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Just picked up a 6 of Hertitage Traditional Dark at the Wilson LCBO. Haven't tried yet , would appreciate any reviews ? They also had the larger .

Thanks for the heads-up. I've been waiting for those to arrive in Toronto.

habfour wrote:They also had the larger .

I like a larger beer sometimes.

I tried both of them at the Fort York fest a couple of years ago. I liked the dark...

"Orange-amber colour with a small off-white head. Mild malty aroma. Good crisp mouthfeel. Roasty malt flavour with coffee notes and a well-balanced hop finish. A really respectable beer, nice job!"

...but the lager, not so much...

"It's "fresh, satisfying, crisp" as the commercial description promises, but otherwise pretty unexciting. If they threw some more hops in there, I might give it a second chance..."

(To be fair - I've grown to appreciate more subtle lager styles a bit more since then, so I'm planning on giving the lager another chance sometime.)

I like the Heritage Lager. It could perhaps use more hops, but it has a pleasing maltiness and is very enjoyable. The label indicates it is reinheitsgesbot and it shows. Not to re-open the debate on Germanic beer styles (as I'm no expert), but could this be an example of a proper helles? It doesn't, I expect, have the hopping to qualify as a pils.