Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
Review #1000
750ml caged and corked bottle
10.0% ABV
Summerhill LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 15, 2013
The beer poured a lightly hazed, red-tinged golden colour with a long lasting rocky head. Aroma is Chimay yeast, orange and apple notes, spices and a hint of alcohol. Mouthfeel is full bodied, with good carbonation. Flavour is light fruits, the yeast and alcohol are certainly noticeable, and a bitter finish. Very similar to the Chimay White, with the alcohol definitely more noticeable.Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
750ml bottle
8.0% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 10, 2013
Part of the Spring 2013 LCBO Dupont feature. The beer pours a hazed golden colour into a chalice with a long lasting rocky cap. Aroma is earthy funk, grains, light fruits and honey. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with medium to high carbonation (but not champagney). Flavour has a tart fruity start, with some grains and yeast. Has more of a saison-y feel than a Belgian Strong.Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
330ml draught
5.5% ABV (as written on the menu)
C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 8, 2013
Part of the featured brews at the Sawdust City Tap takeover. The beer pours a solid dark brown with a creamy brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, nuts, and coffee. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is a mixture of coffee and hot pepper. While the pepper is not noticeable in the aroma, you can certainly taste it.Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
330ml draught
6.4% ABV
C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 8, 2013
Part of the Sawdust City Tap Takeover. The beer pours a hazed dark copper colour with a thin creamy white ring. The aroma is trropical fruit, grains, and yeast. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is fruity with a very bitter finish, but the flavours are muddled. Decent refreshing beer.Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
330ml draught
4.5% ABV
C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 8, 2013
The beer pours a beautiful translucent reddish-brown with a thng ring for a head. Aroma is nutmeg, nuts, and coffee. Mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with mild carbonation. The nutmeg comes through in the flavour and complements the nut and coffee flavours quite well.Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
330ml bottle
9.5% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 4, 2013
The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with a generous white cap that quickly dissipates. Aroma is light fruits, grains, yeast, and citrus. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is yeast, grains, and some light fruits. Quite refreshing for a 9.5% Belgian blonde.Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
250ml bottle
8.0% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 4, 2013
The beer pours a hazed golden yellow with a thin white ring for a cap. The aroma is yeast, funk, and honey. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, honey, and earthy flavours. Not a bad saison.Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4
473ml can
4.5% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 5, 2013
Beer pours a hazed pale gold with a frothy white cap that didn't last long. The aroma was very similar to a regular Molson Canadian, not much to give any impression that this is a wheat beer. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation...certainly not as thin as a Molson Canadian. The flavour is a little more robust than Canadian with less phenolic notes and a hint of wheat. Still rather metallic and tart however.Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
341ml bottle
7.2% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 3, 2013
The beer pours a translucent golden red colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is pine, citrus, and cardboard. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is grains, grapefruit, and pine. Bottled April 15, 2013 so quite fresh, but just doesn't thrill me.Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
500ml bottle
4.2% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 2, 2013
The beer pours a very translucent reddish gold with absolutely no head. The aroma is citrus, hops, grains, and spices. The mouthfeel is weak bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is spicy, almost gingery, with some hops and earthiness. Aside from the lack of head and weak body, it was an easy drinking beer. I wouldn't want more than a couple at a sitting hour as the gingeriness would get to me. I have to agree with slowrunner77 however as I can get Chimay Blue for less money (and it tastes a LOT better).