7 beer sampler at Steamworks. Lions gate lager, training wheel beer. Light with a crisp clean finish. Well done but not outstanding.

Sour cherry seasonal. Cherry is perceivable, sour taste but not a sour beer. The fruit dominates the beer, more a fruit beer then a beer with fruit, I am not sure the beer would stand up without the cherry.

Impanema Wit, great name so so beer. Slight citrus flavor, more of an American wheat then a belgian wit. Drinkable, but lacking distinction.

Signature pale ale, sweet malty beer. You could easily drink a few pints of this brittish mild any time. Nice amber color.

Nirvana nut brown ale. More hops then expected, very clean finish. Toasted charcter, well balanced. The best beer of the 8.

Empress ipa, hoppy finish, light aroma. Hops is not dominate more of a pale ale then an IPA. Nice malty sweetnes, beer coats the tounge in flavour, but finishes clean.

Heroica oatmeal stout. Nice rast charcter, smooth creamy head. Beer is notably thin for an oatmeal stout, almost 0 mouthfeel. Hops nicely ballances to the roasted malt.

Pumpkin ale; spicy nutmeg and cinnamon ballenced and sweet. Risidual sweetness

Seattle - Vancouver Oct 2006