Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
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651 | Cowbell Brewing Light And Dark Oatmeal Vanilla Black Lager | Canada | Schwarzbier | 4.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 December 3, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV<br> Canned On: September 21, 2022<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a solid coca-ciola colour with a brown bubbly head which leaves just a little lacing. The aroma is nuts, roasted malt, vanilla, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is oats, coffee, and vanilla. Looks good, smells good, and tastes good. |
Apr 23, 2023 02:59:14 PM |
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652 | Cowbell Brewing Lorna Bray Fly Girl | Canada | Oatmeal Stout | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 12oz draught <br> 5.1% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, ONtario, Canada)<br> October 25, 2019 <br> $6.75<br> The beer poured a dark brown colour with a cascading golden brown head. The head lasted a good 30 minutes while providing minimal lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, grains, light coffee, and vanilla. The mouthfeel was thin to medium bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavur was roasted malt with hints of coffee, chocoalte, and vanilla. |
Oct 25, 2019 04:29:25 PM |
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653 | Cowbell Brewing McNall's Mission | Canada | Brown Ale | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Canned On: October 12, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 27, 2019<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a dark copper colour with brown edges and a light tan coloured head. The head lasts a few minutes. The aroma is roasted malt, fresh bread, light coffee, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nutty malt, hints of coffee and chocolate, and a decent bitter finish. Quite enjoyable. |
Dec 27, 2019 09:11:27 AM |
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654 | Cowbell Brewing Passion Fruit Punch | Canada | Wild Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 4.80% ABV <br> Canned On: March 23, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> September 13, 2021<br> $3.85<br> The beer pours a heavily hazed medium gold with a snow white head that quickly disappears and leaves absolutely no lacing. The aroma is light grassy malt, tart fruit, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is primarily tart fruit notes with some grassy malt notes. Not a lot of bitterness in the finish. |
Sep 30, 2021 04:10:29 PM |
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655 | Cowbell Brewing Pomegranate Honeysuckle Fruit Sour | Canada | Wild Ale | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: June 26, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> July 22, 2020<br> $3.70<br> The beer pours a beautiful translucent cherry red with a creamy snow white cap which doesn’t leave a lot of lacing, but sticks around a while. The aroma is tart fruit, grains, yeast, and citrus. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is tart fruit (doesn’t really say ‘pomegranate to me’), and grains. Certainly more sour than bitter, but good for what it is. |
Jul 22, 2020 10:02:22 AM |
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656 | Cowbell Brewing Radler (Grapefruit) | Canada | Fruit Beer | 2.7
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 August 8, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 2.5% ABV <br> Canned On: April 13, 2022<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours an opaque golden-orange colour with tons of floaties and a short-lived white head. The aroma is fresh bread, light grapefruit, and sugar. The mouthfeel is light bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a little on the artificial side with grapefruit and grains. |
Nov 5, 2022 01:06:58 PM |
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657 | Cowbell Brewing Raspberry Moon | Canada | Wild Ale | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 6.20% ABV <br> Canned On: August 11, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> December 28, 2020<br> $3.70<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed dark pink with a very short lived off-white head. The aroma is light grains, cereal malt, tart raspberries, and funky yeast. The mouthfeel is puckeringly sour, light bodied, and slightly above average carbonation. The flavour is tart raspberries, grains, and a weak bitter finish. It os labeled as a fruit sour IPA………..definitely a fruit sour, definitely not an IPA |
Dec 29, 2020 12:31:23 AM |
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658 | Cowbell Brewing Renegade Series 031: Chocolate Coffee Porter | Canada | Porter | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: October 9, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> January 10, 2022<br> $3.33<br> Part of the 2021 Cowbell Brewing Gift Pack. The beer pours a solid black colour with a short-lived thin brown head that leaves minimal lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, light coffee notes, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. All in all a good entry level stout. |
Feb 14, 2022 01:39:34 AM |
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659 | Cowbell Brewing Shindig | Canada | Lager | 2.9
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 473ml can <br> 4.20% ABV<br> Canned On: August 2, 2018 <br> Milton / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 20, 2018 <br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a translucent straw gold colour with a one inch white bubbly cap that lasts a minute or two. The aroma is grainy malt, some earthy hops, and some fresh cut grass. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Quite full for a 4.2% lager. The flavour is grains, some dishsoap notes, and mildly bitter hop finish. At best, it is a decent easy drinking session lager. |
Oct 20, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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660 | Cowbell Brewing Smooth Sailing | Canada | Light / Lite Lager | 2.9
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 April 19, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: February 14, 2022<br> $3.35 <br> The beer pours a translucent straw gold colour with a short lived white head that quickly becomes a film. The aroma is weak caramel, light grass, noble hop notes, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malts, light hoppy notes and a nice balance between the two. The finish is lightly bitter. |
May 2, 2022 12:34:05 PM |
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661 | Cowbell Brewing Sugar Plum Sour | Canada | Wild Ale | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 5.10% <br> Canned On: October 10, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> March 11, 2022<br> $2.33<br> The beer pours a hazed golden colour with a weak thin head which doesn’t last very long, a few seconds at most. The aroma was tart fruit, cereal grains, and yeast. The mouthfeel was thin bodied, and carbonation was on the weak side. The flavour is light grains, light cream, and tart cherries with a light bitter finish. I enjoyed the flavour. |
Mar 29, 2022 11:26:48 AM |
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662 | Cowbell Brewing White Mocha - Coffee Chocolate Nitro White Stout | Canada | Coffee Stout | 3.1
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 December 29, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV<br> Canned On: September 23, 2022<br> $3.95<br> The beer is a hazed reddish gold colour with a weak white head that disappears within seconds. The aroma is milk chocolate and coffee. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, coffee, and yeast. The milk chocolate notes in the aroma are completely absent to my taste buds. |
May 6, 2023 10:05:31 PM |
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663 | Crazy Beard Wild Apple Ale | Canada | Fruit Beer | 1.5
Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3 473ml can <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #3 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 16, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with absolutely no head. The aroma is apple, grains and acidic notes. The mouthfeel is weak bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is apple juice and alcohol. There is yeast, barley malt, water and apple in the ingredients.....but no hops. |
May 17, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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664 | Creemore Springs Altbier | Canada | Altbier | 3.1
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> Bottled on August 15, 2012 <br> August 24, 2012 <br> The beer pours a copper colour with a thin white head. The aroma was yeast, grains, and some herbal hoppiness. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is slightly sweet, some yeastiness, and some grains. Canadian Altbiers tend to be good, but never great |
Aug 25, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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665 | Creemore Springs Boundless IPA / Creemore Springs Session IPA | Canada | IPA | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 20oz draught <br> 5.1% ABV<br> Mick E. Fynn’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 27, 2019<br> $7.74<br> The beer pours a hazy gold colour with a creamy white head which laces well. The aromas are tropical fruit, pine, grapefruit, weak spices, and grass. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grapefruit, grains, and a hint of some tropical sweetness like pineapple. All in all a solid ale from a traditional lager brewer. |
Sep 28, 2019 09:16:28 AM |
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666 | Creemore Springs Helles Blonde Lager / Creemore Springs Helles Light Lager | Canada | Helles / Dortmunder | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Best Before: August 19, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> May 30, 2020<br> $3.30<br> The beer pours a translucent and highly effervescent straw gold colour with a thin 1” snow white head which doesn’t leave a lot of lacing. The aroma is biscuit malt, yeast, and some spicy hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal and biscuit malt, some fruity sweetness, and a nice little hop bite in the finish. |
May 31, 2020 12:07:31 PM |
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667 | Creemore Springs K-W Oktoberfest Beer | Canada | Marzen / Oktoberfest | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 625ml bottle <br> 5.4% (as marked on bottle) <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 18, 2014 <br> The beer pours a transklucent orange gold with a thin snow white head. The aroma was light fruits, grains and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour starts out slightly sweet and malty before the grains come through and a lightly bitter finish. |
Sep 19, 2014 12:00:00 PM |
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668 | Creemore Springs Kellerbier | Canada | Kellerbier | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 20oz draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 28, 2010 <br> The beer appeared a hazy golden orange colour with a thick creamy white head that lasted a while. The aroma was grainy malt, with some floral hops in the mix. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was primarily grainy malt, with some citrusy sweetness in the finish. |
May 28, 2010 12:00:00 PM |
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669 | Creemore Springs Lot 9 Pilsner / Creemore Springs Crisp Pilsner | Canada | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 13, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is cereal grains, yeast, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, and hops. Better than the traditional pilsner was in my opinion. |
Apr 13, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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670 | Creemore Springs Pale Wheat | Canada | American Wheat | 3.1
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 4.50% ABv <br> LCBO # 255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> November 20, 2018 <br> $3.20<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed effervescent gold colour with a generous white bubbly head which takes a few moments to recede to a film. The aroma is light wheat, stale grains, light citrus, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet wheat, musty hops, and yeast. Certainly not the best version of the style. |
Nov 20, 2018 12:00:00 PM |
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671 | Creemore Springs Premium Lager | Canada | Vienna / Amber Lager | 2.9
Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 August 25, 2007<br> Kelsey’s Roadhouse (Milton, Ontario, Canada – 45 Chisholm Drive<br> 592ml draught<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Kegged On: Unknown<br> $5.80<br> The beer was a beautiful coppery colour with a one finger head. The aroma was very faint to non-existant. Disappointing to say the least. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was mild, a little malty and a little bitter. I may try this beer again. |
Nov 12, 2024 12:10:54 AM |
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672 | Creemore Springs Schwarzbier | Canada | Schwarzbier | 3.9
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 November 24, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.70% ABV <br> Canned On: October 20, 2022<br> $3.40<br> The beer pours an opaque black colour with a creamy tan head that lasts a few seconds but doesn’t lace well. The aroma is chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is milk chocolate, light coffee, and the finish is mildly bitter. |
Dec 1, 2022 03:16:14 PM |
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673 | Creemore Springs Traditional Pilsner | Canada | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 2.9
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 12, 2008 <br> The poured a translucent gold colour with a generous head that quickly disippates. The aroma was very malty with some slight hoppish hints. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was very grainy, with very little bitterness. |
Mar 12, 2008 02:48:12 PM |
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674 | Creemore Springs UrBock | Canada | Bock | 4.2
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 341ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 10, 2008 <br> The beer poured a translucent dark red, with brownish hints, and little or no head. The aroma was sweet malt, with a hint of hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet dark malt, some chocolatey tones, and a little hoppish bitterness. |
Oct 10, 2008 01:32:10 PM |
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675 | Crest Super | United Kingdom | Strong Lager | 1.2
Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2 May 5, 2012<br> LCBO Outlet #568 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Atrium On Bay)<br> 500ml can <br> 10.0% ABV <br> $3.30 <br> The beer poured a translucent gold colour with a generous, but short-lived off-white head. The aroma was grainy malt, phenol, and cold wet metal. The mouthfeel was light bodied with medium carbonation. Primary flavour was alcohol, and quite sweet. Better than Faxe 10%, but as far as 'good' beer is concerned, this is NOT on the list. |
Apr 15, 2022 11:55:12 AM |