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

473ml can<br> 4.8% ABV<br> Best Before: February 5, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge / Eglinton)<br> December 31, 2019<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a very hazy orange-gold with a huge white bubbly head which doesn’t last very long. The aroma is stale grains, tropical citrus, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is fruity of front with hints of papaya and passion fruit, and the finish is more grapefruit. Not a bad beer but not something I would try again.

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

473ml can <br> 5.3%<br> Canned On: October 21, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 30, 2019<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a very hazed dark gold with plenty of effervescence supporting a half inch off white cap which sticks around. The aroma is grass, herbal hops, cream, and light fruit. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is where the team comes through. The flavour is grainy malt, tea, light cream, and weak apple tones. Not much bitterness in the finish.

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

500ml bottle<br> 5.30% ABV <br> Best Before: June 30, 2020<br> Gift<br> December 29, 2019<br> Gift<br> The beer pours a translucent amber-tinged gold with a thin creamy off-white head that lasts. The aroma is wheat, light caramel, floral hops, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour matches the aroma and is a typical German wheat beer flavour. It starts off with the wheat, followed by some light sweet fruity caramel notes, followed by a little citrusy bitterness, leading to a mild hoppy finish. A very well brewed Kristal hefeweizen

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: December 9, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> November 16, 2019<br> $3.40<br> The beer pours a solid coca-colour with a hugely generous dark brown head which quickly recedes to a 1” creamy cap. Good lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, vanilla, and light spices. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, light coffee and chocolate notes, with a peppery spicy finish.

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.

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

473ml <br> 5.0% ABV<br> Canned On: August 20, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 27, 2019<br> $3.25<br> 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.

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

473ml can<br> 5.2% ABV <br> Canned On: November 4, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #0457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge / Eglinton)<br> December 21, 2019<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a translucent red-tinged gold colour with a bubbly off-white head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is cereal grains and herbal hops. Maybe Angelica root has no odour. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, some tart spiciness, and weakly bitter finish. The tart spiciness lingers for a long while after the beer is finished.

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: November 3, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 20, 2019<br> $3.20<br> The beer pours a translucent mahogany colour with a generous brown cap which quickly recedes to a thin rocky film on the surface. The aroma is roasted malt, light chocolate, light caramel, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavour is balanced nicely between the slightly sweet chocolatey malt character and the bitter hop finish. Another sold lager from Caledon Hills.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Best Before: July 31, 2020 <br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 14, 2019<br> $3.75<br> The beer pours a solid black colour, with some translucence around the edges, topped by a medium brown creamy cap. The aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is more sweet than bitter with hints of roasted malt, chocolate milk, and a very weak bitter finish. Goes down easy but nothing special.

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

355ml can<br> 6.0% ABV<br> Canned On: October 2, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 14, 2019<br> $3.98<br> The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a thin creamy brown head that doesn’t last very long. The aroma is roasted malt, soy sauce, weak coffee, and anise. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, chalky, and with average carbonation. The flavour is bitter coffee, dark chocolate, and some nutty tones. Like the ‘Sweet Spot’ I find this to be a bit bitter for my liking.

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

500ml bottle<br> 6.8% ABV<br> Best Before: December 18, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 8, 2019<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a translucent coca-cola colour with a creamy light brown head which lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, average carbonation, and as stated previously….chalky in a way. The flavours are similar to the aroma with notes of roasted malt, rich coffee, and dark chocolate. A solid effort.

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

355ml can<br> 9.7% ABV <br> Canned On: October 3, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 9, 2019<br> $3.98<br> The beer pours a translucent coca-cola colour when held to strong white light with a creamy generous light brown head which lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, and soy sauce. The moutrhfeel is full bodied, creamy and chalky, with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla with a bitter finish. Very drinkable.

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

473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV<br> Best Before: May 2, 2020 <br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 9 ,2019<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a 1” off-white foamy head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is nutmeg, cinnamon, grass, yeast, and earthy hops. There are some off aromas as well such as sweat and wet cardboard. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt and spices up front with a weak bitter hop finish

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.80% ABv <br> Best Before: December 31, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza) December 9, 2019<br> $7.25<br> The beer pours a translucent red-tinged gold colour with a thin white ring for a cap. The aroma is citrus, grains, musty hops, and weak tropical notes. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very IPA like, hop forward with notes of tropical fruit balanced by a malty grassy sweetness and finishing with a strong hoppy bitterness. Not a lot of ‘spice’ in the beer for me/

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

500ml bottle (br> 6.0% ABV<br> Best Before: May 31, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 9, 2019<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a translucent mahogany colour with a thin creamy tan coloured cap which lasts throughout. The aroma is dark fruit like raisins or plums, molasses, grass, and earthy hops. Smells quite good actually. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is not as good as the smell. While only 6%, the alcohol can be detected along with notes of bread, yeast, and weak sweetness. It’s not bad, but not something I would try again.

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

Bottle #062081<br> 500ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Best Before: December 31, 2029<br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 7, 2019<br> $7.95<br> The beer pours a translucent rust colour with a creamy tan coloured head which lasts for several minutes. Effervescence is high. The aroma is caramel, bread, dark fruit, and yeast. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by the sweet notes of caramel and molasses with hints of burnt wood and hops in the background. Not as good as other vintages, but still a very good beer.

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

473ml can <br> 4.3% ABV <br> Canned On: November 19, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #411 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Wellesley)<br> December 7, 2019<br> $3.00<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a creamy short lived light brown cap. The aroma is roasted malt, light hints of coffee, and weak soy sauce and vanilla notes. I hope it tastes better than it smells. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, and chicoree with a weak bitter finish. For a 4.3% stout, it comes across as pretty weak.

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

2018 Vintage<br> 750ml bottle<br> 5.6% ABV <br> Best Before: January 3, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 6, 2019<br> $11.95<br> I had a chance to try a shot glass of the original Alexander many moons ago and it was quite good, but not enough to rate. The cork says this is a 2018 bottle. It pours a beautiful translucent cherry red with a tan coloured cap and plenty of bubble to keep that cap alive. Aroma is vinegar, cherries, wood, and yeast. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with above average carbonation, and a ‘dry’ mouthfeel as well. Flavour starts off with sweet cherry notes, before giving way to tart cherries, vinegar, and burnt wood. The burnt wood flavour lingers on long afterwards. This beer is dangerously VERY drinkable.

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

473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: November 11, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #411 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Wellesley)<br> November 30, 2019<br> $3.55<br> 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.

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

473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Canned On: October 28, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #411 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Wellesley)<br> November 30, 2019<br> $3.35<br> The beer pours a dark coca-cola colour with a thin bubbly brown head which recedes slowly to a thin ring, and laces nicely. The aroma is coffee, roasted malt, and some dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is coffee, coffee, and more coffee with some hints of anise in the mix. If you like coffee, you will probably like this.

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

473ml can<br> 4.0% ABV<bv> Best Before: January 20, 2020 <br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill)<br> November 28, 2019<br> $2.60<br> The beer pours a translucent shiny yellow with a short-lived bubbly white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is very “Wink” like (for those who don’t know, Wink was a grapefruit flavoured soft drink in the 1970s and 80s) with some weak grains. No real hops that I can discern. The mouthfeel is light bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is quite grainy, not a lot of grapefruit to be found. Still, add Alcool to a bottle of Wink, and this is the resulting child!

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

355ml can<br> 6.2% ABV<br> Canned On: October 3, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> November 27, 2019<br> $3.98<br> The beer pours a dark coca-cola colour with a generous brown foamy cap. The aroma is coffe, roasted malt, nutty malt, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavour is definitely iced coffee and roasted malt with hints of vanilla and soy sauce. The finish is a little more bitter than anticipated. Not a bad beer, but too bitter for my liking.

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

473ml can<br> 6.2% ABV<bv> Canned On: September 18, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill)<br> November 23, 2019<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a hazed metallic gold colour with a 1” white bubbly head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is biscuit malt, weak herbal hops, and weak citrus fruit. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very similar to the aroma with the biscuit malt dominating the caramel and citrusy hop notes. The finish is weakly bitter. I was expecting more from this based on local word of mouth.

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

473ml can<br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: August 30, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #0457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge / Eglinton)<br> November 23, 2019<br> $3.35<br> The beer pours a hazy dark gold colour with plenty of effervescence and a short lived bubbly white head which recedes to a white film. The aroma is grainy malt and herbal hops. Certainly not a lot going on in the aroma. The mouthfeel is m3dium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour profile matches the aroma with the grainy malt being the up front flavour and the finish being mildly bitter.

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

473ml can <br> 8.4% Abv<br> Canned On: September 13, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #0457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge / Eglinton)<br> November 23, 2019<br> $3.45<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed reddish-gold colour with a 1” off-white head which lasted a couple of minutes. The aroma is pine, grapefruit, cereal, and some mustiness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between the citrusy grapefruit and malty caramel notes, and has a bitter finish. There is also an alcohol warminf effect as this beer goes down the hatch. Well done in my opinion.