Beer Reviews by MARTINSANDERS
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51 | Indie Ale House Breakfast Porter | Canada | Porter | 4.1
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8 Draught. Colour - Dark mahogany, murky, foaming brown cap, decent lacing. aroma - coffee, dark chocolate, nuts, roasted malt. Mouthfeel - aklmost full bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - more sweet malt than bitter chocolate and coffee. It was a great complement to the steak for dinner. |
Jun 30, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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52 | Gananoque Naughty Otter Wheat | Canada | Hefeweizen | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Can. Colour - hazed straw yellow colour, huge frothy white head, decent lacing. Aroma - slight banana, wheat, light spice note, and a floral hoppiness. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - sweet wehat malt, some nice spiciness, and a light bitter finish. Good effort. |
Jun 29, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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53 | Gananoque Naughty Otter Lager | Canada | Lager | 3.1
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 Can. Colour - pale gold, very clear, weak foamy white cap, very little lacing. Aroma - very malt forward with cereal and biscuit notes, weak eartyhy hops round out the nose. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, well carbonated, quite crisp. Flavour - like the aroma the malt is the most dominant flavour in this beer with the hops coming through in the finish, but nowhere else. |
Jun 29, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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54 | Evergreen / Small Pony Barrel Works Citra Golden Sour | Canada | Wild Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Bottle. Colour - very hazy golden amber colour, head is odd-white and very thin, and lacing is minimal. Aroma - funky yeast, weak citrusy hops, and a ton of tart raspberry. The label mentions other berries but on the raspberries cut through. Mouthfeel - thin bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - very tart fruit notes and a lot of funk. Maybe a bit too sour for my palate. |
Jun 29, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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55 | Beau's All Natural Polaris Pale Ale | Canada | American Pale Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 Bottle. Colour - orange gold, slight haze, thick off-white head, frothy, good lacing. Aroma - cereal grains, pine/spruce notes, citrus, and floral notes. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, over carbonated. Flavour - a let down considering the aroma. There is a definite imbalance towards the hoppy notes with very little of the malt showing through. |
Jun 29, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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56 | Avery 14er ESB | United States | Extra Special Bitter | 3.1
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 Bottle. Colour - a light reddish-gold colour, pretty clear, and a light tan head that contributes to a decent patch of lacing. Aroma - toasted nuts, caramel, pine, and citrus. Mouthfeel - light to medium bodied, not quite watery, but getting there, and under carbonated. Flavour - sweet caramel and nuts to start, and a bitter citrusy hop finish. |
Jun 27, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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57 | Magic Rock Cannonball | United Kingdom | IPA | 3.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Can. Colour - clouded golden-orange, huge frothy off-white head, plenty of lacing. Aroma - lots of grapefruit and papaya, hints of cereal malt, and light spices. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, decent carbonation. Flavour - papaya and mango fruitiness dominate the palate but there are also hints of cereals and pine. Great beer. |
Jun 27, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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58 | Le Cheval Blanc Blanche | Canada | Witbier | 3.2
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Draught. Colour - hazed pale yellow, huge frothy white head, very nice lacing. Aroma - wheat, citrus, spices, yeast. Typical witbier notes. Mouthfeel - light to medium bodied, over carbonated for a witbier. Flavour - sweet wheat, citrus, and spices. A very refreshing witbier. |
Jun 26, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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59 | Propeller Extra Special Bitter | Canada | Extra Special Bitter | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6 Bottle. Colour - a beautiful clear rust colour with a half inch frothy cap, and decent lacing. Aroma - notes of caramel, roasted malt, light citrus, and grass. Mouthfeel - a little on the thin side but well carbonated. Flavour - sweet caramel malt tones up front abd a decent bitter hop finish in the back end. |
Jun 26, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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60 | Unibroue 17 | Canada | Belgian Strong Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Bottle. Colour - murly dark brown with red edges, thin creamy light brown head, good lacing to the bottom of the glass. Aroma - dark fruits, roasted malt. molasses, grass, spices. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, slightly over carbonated. Flavour - sweet malt, caramel, dark fruit and spices |
Jun 25, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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61 | Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre | United States | Belgian Strong Ale | 3.9
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Bottle. Colour - rusty brown colour, slightly hazed, frothy tan coloured cap, good lacing. Aroma - roasted malt notes, dark fruits, some caramel, and some chocolate. Mouthfeel 0 medium bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - rich flavours of bready malt, raisins, and caramel notes. |
Jun 25, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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62 | Avery Collaboration not Litigation Ale | United States | Belgian Strong Ale | 4.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 Bottle. Colour - hazed medium brown colour, creamy tan coloured head, very little lacing. Aroma - yeast, dark fruit, caramel, bready malt, and spices. Mouthfeel - medium to full bodied, creamy, well carbonated. Flavour - nicely balanced with sweet and roasted malt in the front and a spicy finish with a hint of bitterness. |
Jun 25, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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63 | Midnight Sun Monks Mistress Dark Strong Ale | United States | Belgian Strong Ale | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Bottle. Colour - darn brown with red hues, cloudy, light brown cap about half an inch thick, nice lacing. Aroma - dark fruit, caramel, yeast, molasses. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - sweet burnt malt notes, caramel, and fruit. |
Jun 25, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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64 | Peroni Premium Lager | Italy | Lager | 2.1
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 Bottle. Colour - clear pale gold, lots of effervescence, short lived frothy white head, decent lacing. Aroma - biscuity malt, wet cardboard, and musty hops. Mouthfeel - thin to medium bodied, a definite watery mouthfeel at times, and well carbonated. Flavour - nicely balanced between the stale malty sweetness, and the bittering hop finish. Better than a North American macro, but not by much. |
Jun 23, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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65 | Beck's | Germany | Lager | 2.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 Bottle. Colour - clear metallic gold colour, plenty of effervescence, half inch white bubbly cap, some lacing. Aroma - stale cereal grains, grass, earthy hops. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, well carbonated, very crisp for a lager with this kind of availablility. Flavour - malty but on the sweet side and the bitter hop finish doesn't quite balance it out. |
Jun 23, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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66 | Le Trou du Diable Saison du Tracteur | Canada | Saison | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Bottle. It is certainly tractor season here. Colour - cloudy medium gold colour, cap is white, about half an inch, and bubbly, lacing is average. Aroma - bready malts, some yeast notes, some light fruit notes, and citrus. Mouthfeel - medium bodied and over carbonated. Flavour - some nmon-offensive grain notes up front but those give way to notes of tart fruit and funky yeast, both of which increase in presence as the beer warms. |
Jun 22, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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67 | Pump House Blueberry Ale | Canada | Fruit Beer | 3.1
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6 Bottle. Colour - a clear metallic gold colour with a one inch foamy off-white head and a bit of lacing as you start drinking. Aroma - the first thing you notice is the strong notes of blueberry which are masking the herbal hop and light grains that are also present. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, carbonation is above average. Flavour - the flavour borders on being that of a typical blonde ale with grains up front and a bitter hop finish with just a hint of blueberry sweetness. It is hard to believe with all the blueberry aroma that there is so little in the flavour. |
Jun 22, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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68 | Bamboo Beer | Canada | Pale Lager | 2.5
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 Can. Colour - very clear pale straw colour, huge frothy white cap which doesn't linger, no lacing. Aroma - earthy hops, wet cardboard, a slight diacetyl note. Mouthfeel - thin bodied, very well carbonated. Flavour - grainy malt with a bitter hop finish. I'm not sure where the bamboo is in the beer as both the aroma and flavour were typical of a slighlty sub-par craft pale lager (but still better than a macro pale lager). |
Jun 22, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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69 | Muskoka Detour | Canada | IPA | 3.0
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 Bottle. Colour - light gold, slight cloudiness, one inch white cap, decent lacing down the glass. Aroma - papaya and passion fruit notes, herbal hops, some biscuity grains. Mouthfeel - weak to medium bodied, there was a definite thinness. Flavour - grains, tropical fruit, and a slight bitter hop finish. |
Jun 22, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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70 | Beau's All Natural Festivale | Canada | Altbier | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 7 Bottle. Colour - clear amber pour, generous off-white cap that lasts, good lacing. Aroma - nutty malt, toasted caramel, herbal hop notes. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - very well balanced with the sweet caramel up front goving way to the roasted and nutty malt tones before finishing with a spicy and earthy hop finish. Quite good. |
Jun 20, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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71 | Bayerischer Bahnhof Original Leipziger Gose | Germany | Gose | 4.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Bottle. Colour - golden copper, slight haze, thin off-white head that doesn't stay around. Aroma - funky yeast, tart fruit notes, salt water, light wheat notes. Mouthfeel - thin bodied, which I hear is appropriate for the style, very well carbonated. Flavour - tart fruit notes, sour grains, and salt water, and a spicy finish. |
Jun 20, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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72 | Wellington Shangri-La IPA | Canada | IPA | 3.3
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Draught. Colour - cloudy orange-gold colour with a thin white cap which lingers, lacing is decent considering how small the cap was. Aroma - light hints of papaya and mango, sweet caramel, light pine notes. Mouthfeel - light to medium bodied, well carbonated, but thin for an IPA. Flavour - sweet caramel, light fruit, and a citrusy hop finish. |
Jun 19, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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73 | Wellington Welly One Off: Homegrown Bitter | Canada | Bitter | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 Can. Colour - clear reddish-gold, thin creamy tan coloured cap, no lacing. Aroma - notes of roasted malt, caramel, cereal grains, and weak yeast and citrus notes. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - well balanced with sweet and nutty malt up front and a nice bitter hoppy finish in the end. |
Jun 19, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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74 | Junction Craft Conductor's Craft Ale | Canada | English Pale Ale | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 Can. Colour - clear light reddish-gold colour, huge frothy off-white head, nice lacing from start to finish. Aroma - cereal malts, spices, light citrus, light pine, and maybe some grass. Mouthfeel - medium bodied, well carbonated. Flavour - Non-descript....there are weak malty notes up front, and a not so bitter hop finish. Nothing strong here at all |
Jun 18, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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75 | McAuslan St. Ambroise Citrouille / McAuslan St. Ambroise Pumpkin | Canada | Spiced Beer | 4.2
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 Bottle. Colour - clear orange hued gold, frothy white cap, decent lacing. Aroma - pumpkin pie in a glass, with extra spice. Smells awesome. Mouthfeel - full bodied, slightly creamy, very well carbonated. Flavour - like the aroma, pumpkin pie in a glass. |
Jun 18, 2018 12:00:00 PM |