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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
51 Timmermans Bourgogne des Flandres Belgium Flanders Oude Bruin 3.2

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

Pours a dark hazy reddish brown with a small white head which sticks around for a few minutes before fleeting to the edges and leaves faint lacing on the glass. The aroma has a pleasant tart/sour aroma reminiscent of cherry, raspberry and apple. Some dark roasty malts hint at raisin, plum and fig. Get a background of oak as it warms. The taste is less sour than the aroma would lead you to believe. It has a bold malt characteristic that balances out most of the tartness. Still there is a strong fruit taste that reminds me of a lambic. The mouthfeel has the crisp mouthfeel you would expect and a fairly light body.

Jan 20, 2013
12:00:00 PM
52 De Koninck Belgium Belgian Ale 3.5

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

pours a clear slightly dense dark copper body with a lumpy grey head that is supported by a strong carbonation of microbubbles. The taste is soft fruity note from esters fades to a hop note but it is pretty clean. The taste is dry flinty hops, a soft canned fruit note to a dry finish. There is a hop pungency that lingers but it fades as the beer opens. The mouthfeel is light bodied with a crisp carbonation.

Feb 10, 2013
12:00:00 PM
53 Petrus Aged Pale Belgium Wild Ale 3.8

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

pours a clear light golden with a small white head that is quick to dissipate and has lots of visible carbonation in the body and no lacing. The aroma is sour and tartness on a fruity level and very refreshing aspect to it entices you to take a sip. Almost a grape/wine like characteristic on the aroma. The taste is amazing with a strong funkiness, sour fruits, tart and dry alcohol. Love how the focus is on the sour and not as much the fruits. The mouthfeel is light body with very good carbonation. The sour aspect makes it very dry and extremely drinkable.

Jan 21, 2013
12:00:00 PM
54 Verhaeghe Echt Kriekenbier Belgium Flanders Red 3.5

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

Pours a dirty pinkish brown with a pinkish head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is fruit notes with some hints of cherry. The taste has sweet cherries, oak, yeast, and some funk. The mouthfeel is medium viscosity and a high level of fine fizzy carbonation.

Jan 21, 2013
12:00:00 PM
55 St. Bernardus Christmas Ale Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.7

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

pours a dark brown color with hints of ruby and a nice light tan head with good lacing. The aroma is malt, cinnamon, cloves, raisins and plums, brown sugar. The taste is malt, dark fruit, brown sugar,cinnamon, cloves, hints of licorice. The mouthfeel is medium body with moderate carbonation, smooth, alcohol very well integrated.

Feb 9, 2013
12:00:00 PM
56 Boon Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.0

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

pours a very dark mahogany/red with small bubbly white head that lasted about 20 seconds and has very little lacing. The aroma is a funky grassy,cherry and a yeasty body. The taste is cherry and then some funky earthiness. Tastes better after every sip. Sweet with a very very very mild tartness. The mouthfeel is not as carbonated as I expected, but is smooth and is light and refreshing, medium boided.

Jan 30, 2013
12:00:00 PM
57 Boon Mariage Parfait Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.8

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

pours a deep dark cranberry hued body with a head of raspberry sherbet but slowly fades away. The aroms is dark tart cherry and has a hint of brie rind and some light barnyard hints that mix in with it but they remain very light. There is some fruit skins aroma in the finish. The taste is dark cherry fruit flavor and some raspberry tartness mixed in. There is a cherry sourness that lingers after each dry sip. The mouthfeel is a medium-light mouthfeel with a tight little fizz and no alcohol heat or astringency noticed. Could have used a little more fizz.

Feb 1, 2013
12:00:00 PM
58 Bios Vlaamse Bourgogne Belgium Flanders Oude Bruin 3.3

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

pours a deep garnet with a giant rocky head and tons of chunky yeast in the glass and has big sheets of lace slide down the glass into that enormous beige head. The aroma is sour cherry candy, tart fruit preserves, and red wine vinegar. Nicely balanced sugary jammy preserves notes temper the vinegar acidic aroma. The taste has more sour cherry on top of a light brown sugar note, strawberries, tart sour candy. Themouthfeel is light bodied and finishes relatively clean.

Feb 9, 2013
12:00:00 PM
59 Blanche de Bruxelles Manneken Pis Belgium Witbier 3.1

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

pours a golden & slightly cloudy with a frothy sudsy tightly bubbled small head that lasts quite a while and leaves nice laceing. The aroma is like summer with the light spicing, lemony citrus, herbal grassiness, maybe orangish and white pepper. The taste is wonderfully refreshing with lemon, herbal, and grassy. The mouthfeel is full with clean refreshing finish.

Feb 3, 2013
12:00:00 PM
60 Bacchus Belgium Flanders Oude Bruin 3.0

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

pours a large khaki-colored head with active, fat carbonation which very slowly dissipates and leaves a little lace. The aroma is tart, wooden notes with a slightly sour with a caramel malt. The taste is tart very tart with some cherries and some fleshy fruits and is sour and not well balanced. The mouth feel has some fizzy carbonation, slight dry finish.

Sep 21, 2013
12:00:00 PM
61 Estaminet Premium Pils Belgium Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.0

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

Pours a pale clear gold body with a thin short-lived white head. The aroma is biscuity, bread, grassy & fruity aroma. The taste consists of grain, bread & light fruit, grape flavors. Sweet and a bit watery. The mouth feel is smooth light bodied, clean and refreshing with a dry finish.

Jul 5, 2014
12:00:00 PM
62 Petrus Winter #9 Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.2

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

Deep red-orange color with off-white head which settles quickly while lacing is spotty and minimal. The aroma is of caramel and bread malt base, fruitcake, sweet ripe cherries, red berries, currant, and fig. Big waft of cinnamon. Distinct gingersnap cookies. Nutty and earthy yeast. The taste is of gingersnap cookies and lots of cinnamon almost to the point of too much. Fruitcake, bread pudding, cocoa, brown molasses. Currant, red berry, and fig esters are a little cleaner than the aroma suggested. Long finish of bready desserts and warming cinnamon. The mouth feel is thick in body. Full and silky. Sharp, cutting carbonation, along with the ample spicing, make for a very crisp feel, creating an interesting textural juxtaposition. Warming alcohol.

Dec 15, 2013
12:00:00 PM
63 Xingu Black Beer Brazil Stout 3.5

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

pours a deep dark brown nearly black, with a small head of beige bubbles which vanished almost instantly. No lacing to speak of. The aroma is faint aroma of roasted grains, molasses, and some dark fruits (black cherry). A hint of mustiness. The taste is roasted barley, caramel malt, molasses, brown sugar, black cherry, and plum are forward, with a hint of musty hop bite in the finish. Slight but not unpleasant mineral taste throughout, lending a certain uniqueness. The mouthfeel is a little watery, with truly prickly carbonation.

May 27, 2012
12:00:00 PM
64 Eisenbahn Weizenbock (Vigorosa) Brazil Weizenbock 3.6

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

Pours a deep brown with a medium off-white head, solid retention, no lace. It has a banana bread aroma with hints of plums. Cloves come to the forefront of the taste followed by some dark malt, lots of dark fruit - spiced plums, mission figs and raisins. The mouth feel is fairly boozy, prickly carbonation.

May 13, 2012
12:00:00 PM
65 Palma Louca Pale Pils Brazil Pale Lager 3.0

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

Pours a pale straw yellow in color with some light amounts of visible carbonation with a small fizzy white head that quickly reduces to a very thin film over the majority of the surface and a slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed. The aroma has a very sweet aroma, combining the sweet adjunct corn notes with something very similar to apple juice. There is just a hint of some earthy hops as well. The taste is very much dominated by the sweet adjunct corn malts, with no bitterness is present at all. Overall not as sweet as I expected from the aroma. The mouthfeel is light bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation and slightly thin and watery.

Nov 3, 2012
12:00:00 PM
66 McAuslan St. Ambroise Noire à L'Avoine / McAuslan St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout Canada Oatmeal Stout 3.3

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

pours a black hazy body with a head that is light brown and frothy with good retention along with good lacing. The aroms is dry and consists of coco, tobacco, a little bit of ash and a little bit of malty sweetness along with oats. The taste has the sweetness in the middle and then turns very roasty and dries most of the sweetness out with a slight linger of coffee. the mouthfeel is tingly carbonation on a medium body. Note Porters and Stouts are my least favorite style of beer.

Nov 18, 2012
12:00:00 PM
67 McAuslan St. Ambroise Pale Ale Canada American Pale Ale 3.5

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

pours a crisp clean amber color with a big frothy off-white head, that retains really well and coats the glass with lacing. The aroma is 0f a vibrant banana as I was pouring, but the actual aroma is quite mild overall after it settles. Mainly barley malt upfront, light fruity aromatics wade in the background, with peaches, apricots, and bananas. The malt profile is more doughy bread and butter than the usual caramel malt. Finishes with just the tiniest hint of grassy hops and honey. The taste opens up with a big barley malt presence then moves to a maltier feel, with buttery bread providing much of the flavor, and honey doing the sweetening rather than just caramel malt. As it finishes a mixture of both pungent fruitiness and grassy hoppiness envelop the back of the palate. The mouthfeel has medium carbonation with a medium bodied feel.

Sep 4, 2012
12:00:00 PM
68 Unibroue Chambly Noire Canada Belgian Ale 3.5

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

pours a very dark brown with a creamy but shor-lived tan head. The armoa is a sweet smell, mainly of dark fruits (cooked raisins and a bit of dates and prunes) and cognac. The taste has plenty of dark fruit flavor with prunes and raisins dominant. A yeasty dark bread flavor as a base. Hints of vanilla, cooked peaches, white pepper and cognac. A touch of tartness keeps the sweetness in control. The mouthfeel is good, medium-low carbonation; creamy smooth; slight dryness in the finish.

Jun 30, 2012
12:00:00 PM
69 Carling Black Label Canada Pale Lager 2.5

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

pours a straw golden appearance with fluffy head and little lacing. The aroma is sweet with a grassy/cereal hint. The taste has a sweet, citrus taste to it. Picked up a hint of corn and malt. Very watery body with high carbonation. Aftertaste is dry and a bit sour.

Jun 26, 2012
12:00:00 PM
70 Labatt Ice Canada Strong Lager 1.5

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

pours out as a clear looking gold color with a thin fizzy white head on top. The aroma is sweet and grainy, some aromas of corn in there too. The taste of the beer was sweet and grainy also. The aftertaste was a little bitter but not much at all. The mouthfeel was light and watery, some carbonation. Only slightly better the their reg version.

Jun 19, 2012
12:00:00 PM
71 Labatt Blue Light Canada Light / Lite Lager 1.0

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

Pours clear pale yellow with a small white head with poor retention. The aroma is somewhat like corn and like nothing else, very bland. The taste is somewhat like corn and grain, but mostly like water. Why bother to make this? The mouthfeel is thin bodied, average carbonation. Doesn't have much in the way of aroma, taste, or character. Save your money buy something else.

Jun 19, 2012
12:00:00 PM
72 Flying Monkeys Genius of Suburbia Canada IPA 3.7

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

pours a clear, pale golden yellow hue, with a nice sized puffy, off-white head, which leaves some decent lace around the glass. The aroma is of peppy orange, white grapefruit, and lemon skins, some dank pine resin, spicy wheat malt, a subtle caramel sweetness, mild woodsy notes, and further earthy, leafy hops. The taste is gritty, grainy, and spicy wheat, orange and red grapefruit bitters, acrid pine needles, and plain earthy, weedy hops. The mouthfeel's carbonation is quite low-key, and the body medium-light in weight, and generally smooth and refreshing.

Jul 28, 2015
12:00:00 PM
73 Spearhead Brewing Queen Of Wheat Canada Witbier 3.5

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

Pours a pale golden yellow with small white head that stays for a while. The aroma is light fruit and bread notes. The taste is mildly bready, hoppy, and slight fruit. The mouthfeel is light with nice carbonation.

May 21, 2023
07:25:15 PM
74 Brew Brothers Witbier Canada Witbier 3.2

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

Poured a hay pale yellow with decent white head that hangs around for a while. The aroma is malt, banana, coriander. The taste is malt, coriander and citrus flavor. The mouthfeel is light bodied with nice carbonation.

Nov 1, 2018
12:00:00 PM
75 Brew Brothers Oktoberfest Canada Marzen / Oktoberfest 3.0

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

Pours a nice dark amber color, with a nice small white head that hangs around for a while leaving a little lace. The aroma is bready malt light toasted note with a little floray hops. The taste is bready, malt with little bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with decent carbonation

Nov 1, 2018
12:00:00 PM