Tuff Session Ale
Tofino Brewing Company

Tuff Session AleTuff Session Ale
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From:
Tofino Brewing Company
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #925
ABV:
5%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,080
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 9.02%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
38
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 18, 2022
Added:
Aug 12, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  13
A bright copper coloured pale ale with a toasty malt base balanced with west coast hops. Its light to medium body and clean, dry finish gives this full-flavoured ale dangerously inviting drinkability.

25 IBU
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Ratings by goalie35:
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Rated by goalie35 from Canada (AB)

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Aug 06, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.64 by wildvanisle from Canada (BC)

Jul 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4.2 by IPAnicked from Canada (BC)

Feb 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by KevinHildahl from Canada (BC)

Jun 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.42 by Exeter from Canada (AB)

Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 2.91 by ILOVEHAM from Canada (BC)

Aug 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by CPAles from Illinois

Jun 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by BcCraft710 from Canada (BC)

Apr 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

Jan 02, 2017
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Rated by Easton70 from Canada (ON)

4.16/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
What an amazing beer. Sweet, malty and full of flavour: a brilliant summer ale.
Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.39 by GlendonTT from Canada (AB)

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.51 by ZachT from Canada (BC)

Jan 17, 2016
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

3.92/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tofino Brewing 'Tuff Session Ale' @ 5.0% , originally tasted on tap at IBF'12 & served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $5.60
A-pour is gold from the tap/bottle to a clear amber in the glass with a small thin off-white head leaving a spotty lace along the sampler/pint
S-caramel malt & mild hoppyness
T-crisp & clean tasting pale ale , toasty malt palate
MF-ok carbonation , medium body , dryness lingers after the swallow
Ov-ok beer & pale ale , with no wow factor
prost LampertLand
Dec 26, 2015
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.69/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
650ml bottle - I suppose a 'tuff' session ale is one whose ABV is not dropped below that standard 5% ABV, then, eh?

This beer pours a clear, bright medium copper amber colour, with two fingers of puffy, loosely rocky, and bubbly ecru head, which leaves a bit of sudsy hanging molar lace around the glass as things quickly dissolve into the ether.

It smells of bready, lightly biscuity pale and caramel malt, a muddled pome and citrus fruitiness, free-range dark sugars, and some plain leafy, weedy, and floral hop bitters. The taste is gritty, grainy caramel malt, a bit of grapey vineyard fruitiness, strange sensations of watery cold cocoa beverages, and some leafy, citrusy, and floral hoppiness.

The carbonation is fairly prevalent in its aggressive frothiness and laid-back fizziness, the body on the far light side of yer typical middleweight, and more or less smooth. It finishes off-dry, the caramel malt still looking sideways at that weird chocolate add-on that continues to follow it around like a lost puppy.

A bit of a head-scratcher, this one is - the overall thin nature surely screams out session ale, but everything else leans almost towards a brown ale sort of thing. Whatever, I'm not about to question the temerity or veracity of 'Tuff City Brewery, Ltd' over such things - or am I? Nah, I've got other Christmas shit to get done now.
Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by imfinished from Canada (BC)

Nov 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jrempel from Canada (BC)

Aug 10, 2015
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Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)

3.77/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance - Pours a light copper with two fingers of foamy cream coloured head.

Smell - toasted malts, earthy and leafy hops, hint of lemon, and hint of brown sugar.

Taste - Toasted malts start things off. The earthy and leafy hops come into play next. The hint of lemon and brown sugar finish off the brew.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes dry with a hint of lingering bitterness.

Overall - A refreshing and crisp pale ale. I would have liked the hops to be a little more pronounced but considering this is a "session ale" I think the hop level is sufficient.
Jul 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by HipCzech from California

Jul 14, 2015
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Rated by souvenirs from Canada (BC)

3.93/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber, with one finger of head. Roasted malts, crisp bitterness.
Mar 11, 2015
Tuff Session Ale from Tofino Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 38 ratings