Sleeman Original Dark

Brewed by Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Sapporo)
Style: Amber Ale
Guelph, Canada

amber colored with an off-white creamy head. a sour grainy aroma. mild roasty caramel flavors but hardly noticeable. another bore from sleeman. i bought a sampler pack and i’m dreading the next two.

Pours dark amber with a light tan head that leave quickly. Aroma has artificial sweet graininess and a of sourness as well. there are also traces of butterscotch. Medium bodied beer with some sharp fizzy carbonation. Taste is very thin with sour malt and bits or caramel like sweetness. The finish is sour and fizzy. This beer is mediocre at best.

In my opinion Sleeman makes some of the best smelling beers on the planet. I realize that doesn’t always equate great taste. But every Sleeman I’ve rated was a delight just to whiff. This one is no exception: Aroma of honey, bread, and cookie dough. And slightly (just slightly) of vanilla. Almost smells like a flat root beer. Dark cream colored head doesn’t foam up, but floats on top. A cloudy brown color it pours, almost like ice tea. A sternly flat flavor. Little taste at first, but a decent enough aftertaste. Many dark beers try to go for the coffee/chocolate path, Not this. This is more like imitation barley. Good, but not great. But it is good. And sometimes good is good enough.

Bottle from Super Saver. Light coppery pour with minimal head. Aroma of caramel malt, some slight hopcitrus and brown sugar. Light to medium palate with flavors of caramel malt, slight brown sugar and some finishing hops.

part of a sleeman variety pack. pours a clear amber with minimal head and lacing. reminds me a lot of the honey one, just without as much sweetness.

12oz bottle consumed during the NHL Draft. Poured light brown with a short tan head. Aromas of light caramel, and a touch of raisin. Flavor is caramel, raisin, and light hops. Palate is medium bodied without much carbonation and a malty sweet presence throughout.

A head that lasts is its feature, and there is a light amber colour. Smell is cheesy though a hint of malt there. rather very dry and on thin side, average for Sleeman. I taste some hop, but not too tasty. Yes this is an example of the style, but a mediocre one.

Pours a light amber color with off-white head. Sweet caramel malt aroma muddled with some dark fruit. Flavor is slight caramel malt with a light bitter crisp finish. Me likey mucho.