Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
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1326 | Mad and Noisy Hoppy Hefeweizen | Canada | Hefeweizen | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 12, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed piss yellow colour with a bubbly white head that lasts. The aroma is orange, lemon, wheat, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is wheat malt, tropical fruit, citrus rind, and spices. Not bad, but not great. |
Jun 12, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1327 | RJ Death Valley | Canada | Imperial IPA | 3.3
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 750ml bottle (corked and caged) <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 6, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent reddish-gold colour with a generous light tan coloured head. The aroma is weak caramel, tropical fruit, pine, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is pine and tropical fruits with hits of grass. An alright beer. |
Jun 7, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1328 | Engelszell Gregorius Trappistenbier | Austria | Abbey Quadrupel | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 330ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 1, 2015 <br> The beer pours a semi-translucent reddish-brown with a 1" creamy tan coloured head which recedes to a ring quite quickly. The aroma is yeast, roasted malt, molasses, and hops. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, brown sugar, yeast, and alcohol. Quite surprised as I expected less. |
Jun 1, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1329 | Trafalgar The Mighty Oak | Canada | Brown Ale | 2.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 First of all, I take offence to what is written on the bottle...................I too donated to save this majestic tree that I loved seeing as a child growing up.....and I'm not part of the Oakville community. <br> <br> 500ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 28, 2015 <br> The beer pours a reddish-brown with a thin head that doesn't last. The aroma is sweet malt, molasses, and nuts. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bourbon, nuts, sweet malt, and metallic notes. Another Trafalgar offering I'll never try again! |
May 29, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1330 | Lake Of Bays NHL Alumni Signature Series: Cheli's Pale Ale | Canada | American Pale Ale | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 750ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <bnr> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 29, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent golden brown with a creamy off-white head that lasts. The aroma is weak oak, citrus, caramel, and bread. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is oak, sweet malt, yeast, and citrus. One of the better Lake of Bays beer. |
May 29, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1331 | Black Oak Epiphany No. 2 | Canada | Imperial Pilsener | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 650ml bottle <br> 7.7% ABV <br> Bronte/Louis Saint Laurent LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 29, 2015 <br> $8.95<br> The beer pours a translucent metallic gold with a generous lasting white head. The aroma is grainy malt, earthy hops, and a little spiciness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt and citrusy hops. Another good effort from Black Oak. |
May 29, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1332 | Howe Sound Hopraiser West Coast India Pale Ale | Canada | IPA | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 1L bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 25, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed orange gold with a generous off-white rocky head. The aroma is pine and citrus with a backdrop of grassy malt. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is pine, light grapefruit and papaya, and grainy malt. A nice IPA, but nothing special. |
May 25, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1333 | Nickel Brook Cause and Effect | Canada | Blonde Ale | 2.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 23, 2015 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed golden yellow with a thin white head. The aroma is light honey, citrus, cereal malt, and grassy hops. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is weak grains, with hints of citrus and hops. Nothing stands out. |
May 24, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1334 | Bard's Tale Gold | United States | Spiced Beer | 2.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 12oz Bottle <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 23, 2015 <br> $2.35<br> The beer pours a translucent metallic gold colour with absolutely no head. The aroma is light fruits, fresh paint, and grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is light fruits, honey, and grains. Very sharp on the tongue. Glad this was in the singles bin because I wouldn't want to drink 6. |
May 23, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1335 | Granville Island Under the Bridge Series: Hey Day Hefeweizen | Canada | Hefeweizen | 3.3
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #3 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 19, 2015 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed golden orange with a very thing off-white film for a head. Aroma is wheat, yeast, and slight hints of bubble gum and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour has some toasty wheat notes to it with hints of light fruit and spice. |
May 19, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1336 | Crazy Beard Wild Apple Ale | Canada | Fruit Beer | 1.5
Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3 473ml can <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #3 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 16, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with absolutely no head. The aroma is apple, grains and acidic notes. The mouthfeel is weak bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is apple juice and alcohol. There is yeast, barley malt, water and apple in the ingredients.....but no hops. |
May 17, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1337 | Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 10: Dunkel Buck | Canada | Dunkel Weizen | 3.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 600ml bottle <br> 6.8% ABV <br> Bronte/Louis Saint Laurent LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 15, 2015 <br> $7.95<br> The beer pours a translucent dark copper colour with a creamy half inch tan coloured head. The aroma is wheat, roasted malt, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is wheat, spices, and weak notes chocolate. |
May 16, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1338 | Beau's All Natural / Gigantic La Formidable | Canada | Belgian Ale | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 600ml bottle <br> 6.9% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 11, 2015 <br> $5.25<br> The beer pours a hazed honey gold colour with a creamy white head. The aroma is yeast, citrus, tropical fruits, and grains. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit, citrus, spices, grains, and weak yeast notes. |
May 11, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1339 | Cassel Brewery Golden Rails Honey Ale | Canada | Blonde Ale | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 500ml bottle<br> 5.0% ABV <br> Summerhill LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 11, 2015 <br> The beer pours a murky reddish-gold with a thin light tan coloured cap. The aroma is caramel, yeast, grains, floral hops, and weak notes of honey. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet honey, caramel, toasted malts, and grains. |
May 11, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1340 | Harviestoun Orach Slie | United Kingdom | Lager | 2.9
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 6 330ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Summerhill LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 11, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent light gold with a bubbly white head. The aroma is light fruits, grains, and alcohol. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is whiskey, with a backdrop of grains and hops. If I wanmted whiskey, I would have poured myself whiskey..... |
May 11, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1341 | Martens Pils | Belgium | Pale Lager | 2.1
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 500ml can <br> 5.0% ABV (as marked on can) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 9, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a thin rockey white cap. The aroma is acidic and metallic with hints of graions. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is musky grains with a hint of floral hops. Wouldn't buy again. |
May 10, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1342 | Southern Tier Goat Boy | United States | Weizenbock | 4.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 650ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO OUtlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 2, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent mahogany colour with a thin creamy light tan coloured head. The aroma is caramel malt, spices, dark fruit, and wheat. The mouthfeel is creamy and medium-full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet up front with notes of caramel and banana, and has a bitter kick to the finish. Best Southern Tier brew I've had |
May 3, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1343 | Black Creek Irish Potato Stout | Canada | Stout | 3.1
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Main/Thompson LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 20, 2015 <br> $4.45<br> The beer pours a solid blackish brown with a thin creamy short-lived dark brown head that dissipates to nothing. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and weak raw potato notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt with weak hints of coffee, licorice, and potato. |
Apr 20, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1344 | Midtfyns Double IPA | Denmark | Imperial IPA | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 500ml bottle <br> 9.2% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 15, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed reddish gold colour with a thin bubbly off-white head. The aroma is citrus, grass, and tropical fruit. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grapefruit, oranges, caramel, and grass. |
Apr 15, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1345 | Oakham Green Devil IPA | United Kingdom | IPA | 3.9
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 500ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 13, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent metallic gold colour with a thin creamy white head that lingers. The aroma is caramel, tropical fruit, grass, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrus, topical fruit, caramel, and fresh bread. Quite good. |
Apr 13, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1346 | Creemore Springs Lot 9 Pilsner / Creemore Springs Crisp Pilsner | Canada | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 13, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is cereal grains, yeast, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, and hops. Better than the traditional pilsner was in my opinion. |
Apr 13, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1347 | Ayinger Weizen-Bock | Germany | Weizenbock | 3.9
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 500ml bottle <br> 7.10% Abv <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 6, 2015 <br> $4.95 <br> The beer pours a hazed peach-gold colour with a generous off-white head which lasts. The aroma is wheat, citrus, and bubble gum. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet wheat malt, with hints of coriander and citrus rounding it out. |
Apr 7, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1348 | BrewDog This.Is.Lager | United Kingdom | Lager | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 13oz draught <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 31, 2015 <br> The beer poured a translucent metallic medium gold colour with a white head. The aroma was biscuit malt, bread, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, weak metallic notes, and weak hops. Tasted weaker than the 4.7% advertised. |
Apr 7, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1349 | Forked River Weendigo | Canada | Imperial Stout | 3.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6 13oz draught <br> 10.2% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 31, 2015 <br> The beer poured a dark brown with black hints, and a thin brown head. The aroma was sweet malt, chocolate, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was strong on the bourbon with hints of coffee and dark chocolate. |
Apr 7, 2015 12:00:00 PM |
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1350 | Indie Ale House Zombie Apocalypse | Canada | Imperial Stout | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 13oz draught <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 31, 2015 <br> The beer poured a solid black with brown edges and a dark brown head. The aroma was coffee, chocolate, and plenty of roast. The mouthfeel was full-bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was a nice balance of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. |
Apr 7, 2015 12:00:00 PM |