Off The Grid
Hoyne Brewing Co.

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From:
Hoyne Brewing Co.
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
Munich Dunkel
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 12.27%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
28
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 13, 2017
Added:
May 12, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  7
"What kind is it ?" she asked. Choppy waters I thought , we were at the campfire playing Truth or Dare , and as always the fool , I chose Truth. "You know I'm sworn to secrecy but I will say this "This beer reminds me of that time we had in Vienna , the warm evenings , the music , the red lights" I trailed off. "That's a load of sweet nuthin" She smiled "Dare! "
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Ratings by KalanM:
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Rated by KalanM from Canada (BC)

4/5  rDev +4.4%

Sep 11, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.64 by ILOVEHAM from Canada (BC)

Mar 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

Jan 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by imperialking from Illinois

Dec 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by smekermann from Canada (BC)

Sep 20, 2016
 
Rated: 1.98 by GarcX from Washington

Apr 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Apr 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Apr 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jotora from Canada (ON)

Mar 26, 2016
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

4.04/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
650ml bottle. Awesome to see this (AND a few others) in a tiny liquor store in the slice of BC we're stopping off in, on the way to the good ol' US of A for a long-overdue summer vacation.

This beer pours a rather clear, medium copper amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, tightly foamy, and mildly bubbly off-white head, which leaves some chunky approaching weather system lace around the glass as it slowly bleeds out of sight.

It smells of bready, biscuity pale malt, a nice caramel sweetness, some doe-eyed apple and citrus fruit esters, ethereal hints of campfire smoke (though that could just be the label's hipster ministrations), and plain earthy, leafy, and herbal hops. The taste is more bready, lightly doughy caramelized malt, a reduced, but hardly out of the game biscuity toffee character, a rather muddled light orchard fruitiness, subtle wet ash, and a continuation of the herbal, grassy, and leafy hop bitterness from the aroma.

The bubbles are good and plentiful (don't want to get sued or anything here) in their lilting frothiness, the body an adequate middleweight, and mostly smooth, the local hops pretty much stand-up guys, if you know what I mean. It finishes off-dry, the kind of faltering caramel picked up and dusted off by those very same noble (heh) hops.

Overall, a more or less stellar offering, with strong ESB connotations, despite the lager heritage. The only fly in the proverbial ointment is a certain dissociation amongst the fanboys out there. I mean really, what is so hard to correlate here concerning the proclaimed 'red lager' denomination on the label?
Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by kelvarnsen from Canada (ON)

Jul 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.7 by BcCraft710 from Canada (BC)

Jun 28, 2015
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Rated by N_E_Beer from Canada (BC)

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
If I had to pick one Vancouver Island beer to have with a meal this might be it, looks pretty & tastes v. good.
Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.02 by GregBeer from Canada (BC)

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by CurtisD from Canada (NB)

Apr 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by greenchicken from Canada (BC)

Dec 07, 2014
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Rated by Gruntle from Canada (BC)

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%
Sweet and sticky. I like this beer, mm.
Sep 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Osskjc from Oregon

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by CWVegas from Nevada

Oct 07, 2013
Off The Grid from Hoyne Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 28 ratings