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251 Bellwoods Jelly King (Mango, Guava, and Passionfruit) Canada Wild Ale 3.4

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

April 22, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Bottled On: February 17, 2022 <br> $7.50<br> The beer pours a very hazed golden orange colour with a generous white bubbly head that quickly recedes and provides minimal lacing. The aroma is grains, tart citrus, mango, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation, and quite puckering. The flavour is dominated by the tart fruit notes which eventually give way to light citrus notes. The finish is more tart than bitter.

May 2, 2022
12:44:07 PM
252 Bellwoods Jelly King (Plum) Canada Wild Ale 3.9

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

December 30, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.60% ABv <br> Bottled On: September 21, 2022<br> $7.50<br> The beer pours a highly hazed pink with a long lasting white creamy cap. The aroma is grassy malt, tart fruit, vinegar, funk, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is tart plums and vinegar. The finish is more tart than bitter,

May 6, 2023
10:11:06 PM
253 Bellwoods Jelly King (Raspberry & Blackberry) Canada Wild Ale 3.8

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Bottled On: December 17, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> April 8, 2021<br> $7.50<br> The beer pours a solid dark pink colour with a thin bubbly head which recedes quickly to a fine film on the surface. Lacing is erratic, but present. The aroma is tart fruit, vinegar, yeast, and grainy malts. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and amply carbonated. Flavour mimics the aroma with grains and tart fruit. Another solid Bellwoods beer

Apr 8, 2021
10:22:08 AM
254 Bellwoods Jelly King (Strawberry Rhubarb) Canada Wild Ale 2.9

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Bottled On: June 4, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> August 23, 2021<br> $7.50<br> The beer pours an extremely hazed medium gold colour, reddish highlights, with a thin white head that eventually becomes a ring. The lacing is decent . The aroma is cereal malts, tart fruits, and yeast. Not a lot of hop aroma here. The mouthfeel was light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malt, tart fruit, and yeast. The beer describes itself as Strawberry Rhubarb but I detect neither in the aroma or the flavour and having made dozens of Strawberry Rhubarb pies over the years, I know strawberry rhubarb quite well.

Aug 29, 2021
05:33:46 PM
255 Bellwoods Jelly King (Tangerine) Canada Wild Ale 3.8

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

March 13, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Bottled On: November 28, 2022<br> $7.50<br> The beer pours a beautiful semi-translucent orange with absolutely no head. The aroma is sweet tangerine, yeast, funk, and vinegary notes. The mouthfeel is light bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is funky yeast, tart tangerines, and finishes with a salty vinegary note.

May 21, 2023
12:33:39 PM
256 Bellwoods Jutsu Canada American Pale Ale 4.2

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.6&#37; ABv &#60;br&#62; Canned On: March 9, 2020 &#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #568 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Atrium On Bay&#41; &#60;br&#62; March 22, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.50&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very hazy light orange gold with a short-lived large bubbly head. The aroma is tropical fruit, musty hops, and biscuit malt. It’s definitely juicy. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is equally fruity with the grains and bitterness very well hidden. This could become a favourite.

Mar 23, 2020
12:29:23 PM
257 Bellwoods Lost River Porter Canada Baltic Porter 4.4

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

16oz draught <br> 7.7% ABV (as marked on menu) <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 27, 2014 <br> $7.50<br> The beer is poured in a tulip glass a solid black colour with a 1" creamy brown head. Aroma is strong coffee, dark fruits, and a hint of chocolate. The mouthfeel is full bodied, with average carbonation. Flavour is a nice melding of the coffee, roast and dark fruit flavours, with a mild bitterness in the finish. An excellent way to start the evening.

Feb 27, 2014
12:00:00 PM
258 Bellwoods Monogamy (Citra) Canada American Pale Ale 3.5

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

April 14, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.4% ABV <br> Canned On: January 14, 2022<br> $5.00<br> The beer pours a very cloudy pale yellow with a weak white head that doesn’t last and leaves only a slight bit of lacing. The aroma is grassy malts and light citrus notes. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malts, followed by some orange citrus notes light yeast, and a light bitter finish

May 2, 2022
10:58:03 AM
259 Bellwoods Monogamy (Mosaic) Canada American Pale Ale 3.5

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

March 6, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.4% ABV <br> Canned On: November 11, 2022<br> $5.00<br> The beer pours an opaque pale gold colour with a thin white bubbly head that lasts. The aroma is grainy malt, yeast, and sweet fuit notes (grapes and citrus). The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrus and grains with a light bitter finish.

May 7, 2023
02:31:51 PM
260 Bellwoods Phantom Limb Canada Abbey Tripel 3.7

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

16oz draught <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 9, 2014 <br> $6.95<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a long lasting white head. The aroma is grains, yeast, spices, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with slightly above average carbonation. Flavour is slightly sweet, grainy, with yeast and sugar notes.

Apr 9, 2014
12:00:00 PM
261 Bellwoods Roman Candle Canada IPA 3.7

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.8% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 5, 2014 <br> $10.40<br> The beer poured a golden orange colour, hazy, with a half inch tan cap. The aroma was cereal malts, citrus, and notes of caramel. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grapefruit, tropical fruit, yeast, and grass. Quite enjoyable.

Dec 5, 2014
12:00:00 PM
262 Bellwoods Toil And Trouble Canada Abbey Dubbel 3.6

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

16oz draught <br> 8.7% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 13, 2013 <br> $7.50<br> The beer was poured a solid reddish-brown with a thin white cap that lasted. The aroma was yeast, roasted malt, dark fruit, and caramel. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was bitter chocolate, yeast, and weak caramel. Quite good.

Dec 14, 2013
12:00:00 PM
263 Bellwoods Wizard Wolf Canada American Pale Ale 3.7

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

July 21, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can<br> 4.90% ABV <br> Canned On: May 19, 2022<br> $4.50<br> The beer pours a very hazed straw gold colour with a short lived white head. The aroma is bready malt, pine, tropical fruit, citrus, and yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grains and tropical citrus followed by a mild bitter finish.

Sep 20, 2022
03:13:48 PM
264 Bench Brewing Ball’s Falls Canada IPA 2.7

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

473ml can <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 3, 2017 <br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a hazed lemonade yellow pour with a very thin white head which quickly becomes lacing. The aroma is strong with grapefruity hops, pine notes, and cereal. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is weak, not a lot of citrus, not a lot of malt, and very little if any yeasty notes. Very disappointed after reading other reviews, and the lack of a legible date on the can makes me wonder if this is an older can.

Aug 3, 2017
12:00:00 PM
265 Bench Brewing Berry Fields Tart and Juicy Fruit Sour Canada Wild Ale 3.2

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

473ml can <br> 5.40% ABV <br> Canned On: July 19, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> December 20, 2021<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a hazed cherry red colour with a short-lived white bubbly head. The aroma is tart raspberry, biscuit malt, and yeast. The mouthfeel is light bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is all raspberry, both tart and sweet notes. It overpowers everything, and not in a good way.

Feb 13, 2022
03:28:34 AM
266 Bench Brewing Folklore On Cherries Canada Wild Ale 3.4

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

500ml bottle <br> 7.3% (as written on bottle)<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> November 16, 2020<br> $3.45<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed cherry red colour along with a lasting creamy tan coloured cap. The aroma is vinegar, tart cherries, yeast, and wet grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, puckering, and well carbonated. The flavour is dominated by the vinegar and tart cherry with yeasty notes and any hops well in the background

Nov 16, 2020
10:00:40 AM
267 Bench Brewing Green Fields Canada Wild Ale 3.3

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

473ml can&#60;br&#62; 4.60&#37; ABV&#60;br&#62; Canned On: May 1, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 11, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.45&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazed gold colour with a bubbly snow white cap that lasts a few minutes and leaves some decent lacing. The aroma is sour grains, yeast, and tart fruit. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is pucker up sour. Lots of tartness in this one.

Aug 11, 2020
09:06:11 PM
268 Bench Brewing Hopsters IPA Canada IPA 2.6

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

June 23, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.8% ABV <br> Canned On: April 6, 2022<br> $3.85<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a white bubbly head that only lasts a few minutes. The aroma is dominated by cereal grains and vomit. There is some light citrus, but not enough to make it favourable. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is much better than the aroma with light caramel notes, yeast, grassy malts and citrus. The finish is quite bitter.

Sep 20, 2022
12:25:38 PM
269 Bench Brewing Lincoln Lager Canada Helles / Dortmunder 3.0

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

473ml can <br> 4.4% ABV <br> Canned On: March 26, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> April 6, 2021<br> $3.30<br> The beer pours a pale straw gold colour with a short-lived white bubbly head which recedes to small islands. The aroma is light grassy malt, herbal hops, yeast, and a light peppery spice note. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between the maltiness and the hoppiness. A decent lager from a brewery that specializes is saisons and wild ales.

Apr 6, 2021
11:38:59 PM
270 Bench Brewing Mountainview Stout Canada Stout 3.6

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

473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: October 14, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> January 21, 2022 <br> $3.30 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin light brown head which actually gets a bit thicker within a couple of minutes of the pour. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma. Solid stout, no surprises. Considering that the brewery specializes in wild ales, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the stout.

Feb 14, 2022
02:05:15 AM
271 Bench Brewing Oaked Pilsner Canada Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.3

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

April 24, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #483B (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: March 13, 2023<br> $4.00<br> The beer pours a pale clear gold colour with a short-lived white head, and a lot of effervescence. The aroma is grains, musty hops, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, some herbal hoppiness, weak spice, and a little woodiness in the finish.

May 21, 2023
10:01:07 PM
272 Bench Brewing Short Hills Canada IPA 3.2

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

473ml can <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Canned On: July 21, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> August 23, 2021<br> $3.45<br> The beer pours a translucent light gold colour with a creamy white head which lingers. Effervescence is high, and lacing is decent. The aroma is cereal grains, light pine, yeast, citrus, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very grainy, with yeast notes, and a very tart fruity note that doesn’t fit the aroma or the rest of the flavour. Not something I would certainly try again.

Aug 29, 2021
05:22:21 PM
273 Bench Brewing Stone Road Canada Witbier 3.2

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: Unreadable&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; June 1, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.15&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a murky straw yellow colour with a thin white ring for a cap. The aroma is wheat, citrus, spices, and yeast. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is wheat malt, coriander, salt, citrus, and yeast. It really is your run of the mill witbier&#33;

Jun 2, 2019
12:35:02 PM
274 Bench Brewing Sun Daze Rose Canada Wild Ale 3.0

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

June 8, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0%<br> Canned On: March 2, 2022<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a pink-hued gold colour with floaties, and topped by a frothy white cap that lingers. The aroma is strawberry, cereal malts, funk, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, funk, light berries, and finishes with a weak bitterness.

Jun 20, 2022
02:54:54 PM
275 Bench Brewing Twenty Mile Farmhouse Ale Canada Saison 2.2

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.3&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: December 18, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; May 11, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.15&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a highly effervescent pale yellow colour with a generous bubbly head that lasts a couple of minutes. The aroma is funk, grass, earthy hops, and yeast. Not much in the way of citrus or fruity notes in the aroma. The aroma is medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is putrid&#33; The flavour is dominated by funky yeast and grains, and nothing good about either of them&#33; This brewery keeps missing the mark for me....and I like the town of Beamsville&#33;

May 12, 2019
12:51:12 PM