Upper Canada Dark Ale

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

draught at toronto holiday inn. nitro? very creamy, properly bittered, not as malty as I expected it would be. nice color, very refreshing.

I liked this much better than the Upper Canada lager. Tried it at a restaurant while conducting business in Ontario, then bought a dozen from the aptly-named Beer Store. Pours a pretty copper, though the head disappoints. Ever-so-slight hop and caramel aroma. Pleasant, but not overwhelmingly great. A bit oof hops and a little bitterness in the flavor, but no real aftertaste. I’m glad I had a few,and I’d probably buy it once in a while if it was available to me, though I’m satisfied and will try something else next time I’m in Ontario.

Draught. At the Charlotte Room. After my recent ehhh experience with their lager, this wasn’t too bad. Poured mostly clear darkish amber with a thin off-white head. Aroma very mild and sweet - sweet lightly roasted malt and a touch of leafy hops - mostly generic "dark" malt. Taste was very brackish and metallic, with artificially sweet darkish malt and an overriding taste of past-their-prime prunes - starts sweet, finishes sweet, not nice. Mouthfeel thin, metallic and harsh. Not bad, but Upper Canada isn’t what it was.

Bottle. homebrewerguy gave me this one. Thanks Don! Pours a clear copper color with a slight head and no lacing. Nose of pure malt, not much hop to it at all, but it is pleasant. Malty, nutty taste medium sweetness, with a nice finish of noble hops. Nice light-medium body and a bit too much carb for the style, but not bad at all.

Good Canadian style beer. good flavour, good appearance, good pallet, no bad aftertaste.

341ml brown bottle. Poured deep ruby brown, decent sized tan head. Nice aroma - fruity, caramel, dark sweet malt. Roasted malt accents, pleasant sweetness. Finish lingers a bit with light hops, nuts and roasted notes. Used to drink this a lot years back and was pleasantly surprised to know it’s still being brewed well.

Nice brown ale with a light off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma without character. In mouth, nice sweet malt with lots of nuttyness, and decent hops . Light coffee notes, not bad overall. Medium bodied.

Nice earthen pour. Thin white head, with poor lacing. Malty, lacking hops. Caramel and apple pie tones, backed with a very faint floral. Not overly watery, sustains decently on the palate.