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NICKEL BROOK GREEN APPLE PILSNER
BA: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/11023/31024
RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/better-bitters-nickel-brook-green-apple-pilsner/60235/6162/NOTES: So my wife needed a half can of beer to make some chicken. The package said beer or juice, actually, so when I saw this at the liquor store I thought “Beer with green apple cider added, should be exactly what she’s looking for… and I get the other half of the can, which is good ‘cause I’m sure this isn’t.” And boy oh boy was I right. Poured to a cloudy piss yellow with no head whatsoever. Smells like my kids apple juice. Tasted much, much worse. I’ve called Bud Lite Lime a beer cooler before, but I can’t even call this that. Beer juice is more like it. This was just wrong in every way. Goes to show you that just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should!
OVERALL: F
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YUENGLING TRADITIONAL LAGER
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/yuengling-traditional-lager/884/NOTES: Nutty amber in colour. Clear with lots of carbon bubbles. Full carbon head that said goodbye right away. Slight caramel malt on the nose. Crisp, refreshing, bready malt taste. Bit of citrus and hop, but not too much. A B+ beer that gets an A- for the price. Might be the best cheap beer out there!
OVERALL: A-
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MURPHY’S IRISH STOUT
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/murphys-irish-stout/1099/NOTES: Pours like Guinness, smells like Guinness, tastes like Guinness. It’s a good thing the tap head, menu and glass said Murphy’s because I would have been fooled. Would be nice to try them side by side to detect any difference. Overall it’s just like Guinness: a solid dry stout, perfect if all the bar serves is macro-brewed crap.
OVERALL: B
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HOLSTEN PREMIUM
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/holsten-premium-bier/3101/NOTES: Pours yellow. Seriously, it’s just kinda yellow. Thin white head was gone by the time I was a quarter of the way through. Smelt like straw, tasted pretty much the same, with a bit of metal thrown in. I guess that could be from the can but I’m not about to have it again to find out for use. My 4-year-old had a sip and I asked him how it tastes. He said “It just tastes like beer.” Yes son, yes it does. Poorly made overpriced German beer.
OVERALL: D
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ARKELL BEST BITTER
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/ratings/beer/wellington-arkell-best-bitter/206/NOTES: I had this on cask on Monday, then in bottle on Tuesday. Beer was a light caramel colour with a head the vanishes before your first sip. Bready and floral on the nose. The cask had the traditional flat taste, with a sweet sourdough bread on the tounge. The bottle was more carbonated, of course, at tasted like sweet bread, not sourdough however, and was more floral. At 4% ABV this is a very flavourful light beer, and would be great for a night of drinking at the pub. However as a “I feel like a beer” at home, I would pass on this one just due to other options that would always be more favoured than this.
OVERALL: B
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HITACHINO NEST REAL GINGER BREW
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hitachino-nest-real-ginger-ale/48838/NOTES: I’m not a fan of herbed/spice beers, however I love ginger and pretty much anything Hitachino Nest does, so I was conflicted going it. Pours to a gingerbread house brown with a carbonated white bubbly head that laced the glass all the way down. Smell was of gingerbread too, although subtle. Taste was a lot of ginger up front, with a sweet malt at the back. After a while however the ginger settled, either because I got used to it or as the beer warmed up, but by the halfway mark I was really, really enjoying this. I would have had another one if I bought two, however I don’t think this beer is sessionable - I would have had to stop there. Maybe a bigger bottle would work better. Overall I was presently surprised and I highly recommend.
OVERALL: A
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MOLSON CANADIAN 67
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/molson-canadian-67/110980/NOTES: Look, if you’re concerned with calories, maybe you shouldn’t be drinking beer in the first place. And it would seem Molson’s agrees with me, since their new Canadian 67 is anything but a beer. It pours to a light piss colour, has a slightly piss smell and tastes like Perrier flavoured piss. I don’t know how many calories my actual piss might have, but I’m willing to bet it’s at least more flavourful than this.
OVERALL: F
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ST-AMBROISE PALE ALE
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/st-ambroise-pale-ale/838/NOTES: The late, great beer critic Michael Jackson once described this beer as: “An outstanding ale… amber-red, clean and appetizing, with a very good hop character, from its bouquet to its long finish. Hoppy, fruity, and tasty all the way through.” I honestly couldn’t have said it better myself, so I’m not even gonna try.
OVERALL: A
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MUSKOKA DARK ALE
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/muskoka-dark-ale/5966/NOTES: Without a doubt the pick of the 5 pack! Pours to a very very dark ruby brown, almost black. Again a beautiful thick creamy head. Smells roasty, malty and sweet caramel. Taste is caramel and chocolate, mostly malt with a bit of hop. Quite heavy and complex for a Brown Ale, although not too complex overall. Again I’d love to try this on tap!
OVERALL: A-
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MUSKOKA CREAM ALE
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RB: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/muskoka-cream/5119/NOTES: Now this is a Cream Ale folks. Not the best I’ve ever had, but light years beyond the Genesee I had early this week. Pours to a rich amber colour. Beautiful white fluffy head. Smelt of sweet bread and a bit of malt. Caramel in the taste, as well as malty bread and a bit of grain. Hop lingers nicely on the back end. Might be just a tad too sweet, but overall you could drink this all night. I will be looking for this on tap sometime to see how it translates, which I expect will be well.
OVERALL: B
