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Wind & Sail Dark Ale
Barley Days Brewery
- From:
- Barley Days Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.21 | pDev: 19.63%
- Reviews:
- 17
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 28, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 07, 2006
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
Rich and robust, this moderately hopped ale balances dark and chocolate malt flavours with an earthy finish. Brewed in Prince Edward County, using only malted barley, hops, yeast and water.
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Ratings by JohnnyBarman:
Reviewed by JohnnyBarman from Canada (ON)
3.16/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.16/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
My first brew from Barley Days, one of the few breweries east of the GTA and south of Ottawa.
Poured into a nonic ale glass. Dark brown in colour, with ruby shining through when held to the light. Thin, but persistent head, good lacing. Doesn't look bad.
Caramel, hops, sourness to the nose.
Not bad, actually. Nothing spectacular, but drinkable. Malty, with a bit of rye bread, chocolate and caramel to the taste. Yeast is quite sour, gets more substantial as the pint progresses. Vegetable hop taste. Tart, dry to the finish.
Thin, a bit syrupy, but decent carbonation.
Actually, I didn't mind this. Not something I'd like a lot of, but still, wasn't bad. I'd pick it up again on tap to compare. Seems, though, to be a brew that is substantially touch-and-go. Either it's good or it ain't.
Sep 20, 2010Poured into a nonic ale glass. Dark brown in colour, with ruby shining through when held to the light. Thin, but persistent head, good lacing. Doesn't look bad.
Caramel, hops, sourness to the nose.
Not bad, actually. Nothing spectacular, but drinkable. Malty, with a bit of rye bread, chocolate and caramel to the taste. Yeast is quite sour, gets more substantial as the pint progresses. Vegetable hop taste. Tart, dry to the finish.
Thin, a bit syrupy, but decent carbonation.
Actually, I didn't mind this. Not something I'd like a lot of, but still, wasn't bad. I'd pick it up again on tap to compare. Seems, though, to be a brew that is substantially touch-and-go. Either it's good or it ain't.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.57/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
473 ml can served cold into a pint glass. LCBO purchase for $2.95 CDN.
Appearance - Pours dark cola brown, and with a finger plus of light brown head. Good retention and some streaky lacing.
Smell - Grainy with some earthy and nutty undertones. Suggestion of caramel and molasses.
Taste - Earthy with middling bitterness. Caramel, nuts and even molasses are in play here too. Not super complex but with some sophistication and good execution.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied and on the lighter end carbonation-wise. Somewhat chalky dry finish.
Overall - Better than I expected, and quite good to see this underbrewed style on local shelves. Worth a peek.
May 28, 2019Appearance - Pours dark cola brown, and with a finger plus of light brown head. Good retention and some streaky lacing.
Smell - Grainy with some earthy and nutty undertones. Suggestion of caramel and molasses.
Taste - Earthy with middling bitterness. Caramel, nuts and even molasses are in play here too. Not super complex but with some sophistication and good execution.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied and on the lighter end carbonation-wise. Somewhat chalky dry finish.
Overall - Better than I expected, and quite good to see this underbrewed style on local shelves. Worth a peek.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.5/5 rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
July 13 2019
Jan 06, 2015
Wind & Sail Dark Ale from Barley Days Brewery
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
36 ratings
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