Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

January 11, 2009<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 550ml bottle<br> 7.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.60<br> The beer poured a coca-colour with a fluffy brown head. The aroma was dark roasted malt, bitter coffee hints, and some plums. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, with slightly high carbonation. The taste was bitter with molasses, coffee and maltiness throughout. A very good beer

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

January 7, 2009<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 4.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.50<br> The beer poured a very dark brown with a very thin, short-lived brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, some coffee, and some molasses. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied (weak for a stout) and mildly carbonated. The taste was bitter coffee, and watery. An alright beer, but unlikely to be tried again by me.

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

December 30, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 750ml bottle<br> 10.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: 2006 Vintage<br> $51.95<br> The beer poured a translucent pale brown with a bubbly, effervescent head that was fed by a constant stream of effervescence in the Deus flute. The aroma was earthy and yeasty with some citrusy hints in the mix. The mouthfeel was very light, and highly carbonated. The flavour was very malty and yeasty. No hint of alcohol in the taste, but I felt it in the head. Being 11.5%, I was expecting a far sweeter taste but was pleasantly surprised. I have to admit, at $51.95 before taxes, I would have hoped for elixer of the Gods.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

December 22, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 7.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $14.95<br> The beer poured a muddy brown with almost no head (although the bartender persisted that one he poured the previous night had a huge frothy head). The aroma was malt and a strong piney, citrusy scent. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour had a malt backbone with a very hoppy finish. An excellent beer.

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

December 22, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 8.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $14.95<br> The beer poured an opaque reddish-brown with a long lasting thick, foamy tan coloured head. The aroma was sweet malt, spices, and a small amount of hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with a high level of carbonation. The flavour was spicy, with some sweet malt, dark fruits, and a bitter finish.

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

December 22, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 8.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $11.95<br> The beer poured a pale gold with a thick, foamy, white head that lasted. The aroma was grainy malt, and a little honey. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour was more grainy malt, some milky tones, and a little honey. Nothing spectacular about this one.

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

December 16, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 4.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.85<br> The beer poured a dark brown/black with a thick light brown head that lasted. The aroma was roasted malt, licorice, and chocolate tones. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, slightly creamy, and mildly carbonated. The flavour was roasted malt, sour apples, and some anise.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

December 14, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 7.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.50<br> Part of the 'Old Scottish Ales' 4-pack. The beer poured a transparent muddy brown colour with a short-lived thin head. The aroma was very weak, but there were hints of sweet malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, and mildly carbonated. The flavour was bitter, and sweet. Hints of both spruce and pine come through with the malt. The ingredients do not list hops on the bottle - interesting.

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

December 14, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 6.500% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.50<br> Part of the 'Old Scottish Ales' 4-pack. The beer poured an opaque blackish-brown with a very thin head. The aroma was dark roasted malt, some dark fruit, and a little earthiness. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, dark fruit, some coffee/chocolate hints, and a dryish finish.

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

December 14, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.50<br> Part of the 'Old Scottish Ales' 4-pack . The beer poured a transparent light gold colour with almost no head. The aroma was extremely fruity with the gooseberries dominating the aroma. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was earthy, sour malts, and some hoppy bitterness in the finish.

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

December 13, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.50<br> Part of the 'Old Scottish Ales' 4-pack . The beer poured a clear, hazy medium gold colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grassy malt, some floral notes, and a slight skunky smell. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, medium carbonation. The taste is earthy, malty, with more of a sour finish than a bitter finish.

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

December 13, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 8.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $2.75<br> The beer poured a transparent reddish-brown with a very thin long lasting tan coloured head. The aroma was sweet caramel malt with a little hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, some caramel, some toffee, and little bit of a bitter finish.

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

December 9, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml can<br> 6.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $10.75<br> The beer poured a transparent dark brown with a thin light tan coloured head. The aroma was roasted malt, some hops (the bottle claims that they are the 'choicest' hops), some smoke and some caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and medium carbonated. The flavour is roasted caramel malt, some cinnamon, and a decent hop finish.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 8

December 9, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml can<br> 7.00%ABv<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $8.95<br> The cider poured a nice transparent reddish-gold with no head. The aroma was sour apples, pears, and raspberries. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with high carbonation. The flavour was fruity and sweet with a strong berry presence. I really enjoyed the taste of this. I almost felt guilty not having another 3-4 of them.

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

November 27, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml Bottle<br> 4.70% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.45<br> The beer poured a translucent reddish-gold with a bubbly tan coloured head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma was grainy and skunky and not at all appealing. Definitely an ESB. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and medium carbonation (despite the effervescence). The flavour was bitter with some grain and citrus notes thrown in.

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

November 27, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 5.60% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.05<br> The beer poured an opaque dark muddy brown colour with a 3/4" creamy tan coloured head that lasted throughout. The aroma was weak, but definitely had a roasted malt character to it. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was dominated by roasted malt tones, with some bitterness in the mix

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

November 27, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 355ml bottle<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $1.85<br> The back label has a similar feature to the Coors bottles with a silver icon that turns blue when cold. <br> <br> The beer poured a translucent golden-red with a small thin tan head. The aroma was very grainy, and some earthiness. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, with ample carbonation. The flavour was more grainy malt with some sourness at the end. Only slightly better than the Confederation Ale.

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

November 27, 2008 <br> Pizza Rustica (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 37 Blue Jays Way) <br> 16oz draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Kegged On: Unknown<br> $6.25 <br> The beer poured a translucent metallic red with no head at all. The aroma was a combination of grainy and sweet malt, with some floral hop tones weakly present. As stated by a couple of others, the mouthfeel was slightly watery, and not well carbonated. The flavour was rather bland with some grainy malt being the predominant flavour.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 6

1November 21, 2008<br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 12oz Bottle<br> 12.90%ABV (as marked on the bottle)<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $21.35<br> The beer poured a solid golden-brown with a thin light tan coloured head. The aroma was floral in nature with some sweet malt. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, creamily thick, with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, maple sugar, with a strong hop flavour. Unlike the 60min and 90min IPAs, this beer is way too sweet, having something of a barleywine feel to it.

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

November 21, 2008<br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 250ml bottle<br> 6.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $8.25<br> The beer poured a cloudy golden-orange colour with absolutely no head. The aroma was grainy malt, some must, and peppery tones. The Mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was full of spice with a nice balance between the malt and the hops. Definitely had a peppery taste and feel.

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

November 19, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 12oz bottle<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $7.95<br> The beer poured a translucent orange-red with a very thin very short-lived white head. The aroma was malty with pumpkin and spicy notes (cloves and nutmeg). The mouthfeel was medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour was primarily malty with some definite spiciness and a hop-laden finish. Better than the Great Lakes Pumpkin ale in my opinion.

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

November 19, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 355ml bottle<br> 5.30% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $6.80<br> The beer poured a clouded golden-orange into the glass with almost no head whatsoever. Effervescence was on display. The aroma was sour, and musty. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, with medium-carbonation....although that may have been lost in the pucker. The flavour was malty with some possible green apple hints. Very tart. Definitely worth trying.

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

November 13, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 10.50% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $10.95<br> The beer poured a dark brown with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma was candied sugar, maple, plums, raisins, and caramel. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, and medium carbonated. The flavour was SWEET. The alcohol was not all that noticeable, but the sugary taste was very dominant!

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

November 12, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 12oz Bottle<br> 6.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $2.35<br> The beer poured a translucent reddish-gold with a generous light tan head that lingered. The aroma was hoppy with definite floral hints and citrusy tones. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, slightly high in carbonation, and crisp. The flavour was citrusy grapefruit through and through. An excellent refreshing beer. As this is now sold in LCBO stores in Ontario - I hope Canadian brewers take note and start brewing similar beers by the oceanful.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

November 5, 2008<br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 587 Yonge Street)<br> 341ml bottle<br> 9.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $9.95<br> <br> I was told about this beer from a bartender friend at another beer bar I frequent in the city. I'll have to thank him for the recommendation. <br> <br> The beer poured a blackish colour with brown at the edges with a thin light brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate/cocoa. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, thich, and somewhat creamy. The flavour was a complex suite of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt.............followed by a bittering finish. An excellent beer.