Trafalgar Critical Mass

robinvboyer · Post by **robinvboyer** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:51 pm

Icemachine.
I don't know what version you tried at the beerfest, but like i said in my posting, yes there is a difference in the alcohol %, but the beer is totally different. NOw they claim it's a DIPA, and it is a clear golden color. The beer i had years ago was a belgian strong ale, and it was a very dark ruby color. So for me it was VERY different, but like i said i dont know which one you had at the fest.

tupalev · Post by **tupalev** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:54 pm

If it is a clear golden colour, it is a totally different beer than the Belgian like one I tried at the beer fest. DIPA, really? I just gave up caring about Trafalgar to be honest.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:49 pm

tupalev wrote:If it is a clear golden colour, it is a totally different beer than the Belgian like one I tried at the beer fest. DIPA, really? I just gave up caring about Trafalgar to be honest.

i gave up caring about trafalger long ago, im a ratings whore and i let all those pretty bombers of their eloras best bitter just sit and rot like the infected mess they were on the shelves of my local LCBO. DIPA or not i no longer care about trafalger.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:28 am

tupalev wrote:If it is a clear golden colour, it is a totally different beer than the Belgian like one I tried at the beer fest. DIPA, really? I just gave up caring about Trafalgar to be honest.

Jeff, I feel the same way. I don't even bother anymore. I don't recommend thier products at work, and I don't buy them either.

$ · Post by $ » Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:05 pm

I made the mistake of buying this three pack. I poured the "double ipa' down the sink after a sip or two. I don't think I can return the other 2 bottles.

robinvboyer · Post by **robinvboyer** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:23 pm

Believe me people, i'm not saying these beers are good, and you should go buy them. I also dumped them. I was just wondering why i've had two different beers under the same name. I only said it was a double IPA cause that is what it is listed as on ratebeer at the moment.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:43 pm

robinvboyer wrote:Believe me people, i'm not saying these beers are good, and you should go buy them. I also dumped them. I was just wondering why i've had two different beers under the same name. I only said it was a double IPA cause that is what it is listed as on ratebeer at the moment.

Just to further discussion a bit (I also thought this was kinda funny as well).

Last night at work a customer was talking to one of our employees about beer. the customer used the term "tasted like sour apples" when describing trafalgar's ESB.

robinvboyer · Post by **robinvboyer** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:48 pm

i can second that, the "new" critical mass did have a sour apple flavor to it, alongside a cloying sickly sweet nastiness.