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

341ml bottle
5.0% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
December 20, 2009
The first sign something was wrong was the fact that I could buy a 4 pack for $5.00. The beer poured a translucent reddish brown with almost no head. The aroma was sweet malt, caramel and faint hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and weakly carbonated. The flavour was sticky sweet malt, with a mild bitter finish.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

341ml bottle
5.0% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
December 20, 2009
The beer poured a translucent pale yellow with almost no head. The aroma was grainy malt, vomit and acid. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and weakly carbonated. The flavour was weak malt, grainy, and metallic.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

500ml can
5.0% ABV
Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
December 20, 2009
$1.90
The beer poured a clear gold colour with a very thin bubbly/rocky head, and mild effervescence. The aroma is grainy malt with some metallic notes. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, sand, and wet metal. A below average beer.

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

Marked as "Grand Cru"
500ml ceramic flip-top bottle
7.6% ABV
I tried this beer on December 18, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a hazy gold colour with a long lasting white head. The aroma was grainy malt, yeast, citrus, and light fruits. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, yeast, peppery spice, and light fruit (apricots?). A good beer.

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

341 ml bottle
6.5% ABV
I tried this beer on December 18, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canafda. The beer poured a blackics colour with a thin tan head. The aroma was roasted malt, vanilla, molasses, and chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation, yet slightly creamy. The flavour was sweet roasted malt, coffee, some vailla, and a bitter finish.

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

355ml bottle
5.2% ABV
I tried this beer on December 18, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a dark brown, almost black colour with a thin white head. The aroma was weak, but consisted of roasted malt and licorice. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was bitter coffee, smoked wood, licorice, and roasted malt...with a subtle dryness to it.

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

650ml bottle
6.2% ABV
I tried this beer on December 4, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a hazy golden orange with a thin white head that lasted. The aroma was full of citrusy hops, some floral notes and a bit of grainyt malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was a refreshing balance of grapefruity hops and some grassy malt tones.

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

330ml
5.0% ABV
This is a beer for a good cause...reforestation. And for a charity beer, it's not bad. Had it at a friend's house after he brought back a case from out west. It's a golden red, clear, with a creamy head. The aroma is dark malt, some hops, and some caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, and medium carbonation. The flavour is reminiscent of an English Pale Ale more than a porter with a less roasted malt profile than I would have expected.

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

650ml bottle
10.0% ABV
I tried this beer on November 27, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured an opaque brownish-black with a thin light-brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, vanilla, butterscotch, and alcohol (definitely noticeable). The mouthfeel was full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, butterscotch, a bitter finish...and alcohol.

Without the alcohol aroma or taste, this beer would have scored higher. It's not a lot, but it was definitely noticeable in my sample.

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

550ml bottle
5.0% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
November 18, 2009
The beer poured a very dark brown with a 1" light brown head that lasted. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and nuts. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, creamy, and medium carbonated. The flavour was exquisite...and nice combination of roasted malt tones, coffee, caramel, and a bitter finish.