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  • McAuslan St. Ambroise Cream Ale
    rated 4.8 19 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

    This (for the time being) has to be my favorite beer. It beats Kilkenny (which is a good beer), but the problem is that you cannot get it any other way then in a keg. That means you have to have it in a pub. Creamy as hell. Wow, wow, wow !! Highly addictive. Wish they would make it in a 500ml can.

  • Newcastle Brown Ale
    rated 2.6 19 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

    Newcastle "The One and Only". Wow, lots of marketing behind this beer. Bud drinkers might like this beer, if you don't show them the colour. A redish-brown beer with a thin tan head. Tiny bubble carbonation. Smells a bit sweet with hints of coffee. Up to that point, everything lives up to its image. Taste - nothing there. I'm pretty sure it tastes better on tap then in a bottle. Makes an o.k. summer beer. Bass is much better, even Hobgoblin.

  • John Smiths Pub Draught Ale
    rated 2.6 19 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

    440 ml can with a widget. Poured a hazy amber colour with a very nice, thick and creamy, long lasting head. A beautiful beer up to that point. Then, very little aroma. Light smooth taste and short finish. Reminds me of a Kilkenny, without the punch. It's not bad at all, but just no taste and aromas.

  • McEwans India Pale Ale
    rated 2.7 19 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    500ml can. Redish-brown with a nice lasting bubbly head. Very little aroma, very light carbonation. Bitter caramel taste with a smooth metallic finish. Like other mentioned, hard to take it as an IPA (more like Brett said "an English Brown Ale").

  • Molson Ultra (2004-2008)
    rated 3.1 19 years ago

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

    This is a low carb beer. These beers seem to be the fashionable thing right now. Sleeman made the Clear, Labatt made the Sterling, etc... But of all of them, Molson Ultra is the best for me. It has 4.5% alcohol, as oppose to 4% for the others, which makes this beer tastier then the rest. This is the beer I prefer to watch the 2003-2004 hockey season (specially the playoffs - Go Flames Go !!).

  • True North Strong
    rated 3.2 19 years ago

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

    A copper-red colour with a beige bubbly head. I don't know if it's a bad batch, but I see hardly any carbonation. It has a sweet smell going on the bitter side. I know it is blasphemy, but this beer is actually much better drank from the bottle.

  • True North India Pale Ale
    rated 3.3 19 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    Golden orange in colour, this IPA with a medium head leaves a foamy lacing. Lightly carbonated, I can smell hints of citrus (specially oranges). It has a medium bitter taste to it but with a smooth finish. The strong alcohol content is not unpleasant, but hits the right spot in your head. Better then Keith's for a Canadian IPA.

  • Zywiec
    rated 3.1 20 years ago

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

    A Polish co-worker of mine brought some of this beer at work once for a staff party. A few were left, so I brought one home. It stayed in the fridge for quite a while (maybe 6-7 months). So, I might have totally fooled results. Had a light honey colour with a soapy white head that faded away. Not much in ways of carbonation and scent. The taste is quite interesting. I savoured the slight taste of a white ale, which is funny, being a pale lager. Since I love white ales, I enjoyed at least the flavour of this beer. It does not feel like it's out of date though. The label fell off before I got the beer, so no way of knowing date of freshness. I will retry this beer someday. OK, so bought some fresh one (end of 2008 - best before 19.03.2009) and re-reviewed it. Much better brew fresh, with a pils taste and strong grain malt aromas. Decent head, lacing and small bubble carbonation. Now comes with a cool beer thermometer, with a little logo in the back that appears when it is the ideal drinking temperature. Quite a refreshing Polish pilsner.

  • Warsteiner Premium Verum
    rated 3.0 20 years ago

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

    This pilsner pours a nice yellow body, with a small foamy head that goes down rapidly. There is a great volume of carbonation, but little sign of lacing. Pleasant notes of hops and malty aromas. Tastes a slight bitter at first, but has a reasonable smooth aftertaste. Warsteiner Premium Verum is a decent pilsner.

  • True North Blonde Lager
    rated 3.1 20 years ago

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

    Poured a golden colour to create a quick lasting head. Lots of carbonation, and a sweet malt nose. Light flavour with a slight bitter finish. Refreshing.