Killaloe Sunrise Cinnamon & Sugar Amber Ale
Whitewater Brewing Company
- From:
- Whitewater Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.36 | pDev: 9.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 12, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 30, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
473 ml can served cold into a pint glass. LCBO purchase for $3.95 CDN.
Appearance - Clear, dark honey and auburn in color. A small half finger of light tan head is poured and rests on top. That fizzles out fairly quickly.
Smell - Lots of cinnamon, brown sugar, and some earthy vegetative quality that smells festive. Reminds me of some combination of wet leaves and fruitcake. The cinnamon and pervasive sweetness are the stars here.
Taste - Pretty sweet with brown sugar leading the way, accented with some cinnamon and the general bready qualities and hints of fruitcake. A bit too sweet for my liking, and the balance isn't really there otherwise, executes the flavor profile pretty nicely.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, a bit sticky and syrupy, carbonation is light. If there wasn't (subdued) bitterness, the aftereffects would be cloying, thankfully they are not.
Overall - Decent little seasonal beer, but too sweet for my tastes and for repeated sipping. Still worth a try if you like Whitewater or love holiday beers in all shapes or sizes.
Nov 16, 2021Appearance - Clear, dark honey and auburn in color. A small half finger of light tan head is poured and rests on top. That fizzles out fairly quickly.
Smell - Lots of cinnamon, brown sugar, and some earthy vegetative quality that smells festive. Reminds me of some combination of wet leaves and fruitcake. The cinnamon and pervasive sweetness are the stars here.
Taste - Pretty sweet with brown sugar leading the way, accented with some cinnamon and the general bready qualities and hints of fruitcake. A bit too sweet for my liking, and the balance isn't really there otherwise, executes the flavor profile pretty nicely.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, a bit sticky and syrupy, carbonation is light. If there wasn't (subdued) bitterness, the aftereffects would be cloying, thankfully they are not.
Overall - Decent little seasonal beer, but too sweet for my tastes and for repeated sipping. Still worth a try if you like Whitewater or love holiday beers in all shapes or sizes.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.51/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
473 mL can from the LCBO; no packaging date. Served barely chilled.
Pours a clear copper amber colour with sandy specks strewn throughout its body; seated atop is half a finger of loose, frothy, pale beige-tinged head that falls apart within two minutes or so. A tight collar of suds is the only remnant of note... as for the nose, I'm getting brown sugar, caramelized malts and doughy sweetness, with just a squeeze of lemon zest. Not my bag, but it's a decent approximation of what they're going for.
Same goes here - yeah it's overly sweet and totally lacking in both depth and balance, but this is more about what one expects from a 'beavertail beer' vs. is it a very good amber: I'd probably say 'it's on target' to the first question, but 'no' for the second. The cinnamon sugar is ever-present throughout the sip, which also includes doughy malt and brown sugar; not getting much lemon, with the cinnamon and sugars remaining dominant through the finish and into the aftertaste. Medium in body, with low carbonation and a smooth, somewhat tongue-coating mouthfeel that kind of suits the theme. One of those beers that makes you feel as if you should brush your teeth afterwards.
Final Grade: 3.51, squeaking out a B grade. My thing with amber ales is that the sweeter they are, the less I tend to like them - or at least, the sweetness needs to be balanced out with something else (i.e. hops). Killaloe Sunrise has just got the cinnamon, which does very little to even out its profoundly saccharine flavour profile - though it does help differentiate it from other malt forward amber ales, I suppose. I get that it's based on a dessert, and it works fairly well in that sense, but there's not a whole lot of appeal for me here. I still finished my glass easily enough, and wouldn't turn one down if offered - worth a look if you like malty brews, or sugary cinnamon stuff in general.
Oct 07, 2021Pours a clear copper amber colour with sandy specks strewn throughout its body; seated atop is half a finger of loose, frothy, pale beige-tinged head that falls apart within two minutes or so. A tight collar of suds is the only remnant of note... as for the nose, I'm getting brown sugar, caramelized malts and doughy sweetness, with just a squeeze of lemon zest. Not my bag, but it's a decent approximation of what they're going for.
Same goes here - yeah it's overly sweet and totally lacking in both depth and balance, but this is more about what one expects from a 'beavertail beer' vs. is it a very good amber: I'd probably say 'it's on target' to the first question, but 'no' for the second. The cinnamon sugar is ever-present throughout the sip, which also includes doughy malt and brown sugar; not getting much lemon, with the cinnamon and sugars remaining dominant through the finish and into the aftertaste. Medium in body, with low carbonation and a smooth, somewhat tongue-coating mouthfeel that kind of suits the theme. One of those beers that makes you feel as if you should brush your teeth afterwards.
Final Grade: 3.51, squeaking out a B grade. My thing with amber ales is that the sweeter they are, the less I tend to like them - or at least, the sweetness needs to be balanced out with something else (i.e. hops). Killaloe Sunrise has just got the cinnamon, which does very little to even out its profoundly saccharine flavour profile - though it does help differentiate it from other malt forward amber ales, I suppose. I get that it's based on a dessert, and it works fairly well in that sense, but there's not a whole lot of appeal for me here. I still finished my glass easily enough, and wouldn't turn one down if offered - worth a look if you like malty brews, or sugary cinnamon stuff in general.
Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a deep amber colour with a mid-size head. Cinnamon and malts on the nose. Very sweet on the taste, lots of cinnamon, and sugar, almost too sweet (but that IS what a Killaloe Sunrise BeaverTail is all about). Sugary aftertaste. It is what it is intended to be, that's for sure
Oct 21 2021
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