Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

14oz draught
9.5% ABV
Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
April 9, 2014
The beer pours a solid black colour with a long lasting light tan coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, pine, and citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a well balanced between the roast and coffee malt notes and the citrusy hop notes. Alcohol is not noticeable. One of the best American Black Ales I've tried.

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

16oz draught
8.5% ABV
Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
April 9, 2014
$6.95
The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a long lasting white head. The aroma is grains, yeast, spices, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with slightly above average carbonation. Flavour is slightly sweet, grainy, with yeast and sugar notes.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

473ml can
5.4% ABV
RBC Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
April 7, 2014
The beer pours a translucent red with gold hues and a generous light tan coloured head. The aroma is caramel, burnt wood, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is burnt caramel, metallic tones, and an almost artificial sweetness.

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

500ml bottle
5.5% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
April 6, 2014
The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a generous white rocky head which lingers. The aroma is citrus hops, grass, and light fruits. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is bitter citrus (like the zest of a grapefruit), grass, and more light fruits. Refreshing and clean, but nothing outstanding enough to keep me coming back for more.

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

500ml bottle
4.6% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
April 5, 2014
The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with a bubbly snow white head that lasts a while. The aroma is grains, citrusy hops, and weak spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grans with weak grapefruity hops, some earthy hops are noticeable as well. Good summer beer.

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

20oz draught
6.5% ABV
Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
April 3, 2014
The beer pours a hazed orange gold colour with a light tan coloured head. The aroma is citrus, grains, and weak toffee. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour has definite grapefruit notes, sweet fruit, and grains. A pretty good IPA

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

375ml bottle
6.0% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Ontario)
April 3, 2014
The beer pours a translucent cherry red colour with a half inch tan coloured head which lingers on the top. Aroma is cherry, vinegar, funk, and must. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with above average carbonation. Flavour is cherry lollipop, and funky yeast. Sweeter in the flavour than the aroma indicates.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

375ml bottle
5.0% ABV (as marked on the bottle)
Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
April 1, 2014
$5.85
Beer pours a translucent cherry red colour with some weak bubbling for a head, and highly effervescent. Aroma is raspberries, funk, yeast, and vinegar. The mouthfeel is light bodied and average carbonation. The flavour is raspberries, funk, and vinegar. Quite pleasant.

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

600ml bottle
9.8% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
March 29, 2014
$9.85
The beer pours a translucent golden-orange colour with a thin light tan coloured cap. The aroma is light wheat notes, grains, and spices, but nothing overpowering or even distinct. The mouthfeelk is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt with weak hop notes. Certainly not a beer I would try again.

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

600ml bottle
6.0% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
March 28, 2014
$9.85
The beer pours a golden brown colour with a generous rocky tan coloured head that lingers. The aroma is detergent, ginger, grains, and spices. The mouthfeel is mredium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a very acidic and grainy base with hints of ginger and pepper. The barrel aging is nowhere to be found.