Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
1851 Railway City Dragon Berry Pilsner Canada Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.8

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

500ml draught <br> 4.4% ABV <br> I tried this beer on March 18, 2011 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a clear pale gold with a this white ring for a head. The aroma was grainy malt, floral hops, sour cream, and weak fruits. The mouthfeel was meddium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, milk, weak hops, ad a hint of sweet fruit. The 'milky' aroma and taste is a turn off!

Mar 18, 2011
12:00:00 PM
1852 Railway City Express India Session Lager Canada Pale Lager 3.4

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.80&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: October 31, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 22, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.69&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent light straw colour with a generous white head which slowly recedes to a white film. The aroma is very citrusy, grapefruit in particular with hints of light spices and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is more grass than citrus with a bitter citrusy hop finish. Enjoyable.

Nov 22, 2018
12:00:00 PM
1853 Railway City Honey Bee'lixer Canada Brown Ale 3.3

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

750ml bottle swing top bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 14, 2012 <br> Beer pours a mahogany colour with a thin tan ring for a head. Aroma is nutty malt, caramel, and weak hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour has the honey in it, some tart fruit notes, along with some grass and a weak bitter finish. Not bad, but I wouldn't try it a second time.

Dec 13, 2012
12:00:00 PM
1854 Railway City Iron Spike Blonde Ale Canada Blonde Ale 2.7

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.3% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 10, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent red-hued golden colour with almost no head. A white ring and heavy effervescence persisted throughout. The aroma was milky sugar, grains, and floral hops. The flavour was grainy malt and some weak hoppy tones. An alright beer, but nothing spectacular.

Nov 10, 2010
12:00:00 PM
1855 Railway City Juice Caboose Canada IPA 3.4

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

473ml can<br> 6.8% ABV<br> Canned On: September 9, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> February 14, 2021<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a pale gold colour, some effervescence, and topped by a huge creamy off-white head which lasts several minutes and leaves generous lacing. The aroma is light citrus with hints of pineapple and mango, cereal grains, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet fruit and grains up front, and an oily bitter finish in the end.

Feb 15, 2021
12:39:23 AM
1856 Railway City Jumbo Canada Imperial IPA 3.7

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

473ml can <br> 6.8% ABV <br> Canned On: October 7, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> January 21, 2022<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a dark gold colour with a thick rocky off-white head which lasts a few minutes. Lacing is prevalent down the sides of the glass. The aroma is grainy malts, yeast, and citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is malted grains, caramel, and citrus. The new recipe is slightly better than the old recipe in my opinion…..but what do I know about beer?

Feb 14, 2022
02:30:07 AM
1857 Railway City Orange CreamsicAle Canada Cream Ale 2.4

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.8&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: February 28, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; Gift &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazed orange gold colour with a thin white film for a head. There appears to be pulp in the film. The aroma is grains, light yeast, oranges, and weak spicy hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is watered down orange juice with some alcohol in the mix. This is nothing like the CreamSicles I enjoyed as a kid. I am very disappointed.

May 7, 2019
11:10:07 PM
1858 Railway City Playa Cerveza Canada Pale Lager 3.0

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

473ml can <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Canned On: May 7, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #631 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Thompson)<br> October 14, 2021<br> $3.35<br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a bubbly white head which disappears within a minute or two. There is mild effervescence. The aroma is cereal malt, light corn, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is malty with a hint of saltiness. Goes down easily but not something I would drink regularly

Oct 25, 2021
12:47:50 PM
1859 Railway City Sham-Bock Canada Bock 3.4

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

330ml draught <br> 6.8% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on March 9, 2012 at "c'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer was poured a translucent dark burgundy colour with a thin white ring of a head. Aroma was sweet fruits like plums with hints of caramel, molasses, and grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet and fruity...almost fruity enough to be a turnoff. Flavour has similarities to their Dragonberry pilsner. It's certainly a sham if you ask me.

Mar 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
1860 Railway City The Witty Traveller Canada American Wheat 3.5

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

473ml can <br> 4.2% ABV (as written on can) <br> Summerhill LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 23, 2015 <br> The beer pours a very hazy lemonade colour with a rocky snow white head. The aroma is citrus, wheat, cloves, yeast, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is wheat, pepper, yeast, and cloves. I like it, quite refreshing and would make a great summer session beer.

Jul 24, 2015
12:00:00 PM
1861 Railway City Twice Checked Canada Porter 3.9

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 7

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.20&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: November 6, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 12, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.69&#60;br&#62; Only 6 days old, the freshest beer I’ve had from the LCBO in forever&#33; The beer pours a coca-cola brown with a fluffy light brown cap which quickly devolves to a rocky film. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, cherries and anise. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, and average carbonation. The flavour is not very b itter for a porter with the sweetness of the cherries cutting through the bitterness of the roasted malt and coffee flavours. This is the best Railway City beer I’ve tried in years.

Nov 12, 2018
12:00:00 PM
1862 Rainhard Brewing Dark Fire Canada Stout 3.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

340ml Draught &#60;br&#62; 7.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 14, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;7.30&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with a medium brown creamy head. The peppery aroma of the scotch bonnets hits you right away before noting that there are also notes of roasted malt, coffee and bourbon. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is hot and spicy with the peppery notes up front, and notes of bourbon, coffee and chocolate in the finish. The description lists chocolate and coconut but my palate detects no coconut and very little chocolate, nonetheless a very well done beer.

Dec 15, 2018
12:53:15 PM
1863 Rainhard Brewing From Beyond Canada IPA 3.7

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

September 13, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: July 19, 2022<br> $3.85<br> The beer pours a hazed orange-gold colour with a short-lived fluffy cap that slowly recedes to a surface film. The aroma is grains, tropical fruit, musty hops, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a nice melding of tropical fruit sweetness and grassy malts. The finish is bitter, but weak.

Nov 5, 2022
06:19:48 PM
1864 Rainhard Brewing Kapow!* Canada IPA 3.4

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

473ml can&#60;br&#62; 6.5&#37; ABV&#60;br&#62; Canned On: March 7, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; May 10, 2019&#60;br&#62; Gift&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a slightly hazed light gold with a thin rocky film for a cap. Plenty of microbubbles keeping the head alive. The aroma is bread, melons, citrus, light pine hints, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. There is a definite flavour punch with strong citrus flavours up front, some grainy malt in back, and more bitter citrusy hops on the finish. Very enjoyable.

May 10, 2019
11:40:10 PM
1865 Rainhard Brewing Smarch Weather Canada Marzen / Oktoberfest 3.9

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

340ml draught &#60;br&#62; 5.40&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 16, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;5.53&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a translucent scarlet red colour with a thin white head which didn’t stick around. Lacing was minimal. The aroma was caramel, earthy hops, and grass. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was as the aroma would indicate. A nice balance between the caramel sweetness and the hoppy finish.

Nov 17, 2018
12:00:00 PM
1866 Rainhard Brewing Sweetback's Canada Milk Stout 3.2

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: November 11, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #411 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Wellesley&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 30, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.55&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very dark brownish-black with a 1” foamy cap which recedes quickly, quite sad for a stout. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, and that soy sauce note. No noticeable chocolate aromas for this one. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is balanced between the coffee and nutty malty notes. There is a hint of some sweetness, but it is not very strong.

Nov 30, 2019
05:23:30 PM
1867 Rainhard Brewing True Grit Canada Saison 2.9

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

15oz draught <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent light metallic gold colour with a white ring for a head. The aroma is Funk, yeast, floral hops, and grains. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grass, funk, yeast, and weak spices.

Dec 2, 2015
12:00:00 PM
1868 Rally Backcountry Canada Lager 3.0

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

May 1, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 30, 2022<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a clear, light golden colour with a weak white head. Effervescence is high. The aroma is grassy and bready malts with noblish hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy with some salinity. The finish is lightly bitter.

May 21, 2023
10:05:07 PM
1869 Rally Extra Mile (Low-Cal) Session IPA Canada IPA 2.5

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

April 5, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 3.5% ABV <br> Canned On: September 8, 2021<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a hazed yellow colour with a generous white bubbly head which lasts a few minutes before finishing as a long lasting film on top. The aroma is bready grains, lots of orangy citrus notes, and yeast. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is not to my liking. It tastes like a weak iced tea with cereal malts mixed in. A bit overpriced at $3.15 for a 355ml can if you ask me (and you may not be aware of it…but you did ask!)

Apr 12, 2022
10:02:42 AM
1870 Rally Golden Ale Canada Blonde Ale 2.9

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

April 19, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.9% ABV <br> Canned On: February 1, 2022<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a very hazed orange gold colour with a generous off white head that produces some light lacing. The aroma is grassy malts, light caramel, and light citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt and a tart tanginess, with the tanginess quickly coming to the forefront. No discernible hop bitterness whatsoever.

May 2, 2022
12:31:57 PM
1871 Red Stripe Jamaica Lager 2.2

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 27, 2010 <br> Brewed under license by Moosehead Brewery in Canada <br> The beer poured a translucent medium gold colour with a very thin white head that lasted for a few minutes. The aroma was grainy malt and weak hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was more grainy malt with a hint of hops.

Apr 27, 2010
12:00:00 PM
1872 Redline Clutch Canada American Pale Ale 3.6

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

18oz draught <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 2, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a thin white film for a head. The aroma was weak citrus, grains, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was weak grapefruit, grassy notes, earthy flavours and spice in the finish.

Dec 2, 2015
12:00:00 PM
1873 Refined Fool And Then Bernice Flipped The Canasta Table Canada Imperial IPA 3.4

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

December 5, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.2% ABV <br> Canned On: August 25, 2022<br> $3.99<br> The beer pours a hazed orange gold colour with a short-lived bubbly head. Lacing is minimal. The aroma is grainy malt, citrus, light yeast, and some musty hops. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt with a hint of fruity sweetness. Unfortunately, the alcohol taste is not well hidden.

Apr 23, 2023
02:56:25 PM
1874 Refined Fool Antique Peepshow Canada IPA 3.8

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

December 7, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 6, 2022<br> $3.99<br> The beer pours a translucent rust colour with a generous off-white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. The aroma is grassy malt, caramel, pine, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grapefruit heavy with notes of toasted malt and caramel.

Apr 23, 2023
03:45:23 PM
1875 Refined Fool Catstronaut Session Hazy IPA Canada IPA 3.6

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

December 23, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.5% ABV<br> Canned On: September 20, 2022<br> $4.49<br> The beer pours a hazed citrus gold with some floaties, and topped with a generous white head. The aroma is grainy malts, light fruit, some fresh berry notes, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, citrus, some tropical fruit notes, and followed by a light bitter finish.

May 6, 2023
09:28:09 PM