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

November 30, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV<br> Canned On: September 8, 2022<br> $3.95<br> The bee pours an amber-hued gold colour with a weak short-lived head. Lacing is also weak. The aroma is toasted malt, light caramel, and floral hops. Smells good. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is ligt toast and caramel, but there’s a nagging tanginess that takes over the finish.

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

November 29, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.3% ABV<br> Canned On: January 13, 2022<br> $4.85<br> The beer pours a hazed gold colour with a one inch frothy white cap that doesn’t last as long as I wanted it to. The aroma is funky grains, yeast, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was tart and funky, not much else to say.

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

November 28, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV<br> $3.75<br> The beer pours an opaque black colour with a short-lived tan coloured head which laces decently. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and milk chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is chocolate, nuts, and roasted malt. Finish is mildly bitter

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

November 27, 2022 <br> Gift <br> 355ml can <br> 4.50% ABV <br> $0.00<br> The beer pours a hazy gold colour with a snow white bubbly cap. The aroma is grassy malt, light tropical fruit, yeast, and plenty of earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains with light citrus notes, followed by a light bitter finish.

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

November 26, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> $3.80<br> One of the first craft beers I tried many many years was the Nickel Brook Green Apple Pilsener. I think that beer is long gone now. This Apple IPA pours a heavily hazed gold colour with a short lived white head which leaves decent lacing. The aroma is grassy malts, light yeast, citrus, and there is a weak hint of apple. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a balance between the tart apple notes, and the grassy malt. The finish is more tart than bitter.

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

November 25, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.50% ABV <br> Best Before: July 21, 2023 <br> $3.06<br> From the 2022 McAuslan Gift Pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a dark brown with a generous bubbly brown head which sticks around a few moments. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is somewhat chalky, medium to full bodied, and carbonation is average. The flavour is well balanced between the milk chocolate and coffee notes.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

November 25, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.20% ABV <br> Best Before: December 23, 2023 <br> $3.06<br> From the 2022 McAuslan Gift Pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a solid black with a creamy brown head which quickly recedes to a ring. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, with hints of alcohol and wood as well. The mouthfeel is creamy and full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, anise, and woody notes with a nice bitter finish.

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.

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

November 23, 2022 <br> 355ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> $0.00<br> The beer pours a hazed gold with a loose bubbly head that quickly dies. The aroma is grainy malt, light yeast, and a weak herbal hop note. The mouthfeel is slightly creamy, medium bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt with some unexpected tanginess and a mild bitter finish

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

November 23, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.70% ABV <br> Canned On: June 2, 2022<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a lightly hazed amber with a fairly thin bubbly cap which doesn’t lace. The aroms is toasded malt, caramel, and weak musty hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light caramel, weak citrus, and the finish is lightly bitter.

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

November 21, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.50% ABV <br> Best Before: March 23, 2023 <br> $3.06 <br> From the 2022 McAuslan Gift Pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a dark brownish-black with a bubbly tan coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a nice balance between the roasted malt and coffee flavours with the citrusy hops notes. Finish is mildly bitter.

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

November 20, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Best Before: December 31, 2025 <br> $8.95<br> The 2022 Birthday beer. The beer pours a transparent copper colour with a creamy tan head which quickly recedes to a filmy ring. The aroma is light caramel, raisins, and alcohol. The mouthfeel is creamy, full bodied and carbonation is average. The flavour is quite different from the aroma and quite different from past vintages with notes of wood, and citrus zest dominating. The caramel is present, but way in the back.

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

November 11, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Canned On: August 25, 2022<br> $4.45<br> The beer pours a hazed gold colour with a creamy thin white cap.that provides minimal lacing. The aroma is grassy malts, with yeast and a light citrus punch in the mix. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grains, some resinous tones, and light citrus. The finish was quite bitter.

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

November 9, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 26, 2022 <br> $4.49<br> The beer pours an opaque orange colour with a bubbly off-white head which disappears and leaves minimal lacing. The aroma is fruit forward with notes of mango and peach backed by hints of grass and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, hints of mango and peach, and a mild bitter finish.

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

November 7, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Canned On: September 22, 2022<br> $4.49<br> The beer pours an opaque orange-gold colour with a thin bubbly white cap which leaves a little lacing on the way down. The aroma is bready malt, light yeast, and lots of tropical citrus notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malts, some bitter hoppish notes, and balanced by a fruity sweetness. Quite good.

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

November 7, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.8% ABV <br> Canned On: September 30, 2022<br> $4.49<br> The beer pours a hazed golden orange with floaties galore and a thin white cap. Lacing is good. The aroma is grass, light yeasty, and then a bunch of tropical fruit flavours punch you in the nose. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a balance between tropical fruit and grassy malts with a mild bitter finish.

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

November 4, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Canned On: August 9, 2022<br> $4.25<br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a creamy brown head which leaves a little lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolale, and a hint of maple sugar. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is heavy on the dark chocolate notes with coffee in a backup role and maple in the finish.

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

November 3, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a brownish-Black colour with a thin bubbly brown head which leaves a little lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is coffee and chocolate, with hints of soy sauce in the finish. The finish ruins this beer.

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

November 3, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.4% ABV <br> Canned On: August 9, 2022<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours an opaque gold with a pillowy white head that leaves a lot of lacing. The aroma is grains, citrus, tropical fruits, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and average carbonation. The flavour is like the aroma with a bitter finish.

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

November 1, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Canned On: September 11, 2022<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a bubbly brown head. Lacing is good. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a nice mixture of dark chocolate and citrus, with a tangy finish.

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

October 27, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Canned On: May 1, 2022<br> $3.10<br> The beer pours a reddish-gold colour with a bubbly light tan head which lasts a few minutes. Lacing is decent. The aroma is light rye, weak spices, freash bread, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is rye malt, a light peppery spice, and a light bitter finish. There is a hint of whiskey in the taste, but nothing overbearing.

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

October 24, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: February 16, 2022<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a highly effervescent golden red with a generous white head. The aroma was grass, sugar, and berries. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was artificial berry sweetness with a medicinal finish.

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

October 17, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Canned On: September 7, 2022<br> $4.35<br> The beer pours a translucent orange gold with a thin off-white head. The aroma is dominated by notes of pumpkin pie and spices but grassy malt and musty hops can be detected. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light grass backed up by some light pumpkin spice notes. Finish is mildly bitter.

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

October 17, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.4% ABV <br> Canned On: September 7, 2022<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a very dark brown colour with a medium brown coloured cap. The cap is short-lived but leaves a little lacing. The aroma is coffee, roasted malt, dark chocolate, and pumpkin pie. The mouthfeel is slightly creamy, full-bodied, and carbonation is average. The flavour is a nice balance between coffee and pumpkin pie.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Brewed in Canada by Stroh Canada (at Sleeman)<br> October 11, 2022<br> Beer Store #2003 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Millside Drive)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Canned On: July 6, 2022<br> $2.15<br> The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with a short-lived generous white head. Effervescence is high while lacing is minimal. The aroma is metallic in nature with hints of grains, herbal hops, and weak yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is surprisingly better than the aroma with notes of grass, yeast and a bitter hoppy finish.