Good beer for a good price at the Vancouver liquor stores, two bucks for a half-litre can. Can’t complain, a nice smooth creamy taste, didn’t seem artificial any of the numerous times I opted for this one. Pretty good for an everyday brew.


 Cavie (1493), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 17, 2009  
Dark orange color. Faint aroma. Taste has upfront hops. Dries out on the finish.


 MrRoss (617), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jul 16, 2009  
The best thing this one has going for it is the colour, which is a clear and very dark copper. The large, foamy head was ivory in colour and left some nice lacing. Then we start to go downhill. The aroma is a bit floral/hopped but no malt notes to speak of. The taste at least offered a hint of malt but little else, and the mouthfeel was essentially watery and weak. I would NOT recommend this beer and seriously doubt the claims on the Shaftebury website that "this is BC’s favourite cream ale".


09maso3 (69), vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Jul 3, 2009  
Nut brown with medium creamy head. low carbonation. light malty aroma with a hint of hops. malty flavour dry finish. medium bodied. decent


 pootzboy (1048), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Pours a clear light gols with a fast disappearing cap..weak lacing. Aromas are vague..some fruits some cereals Light body. weak malt spine watery character. fast light ale with some lagered character but totally indistinct. Clean crisp when cold with modest flavor and character...about as close to a corporate brew as you can get


 patricks110 (285), Alberta, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Had in a bottle from Bottlescrew Bills, Calgary AB. Pours a dark golden reddish colour with a very thin white head. Aroma is of grain, and of malts, not much else. Taste of earthy, nutty and malt- slightly sweet and grassy. Medium bodied and unusual mouthfeel. In conclusion, this beer is okay. Not overly wonderful, but still a prettu good drink. Would drink again. I would like to taste more of the beers from this brewery.


 DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Apr 6, 2008  
Smells of corn and a hint of malt, amber, small off-white head. Tastes of malt and corn, medium bodied, sticky sweet ordinary. Thanks jerc.


 radiomgb (2068), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/56/20
Feb 15, 2008  
Dark amber in colour, thin white coloured head, no lacing. The aroma was very grainy and dirty, stale pale malts. The flavour was a dirt and soil, earthy malts, some light sweetness seems to make this worse. Lightly bitter mouthfeel, light body, medium carbonation. Finishes light, watery. Seeing the word "dirt" in a rating over and over can’t be a good thing.

473ml can shared by <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank> Jerc, thanks Jeremy.
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