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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Trafalgar Brewing

Oakville, Canada

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292.89/5.02.88/5.0Special14%5 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
"First in Trafalgar’s VSB (Very Strong Beer) series."

A double/imperial I.P.A. brewed with pale ale and Munich malts then blasted with Target and Challenger hops.

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 joey_capps (1464), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Dark amber w/ small ring of gray foam. Sweet, malty, boozy aroma w/ some notes of dried fruit. Thick, syrupy feel. Very sweet & malty w/ a strong alcohol presence.


 GRM (830), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Clear bottle, 200 ml, 2006, gift from Steve Gamble, savoured on April 28 2008, eye: ruby, no effervescence, clear, no head, no lacing; nose: lots of caramelized malt, alcohol, candied fruits, caramel, lightly oxidized, molasses, rum, liquorice; mouth: liqueur-like, caramelized malt, lot more hops than the mouth can perceive, candied fruits, caramel, molasses, rum, liquorice, finale in caramelized malt with lots of hops, mildly sweet and bitter, a bit thin, full body, not much carbonation; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente, 200 ml, 2006, cadeau de Steve Gamble, savourée le 28 avril 2008; œil : rubis, pas d’effervescence, claire, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt caramélisé, alcool, fruits candis, caramel, légèrement oxydée, mélasse, rhum, réglisse; bouche : liquoreuse, malt caramélisé, beaucoup plus de houblon que la bouche ne le perçoit, fruits candis, caramel, mélasse, rhum, réglisse, finale en malt caramélisé avec beaucoup de houblon, moyennement sucrée et amère, un peu mince, corsée, peu carbonatée, légère astringence; en résumé : belle surprise


 Cartoon_khaki (1116), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/101/54/101/57/20
Apr 2, 2008  
I’m seeing that this beer is either a hit or miss with people. For me it is a miss. I had to dump it. Dark golden colour with no head at all... no carbonation either. The aroma has alcoholic hints with a strong malt sweetness. Flavour is very unappealing of sweet caramel and sugar and alcoholic hints. Palate is sweet malts and flat.... yeuugh...


 Nekronos (1901), Xalapa, Mexico
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Quite good, not so strong but seet, nice aroma and aftrtaste. I likes the colour and the way it doesn’t waste you.


 yarry (351), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/52/102/56/20
Nov 2, 2007  
Bought from Brewers retail store. 200ml bottle, 14% a/v Kind of scared but lets give it a shot.. Pours a strange colour, like a slightly darker version of gingerale. No head to speak of whatsoever. Smells of caramel, malt, brown sugar, and the tang of white wine. Taste is VERY boozy. Very sweet. Tastes like roasted malt, brown sugar, and once again with the white wine aftertaste.. Very unusual. Not very good. Too syrupy, too boozy.. just not that good.




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