 MrManning (1655), London, Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 23, 2008 Bottle from the brewery- Transparent deep gold with a slight sediment haze. Frothy white cap lasts and laces fairly well. The aromas here are faint wine and lots of oak woodiness with cereal grains and straw. Tastes of pale malts with a bit of an oomph from the woody oak flavours, with metallic hops and a sourish note leading to the finish from the wine. This isn’t bad, sorta interesting, though I wouldn’t be wanting more than one in a session.
robinvboyer (1442), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 12, 2007 on tap at c;est what? during spring beer fest. Well i’m definetly getting the oak, and red wine notes. The beer is kinda wattery though, nose is quite woody. I think there is too much oak, and not enough red wine grapiness, pretty unbalanced. meh.
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 30, 2006 12 oz bottle shared with MDS and Goldorak, pre-Montreal YeHa 2006 tasting, from a McAuslan glass. Hazy-yeasty-looking gold with little head and no lacing....tart, tannic and woody nose, not exactly pleasant but fairly distinctive; somewhat like a cheap Bordeaux I guess with a really faint dry hop presence....on the tongue, also dry and woody, thin and somewhat sour, faint pale malts, only a light winey character....um, not horrible I guess.
piscator34 (1132), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 15, 2006 Gold in colour with a touch of pink. Strong carbonation. Aromas of cherry hard candies, fat cereal grains, and a bit of spicy German hop. There is a definite oak barrel flavor to this one, along with some acidic red grape and apple qualities. There is also a sharp finish which is drying, but prevents any sort of aftertaste from sticking around. I think the oakiness and the acidity gives the beer a slight lambic quality, even though it’s not at all sour. An interesting experiment to say the least, but I think the wine barrel treatment might be better suited to a different style. The beer was probably a bit too thin to start with, and the strong carbonation isn’t doing it any favors. Many thanks to pootz for the sample!
Sammy (4049), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 8, 2006 The barrel ageing did impart a wine aroma, and some colour to the sight of it. Sourish acidic mouthfeel and on the thin mouthfeel side. Worth buying to encourage experimentation, and probably well consumed locally. crwills brought this one, so thanks craig!
mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 9, 2006 Draught. Yellow-orange with a small white head. The aroma is a bit dry and has signficant cereal graininess as well as some cherry. Flavour is sharp, dry, and fruity - the finish felt vinous and alcoholic. Thinnish hollow mouthfeel.
Radek Kliber (3978), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 6/20 |
Oct 2, 2006 Tap. Clear gold, fine carbonation, smallish creamy top. Acidic aroma even some burnt rubber with very ripe fruity finish. Acidic, off character. This brew is so light in body and substance that aging in wine barrel just overpowered. Highly unbalanced. Maybe in darker, perhaps dunkel bock this would work better, maybe?
DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 1/5 | 7/20 |
Oct 1, 2006 Funky fruit and vinegar nose, translucent golden, with a small white head. Gummie Bears peach and lemaon flavour. Cloying. Sheesh!
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