Hockley Valley Black and Tan

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

This is a very thin beer for a brown ale. A clear dark brown pour gave a promising start. The nutty malt aroma, and roasted hints were the start of the slide. The thin body and weak flavour killed any hope this beer had of being promising.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

473ml can
4.7% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
September 7, 2011
The beer poured a translucent dark brown colour with a thin brown foamy head that quickly disappeared. The aroma was roasted malt, nuts, molasses, and sugar. The mouthfeel is very weak, almost watery, with not much carbonation. The flavour roasted nutty malt, slightly acidic, with a sweet finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Single can from the LCBO. Pours a dark brown colour with red highlights. Its head is beige, creamy, full, has average retention and no lacing. Nice mild aroma of their stout that gets a bit stronger as it breathes. Molasses, coffee and some light toffee. Same found in the taste, but quite light. A nice addition for this brewery, geared towards those that are afraid of the real dark and strong tasting stout. Kind of a watery stout.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Can: Pours a dark clear brown with ruby highlights. Nice puffy sand colored cap lasts and laces well. Aromas are inhibited but pleasant : roasty nutty maltiness over some grassy hops..clean smelling. Moderate body chewy mouth feel, roasty-toast-nutty character. Front side is malt forward you get roast and toastiness some nut-like tones all well balanced with a sturdy pleasing hop bitterness...finish remains roasty-toast with good hop balance then a quick dry bitter end, Very pleasant, very rounded, balanced and finished. Like a porter with more pale malt instead of caramalt or crystal. Very drinkable...a dark sessioner.