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

473ml can <br> 5.8% ABV <br> Main/Thompson LCBO Outlet(Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 8, 2016 <br> $2.85<br> Originally tried as 'Fireside Extra Special Bitter'. The beer pours a murky caramel brown colour with a light tan coloured cap. The aroma was sweet caramel malt, some cereal malt, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was toffee, weak citrus, and a definite yeast notes.

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

355ml bottle <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 5, 2016 <br> The beer pours a translucent golden orange with a thick generous frothy off-white head which lingers. The aroma is pine, citrus, and biscuity malts. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour has tropical fruit notes, some definite citrusy hops, and those are rounded out with a nice malt tone. Well balanced flavours, and refreshing. Wish it was a permanent fixture.

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

473ml can <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 5, 2016 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed medium gold with a generous slightly off-white head that quickly disappears. The aroma is light pine, sitrus, and tropical fruits with some cereal malt thrown in the background. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by the tropical fruit notes with hints of grapefruit and grains in the mix. A well-done IPA by Canada's foremost IPA experimentalists!

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 15, 2016 <br> The beer pours a translucent golden-orange with a generous white head that quickly dissipates. The aroma is cereal malt, earthy hops, and hint of light citrus. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is weak with notes of cereal grains and light citrus. Better than a macro lager by several football fields...but still not anywhere close to craft lager territory.

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

600ml bottle <br> 7.1% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 29, 2016 <br> $7.95<br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a creamy tan coloured head that lingers. The aroma is light grapefruit, roasted malt, and coffee notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, and a citrusy finish. Not bad, but not great either.

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

600ml bottle <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 29, 2016 <br> $4.55<br> The beer pours a translucent shimmering copper colour with a creamy rocky light tan coloured head. Aroma is earthy hops, biscuity malt, and butterscotch. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal malt, some spices, and a nice bitter hop finish.

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

600ml bottle <br> 4.9% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 26, 2016 <br> $4.55<br> The beer pours a hazed golden orange colour with a thin snow white ring for a cap. The aroma is yeast, grains, and spices. No citrusy notes in the aroma. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, earthy hops, some peppery spice notes, and yeast.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 24, 2016 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark brown aith a thin brown ring for a cap. The aroma is smoked ham, caramel, dark fruits, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, smoked meat, light honey notes, and dark fruit.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 23, 2016 <br> The beet pours a solid coca-cola colour with a very thin creamy brown head which lingers and laces well. The aroma is peat wood, roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between a smoked malt flavour, coffee, and caramel notes. Tastes great!

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

473ml can <br> 4.3% ABV (as written on the can) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 22, 2016 <br> Brewed in Canada by the Labatt Brewing Company (a subsidiary of Anheusaer-Busch-InBev) <br> The beer pours a translucent light copper colour with a generous foamy light tan coloured head. The aroma is biscuity malt, weak caramel, weak citrus, and earthy hops. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is a mish-mash of caramel up front and citrus in the finish. Easy drinking, but nothing remarkable.

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

473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet # 1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 22, 2016 <br> The beer poures a solid dark colour, black with beown edges, and a creamy brown coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and vanilla hints. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted nutty malt with hints of coffee and dark chocolate. Very tasty!

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

15oz draught <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 1, 2015 <br> The beer pours an opaque dark brown colour with a creamy tan coloured head. The aroma is roasred malkt, coffee, dark chocolate, and hints of dark fruit and coconut. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, milk chocolate, and coconut. What coffee flavour there was...was quite muted.

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

15oz draught <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazy dark metallic gold with a thin white cap. The aroma was tart fruit and grains. The mouthfeel was thin bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was citrus, crabapple, grains, and yeast. Interesting,

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

750ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 4, 2015 <br> The beer pours a blackish brown colour with a thick foamy chocolate brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, figs, and smoked wood. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, smoked wood, dark chocolate, and coffee. The fruits aren't very noticeable in the flavour. A very good beer.

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 4, 2015 <br> $4.45<br> The beer pours a translucent cherry red colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is dark fruit, molasses, and grains. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The anise notes really pop in the flavour along with dark fruit, molasses, and the pepper pops in the finish. A fuller mouthfeel and more carbonation and this would have been a very good beer.

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

15oz draught <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2015 <br> The beer poured a hazed metallic gold colour with a white frothy cap that lasted. The aroma was citrus, funk, yeast, and tart fruit. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was funk, grains, light apple, and yeast.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.8% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario) <br> December 3, 2015 <br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a beautiful shimmering translucent copper colour with a white bubbly head that settles into a film. The aroma was sweet malt, floral hops, and honey notes. The mouthfeel is medium-full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between the sweetness of the malt, and the bitterness of the hops. An excellent beer.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 3, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent brownish red with a half inck tan coloured bubbly head which lasts. The aroma is nutty malt, floral hops, caramel, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium-full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, some coffee hints, and a nice bitter finish.

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

473ml can <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 3, 2015 <br> $2.75<br> The beer pours a translucent brownish red with a light tan coloured cap which lasts. The aroma is nutty malt, caramel, wheat, and floral hop notes. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, nuts, coffee, and finishes with a bitter hop feel. Not bad. My favourite Big Rig beer so far.

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

18oz draught <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed metallic gold colour with a thin white cap. The aroma was citrus, wheat, and grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was tangy with notes of sweet grains, and spicy hops.

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

15oz draught <br> 6.3% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark metallic gold with a white cap for a head. The aroma was citrus, grains and yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was tart grainy notes, light fruit, and yeast.

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.

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.

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

18oz draught <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2015 <br> The beer poured a translucent dark brown with a thin white ring for a cap. The aroma was coffee, chocolate, citrus, and nuts. The mouthfeel was medium full with average carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee.

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

473ml can <br> 5.4% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 30, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden red with a generous off-white bubbly cap that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is caramel, honey, grains, and weak citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. While the honey is quite pronounced in the aroma, it is almost non-existant in the flavour. The flavour is dominated by caramel and grapefruit notes, and not really in a good way.