Phenol acerbity drains light-bodied easy-drinkin’ amber ale. Slender sweet-corned cereal graining, barren honey-roasted malt whimper, and desolate almond paste divergence weaken latent sour orange tang.

Creamy corn-sweetened Vienna-styled lager with roasted barley and honeyed caramel mildness. Subtle mocha-grain backdrop, orange peel tang, and honeysuckle fragrance give artesian water-textured sienna brew a dry ale-like essence.

Peculiar pale-toned light-medium body turnabout finds initial acrid burnt wood sourness, smoked salami mouthfeel, and malted maize sharpness overtaken by increasing herbal-spiced lemon tartness and peppery quip.

Deviating a bit from the pungent malt theme of most Dutch beers, this roasted-hopped bitter settles into corn sugar timidity before fluctuating sweet ‘n’ sour finish adds muted lemon-lime niceties.

Mild grain essence provides relaxing front-end while lingering spiced hop bitterness and delicate malt sweetness inform dry doughy finish of coppery medium-bodied Old Vienna-styled amber lager. Quite splendid!

Though Canada hasn’t yet fully refined the art of crafting world class dark beers, this contender counters crisp water flow with heavy alcohol percentage. Barley-hop backed orange peel twist adds spicy Brown or Red Ale likeness. But tardy chocolate affluence needs to be brought up-front for better distinction.

Fruity-spiced sweetness gives musty auburn-hued ‘Holiday Ale’ nascent momentum. Goes down pleasantly, leaving bittersweet roasted grains and caramel malts to coat throat.

Robust rocky-headed tawny-hued amber lager with rigid barley-rye affluence, sweet toasted malt back, and serene hop spicing satiates zealous blue collar thirsts and curious ale heads alike. At crisp mocha-embellished finish, red and yellow fruits enjoin herbal-floral modesty, wispy honeyed nuttiness, and twiggy nuance.

Bubbly-headed amber gains moderate hop bitterness, sweet toasted barley undercurrent, sour Vienna malt obstruction, and caramel-nut influence to murky citrus finish. A tad creamier than fruit-dried pale ales yet limited in overall appeal.

Hideous dry-bodied straw-hued white-headed lager with wavering lemon rind-orange peel bitterness, spicy hop astringency, and evaporative malt sweetness gains harsh chemical acidity plus dank soapiness.

Unconvincing sour malt dullness, remedial hop fizz, and washed out barley dearth dim abruptly dissolving sourdough finish.