Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

March 5, 2009
Jack Astor’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 133 John Street)
18oz Draught
5.40% ABV
Kegged On: Unknown
$6.65
The beer was a cloudy metallic gold in colour with a very white head. The aroma was citrusy in nature with some grainy malt. The mouthfeel was watery and medium carbonation was apparent. The taste was quite diluted with some citrusy tones and a little malt. Quite disappointing really.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

February 25, 2009
Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)
500ml bottle
7.50% ABv
Bottled On: 2007 Vintage
$20.00
The beer was dark brown, almost black. with a thick fluffy light brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour was bitter with strong hints of coffee, chocolate, and plums. A great beer

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 5

February 25, 2009
Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)
750ml bottle
6.00% ABV
Bottled On: Unknown
$19.95
The beer poured a cloudy reddish brown with a 1" thick white head. The aroma was musty, earthy, with a definite apple hint. The mouthfeel was slightly watery and mildly carbonated. The flavour was grainy malt, sour apples, and some earthiness.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

February 20, 2009
Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)
330ml bottle
4.60% ABV
Bottled On: Unknown
$6.25
The beer poured a translucent golden brown with a thin white head, and is highly effervescent. The aroma is primarily grassy malt, and a little macro lager sourness. The mouthfeelwais medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was malty, a little bit of hops, and a metallic lager taste.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

February 20, 2009
Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)
355ml bottle
8.00% ABV
Bottled On: Unknown
$5.45
The beer pours a medium honey gold colour, slightly cloudy, and a creamy white head. The aroma was malt, bananas, sweets spices, and a little citrus. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with a slippery feel, and mild carbonation. The flavour was malty, slightly sweet, with a little spice and citrus notes thrown in.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

February 12, 2009
LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)
330ml bottle
6.00% abv
Bottled On: unknown
$2.85
The beer poured a dark brownish-black with little or no head. The aroma was dark sweet malt, with some chocolate hints. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, velvety, and mildly carbonated. The flavour was complex and included dark malt, sweet malt, some coffee and some chocolate. This beer was more stoutlike than a Scottish Ale.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

February 12, 2009
LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)
500ml bottle
4.50% ABV
Bottled On: Unknown
$3.50
The beer poured a translucent red colour (a lighter red) with almost no head. The aroma was weak, some malt, some hops, but not much else. The mouthfeel was light-bodied, almost watery, with medium carbonation. The taste was rather skunky with some malty hints, but not a very good beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

February 12, 2009
LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)
500ml bottle
6.50% ABV
Bottled On: Unknown
$3.95
The beer poured a brownish-black with a thin light brown head that quickly reduces to a ring. The aroma was roasted malt, molasses, and some hops. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, creamy, and low in carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, bitter coffee, and a little molasses.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

January 16, 2009
Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)
330ml Swingtop bottle
7.80% ABV
Bottled On: Unknown
$9.75
The beer poured a tranclucent dark reddish brown with a thin tan-coloured head. The aroma was sweet malt, molasses and candy sugar. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was caramel malt, slightly grassy, molasses, with a bitter finish.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

January 15, 2009
Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)
12oz bottle
15.20% ABV (as marked on bottle)
Bottled On: Unknown
$10.60
The beer poured a shimmering blackish-brown with a brown head, about 0.5" thick. The aroma was dark roasted malts, figs. molasses, caramel, and chocolate. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, warm, and medium carbonation. The flavour was rich, malty, lots of dark fruit and cocoa. A nice warming beer.