Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
626 Collingwood Brewery Vintage Ale 2015 Canada Strong Ale 3.3

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

750ml bottle <br> 6.9% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 28, 2015 <br> The beer pours a cloudy golden orange with a thin tan coloured cap for a head. The aroma is grains, floral hops, weak peppery spices, and yeasr. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is earthy hops, grains, yeast, and spice. Not bad, but not something I'll keep runnung back for.

Nov 29, 2015
12:00:00 PM
627 Collingwood Brewery White's Bay IPA Canada IPA 3.6

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.1&#37; ABv &#60;br&#62; Canned On: September 13, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 6, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.35&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazy medium gold colour with a 2” bubbly head that quickly becomes a white film. The aroma is cereal malt, tropical and citrus fruits, weak pine notes, and weak musty hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between the malt, pine, and citrus flavours finishing with a mild bitter finish. I am impressed.

Nov 6, 2019
09:11:06 AM
628 Common Good / Society of Lady Beer Drinkers Star Appeel Canada Spiced Beer 3.6

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

12oz draught &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; C&#39;est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; January 31, 2020 &#60;br&#62; &#36;7.50&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a solid dark brown, almosnt black, with a creamy half inch tan coloured head that provided good lacing. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, herbal hops, and licorice.....black licorice. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was similar to the aroma with strong flavours of roasted malt and dark chocolate and the licorice hiding in the background. Better than I thought it would be.

Jan 31, 2020
04:54:31 PM
629 Common Good Caught In An Eddy Canada IPA 3.4

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 3.9&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; The Beerbistro &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41; &#60;br&#62; September 13, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;6.50&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a murky flourescent pale yellow with a thin white head which lasts and laces well. The aroma was grass, tropical fruit, herbal hops, and weak yeast notes. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was tropical fruit, some grass, grapefruit peel, and a spicy bitter hoppy finish.

Sep 13, 2019
11:36:13 PM
630 Compañia Cervecera de Nicaragua Toña / Compania Cervecera de Nicaragua Tona Nicaragua Pale Lager 2.6

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

September 21, 2022 <br> Beer Store #2021 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.6% ABV <br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with a huge head that quickly disappears despite the high effervescence. The aroma is grains, yeast, and noble-ish hops. The mouthfeel is light bodied with average carbonation. The flavour leans heavily towards the malty side of the spectrum without being overly sweet.

Nov 5, 2022
07:30:52 PM
631 Cool Beer Canada Lager 1.6

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2009 <br> 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.

Dec 21, 2009
12:00:00 PM
632 Cool Beer Millennium Buzz Canada Spiced Beer 2.5

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2009 <br> 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.

Dec 21, 2009
12:00:00 PM
633 Cool Beer Saint Andre Vienna Lager / Cool Beer Saint Andre Bohemian Lager Canada Vienna / Amber Lager 2.5

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

341ml bottle <br> 4.6% ABV <br> I tried this beer on January 18, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto. The beer poured a translucent red with a thin white head which disappears quickly. The aroma is malty and grassy. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with low carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet, a little malt, and a lot of grass!

Jan 18, 2008
10:27:18 PM
634 Coopers Sparkling Ale Australia Blonde Ale 2.6

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

375ml bottle <br> 5.8% ABV <br> LCBO #217 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Queen’s Quay) <br> May 22, 2010 <br> $2.50<br> The beer poured a hazy dark gold, with plenty of effervescence and generous bubbly head. The aroma is grainy malt, and some floral hops. The mouthfeelk is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is grassy malt, sour perfume, with a weak bitter finish.

Nov 14, 2020
02:44:44 PM
635 Coors United States Pale Lager 1.7

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

November 18, 1988<br> Gift<br> 355ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV<br> $0.00<br> Version: Coors Banquet Beer brewed by Molson Breweries of Canada <br> An unimpressive entry from one of the big three. The beer is a very light yellow colour in the glass, with a very thin white head that quickly dissipates. The aroma dissipates as the beer is poured from the bottle into the glass. The taste reminds me of burnt sugar and this taste lingers for quite a while after the beer is gone. The mouthfeel is too watery as well. This is the only beer I can think of where the 'Lite' version is superior in taste. Not a beer I would recommend to my enemies let alone my friends

Dec 2, 2022
04:29:05 PM
636 Coors Altitude Canada Strong Lager 1.8

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

473ml aluminum bottle <br> 6.4% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 16, 2015 <br> The beer pours a clear light gold colour with absolutely no head and high effervescence. The aroma is corn, and acidic notes. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour is sweet grains and alcohol. Amazing how North American macro lagers taste like alcohol bombs at 5.5% or above yet breweries in Belgium can hide alcohol well above 10%.

Mar 16, 2015
12:00:00 PM
637 Coors Light United States Light / Lite Lager 1.8

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

September 8, 1988<br> Gift<br> 355ml bottle<br> 4.2% ABV<br> $0.00<br> Version: Coors Light brewed by Molson Breweries of Canada <br> This is my favourite American light beer, although that isn't saying much as I don't like light beer in general. The Silver bullet pours a pale yellow colour with little or no head. What aroma there is, is very weak in nature making it difficult to classify. The taste is beer-like witrh a weak aftertaste. The mouthfeel is watery with some hints of carbonation. Not a great tasting beer, but, better than Budweiser and Coors.

Dec 2, 2022
03:53:58 PM
638 Coors Light ICED T Canada Light / Lite Lager 1.6

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 9, 2012 <br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold colour with a short lived white head, and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is very similar to Sprite/7-Up with some graininess and a weak hint of tea. Certainly not enough of a tea hint to convince me it's a 'tea flavoured' beer. Mouthfeel is watery and mildly carbonated. Flavour is gross. Definitely more tea flavour than aroma. Some acidic notes, some grain, and weak citrusy sweetness. Definitely a beer to avoid.

Apr 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
639 Coors Organic United States Light / Lite Lager 2.4

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 3.8&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: March 9, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; May 28, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.05&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent straw gold colour with absolutely no head aside from a thin white ring which is hugging the glass. The aroma is grainy malt, bread, yeast, and some funk. Mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy, but with a slight sour twist. There is a definite hop bite finish however. The funk in the aroma and the sourness in the taste are a little off-putting, but aside from that, it’s not as bad as a Coors product would be expected to be,

May 29, 2020
12:10:29 PM
640 Corona Extra Mexico Pale Lager 1.8

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

October 24, 1999<br> Don Cherry’s Restaurant (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> 341ml bottle <br> 4.6% ABV <br> $2.60<br> To me, this is the definition of beer coloured and beer flavoured water. The aroma is very weak. The colour I've only seen before in toilets. And the taste is watery. Like Budweiser, it amazes me how many people order this beer instead of the multitude of great tasting treats in Canadian bars.

Apr 12, 2024
06:09:27 PM
641 Corona Light Mexico Light / Lite Lager 1.3

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

330ml bottle <br> 3.7% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 10, 2010 <br> From the $0.50 Singles Bin. The beer poured a translucent gold colour with a bubble white head that quickly dissipated. The aroma was grass, with some weak floral hops, and skunk. The mouthfeel was extremely thin bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was god awful. Very acidic, and sour grainy malt. Not a fan of Corona or Corona Light but if you need to choose between the two...the Corona is FAR better, although that's not saying much.

Aug 10, 2010
12:00:00 PM
642 Cowbell Brewing Absent Landlord Canada Kölsch 3.2

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

473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 15, 2017 <br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with a generous white head that quickly dies down to a thin film covering the beer. The aroma is grainy malt, some off-smelling acidic tones, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and average carbonation. The flavour is grains, cereals, weak hop and yeast notes as well. Kolsch is a style style I neither love nor hate and this does nothing to change that.

Aug 22, 2017
12:00:00 PM
643 Cowbell Brewing Citra SMaSH Canada American Pale Ale 3.4

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> February 14, 2022<br> $3.33 <br> The beer pours a hazy gold colour with a thin bubbly head. The amount of floaties is high and the amount of lacing is low. The aroma is cereal grains, light citrus notes, and weak earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, light tropical fruit notes, citrus zest and followed by a bitter hop finish.

Feb 14, 2022
10:29:44 AM
644 Cowbell Brewing Doc Perdue's Bobcat / Cowbell Brewing Bobcat Canada American Pale Ale 3.2

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

473ml can <br> 5.% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 15, 2017 <br> The beer pours a translucent cherry red colour with a big bubbly tan coloured cap which slowly recedes to a thin lacing. The aroma is very hop forward with citrusy grapefruit notes dominating the caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy (Cowbell seems to like creaminess in the feel) with average carbonation. The flavour is a miss as I get a Nestea Ice Tea flavour from the beer. Citrusy hops and sweet malt are both present, but neither really dominate the flavour and all I can taste is Nestea flavours.

Aug 22, 2017
12:00:00 PM
645 Cowbell Brewing Doc Perdue's Boxing Bruin Canada IPA 2.6

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

473ml can<br> 6.3% ABv <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 20, 2018 <br> $3.05<br> The beer pours a hazy medium gold colour with absolutely no head. The aroma was papaya, mango, grass, and some mustiness. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour was pretty one dimensional with the grass notes up front and the tropical fruit hop flavours in back. Not a lot of bitterness and not a lot of depth.

Apr 20, 2018
12:00:00 PM
646 Cowbell Brewing Double Exposure Canada Imperial IPA 3.5

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

473ml can <br> 7.7% ABV <br> Canned On: January 11, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> April 18, 2021<br> $3.75<br> The beer pours a hazed yellow-gold colour, with a generous white head that quickly recedes to a bubbly surface film. The aroma is grassy malt, light yeast, some tropical fruit notes, and other more tart fruit notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The dominant flavour is orange peel with notes of sweet tropical fruit, grains, and light yeast.

Apr 19, 2021
12:13:55 AM
647 Cowbell Brewing Draught Nitro Stout Canada Stout 2.8

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

473ml can <br> 4.20% ABV <br> Canned On: October 25, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> December 6, 2021 <br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a creamy tan coloured head but leaves very little lacing. The aroma is roasted malt with hints of coffee and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. I find nitro stouts usually on the thinner end of the stout/porter spectrum. The flavour is roasted malt with noted of milk chocolate and vanilla. The finish isn’t very bitter.

Dec 13, 2021
12:20:32 PM
648 Cowbell Brewing Gravel Run Canada IPA 3.4

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

473ml can&#60;br&#62; 4.50&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: February 22, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41;&#60;br&#62; April 22, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazy medium gold colour with a short lived white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma was oranges, grass, light musty hops, and pine.. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was decent with up front flavours of malt and fruit, and a mild hop finish. Not a lot of bitterness but some decent fruit flavours.

Apr 23, 2019
12:27:23 PM
649 Cowbell Brewing Hazy Days Canada IPA 3.7

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: May 20, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 7, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.45&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very hazy dark gold colour with a huge foamy off-white head. The head quickly receded, The aroma is tropical fruit, grains, yeast, and spicy hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied. The flavour is very fruity up front, but quickly gives way to grains and the spicy hops.

Aug 7, 2020
08:40:07 AM
650 Cowbell Brewing Kelly's Contraption Canada Hefeweizen 2.8

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

473ml &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV&#60;br&#62; Canned On: August 20, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 27, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazed orange gold colour with a generous bubbly cap which lasts less than a minute. The aroma is wheat, citrus, bubble gum, and tropical fruit. An interesting aroma for an old world style. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is wheat, tart tropical fruit notes, and light spices. Not great, but refreshing.

Dec 27, 2019
08:43:27 AM