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

2012 Vintage
750ml corked/caged bottle
6.0% ABV
Atrium on Bay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 30, 2012
Bottled August 1, 2012
The beer pours a sollid copper colour, slightly hazed, with a thin tan head. Aroma is light fruits, grains, and hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is caramel, light fruits, sweet malt, and grains. A very nice tasting beer.

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

330ml draught
7.0% ABV
C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 29, 2012
$7.61
Beer appears a translucent reddish-gold colour with a creamy tan head that laces well. Aroma is grass, caramel, and fruity sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is sweet malt, grain, fruit and hops. I felt it was more of an Marzen/Oktoberfest in flavour than a bock, but still quite good.

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

330ml draught
6.6% ABV
C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 29, 2012
The beer pours a slightly hazed orange-gold colour with a short-lived head. Aroma is citrusy hops, and some weak grass notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is grapefruity hops, some light fruit and graininess rounds out the palate. Very well balanced.

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

330ml draught
6.0% ABV
C'est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 29, 2012
The beer pours a semi-translucent browinsh-red colour with a thin tan ring for a cap. The aroma is nutty malt, spices, and fruit. Almost christmasy aroma. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is sweet malt, some caramel, and a very bitter chocolate finish. The raisins are definitely shining through the flavour.

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

330ml draught
5.0% ABV
C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 29, 2012
The beer poured a cloudy golden-red colour with a cream coloured cap that laced well. Aroma is grainy malt, rye, and some weak herbal hoppish tones. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is malt sweetness, some herbalness,and light fruits. Quite unique. Refreshing, unique, but not outstanding.

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

500ml bottle
7.0% ABV
Atrium on Bay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 29, 2012
The beer pours a translucent candy cane red colour with a thin white head. The aroma is caramel, grains, and spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is sweet caramel malt, dry spicy bitter finish. A decent Christmas Ale.

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

750ml bottle
6.0% ABV
RBC Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 23, 2012
A latecomer to the LCBO Fall Release program (just started showing up in stores this week). The beer pours a slightly hazed ruby red colour with a generous tan head that lasted a minute or so. Aroma is pumpkin, malt, funk and spices. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is grainy malt, pumpkin, and spices. Well put together, but not outstanding.

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

750ml bottle
11.0% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 20, 2012 (45th Birthday Beer)
2012 Vintage
Pours a dark semi-translucent reddish brown with a rocky cap that laced well. Aroma is yeast, raisins, caramel and bread. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with good carbonation. Flavour is over sweet and syrupy (just as the label suggests). The raisin flavour is very strong. Flavour is rounded out with caramel tones.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750ml bottle
9.5% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 18, 2012
45th Birthday weekend beer (a 4 day weekend to boot) and it looks good. A coca-cola coloured pour, solid, with a half inch brown head. Hops are the dominant player in the aroma with weak hints of coffee and grass. Mouthfeel is full-bodied and creamy with ample carbonation. Flavour is grapefruit, coffee, and a lingering weak sourness that is just strong enough to detect.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

625ml bottle
5.3% ABV
Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Bottled on September 5, 2012
November 17, 2012
$5.96
The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a generous light tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, weak citrus hops, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is mild grapefruit, roast, and caramel. Not well balanced.