Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
# | Beer | Origin | Style | Score | Date | |
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1376 | Mill Street Tunney's Porter | Canada | Porter | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 355ml bottle <br> 4.50% ABV <br> Bottled On” April 19, 2018 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 29, 2018 <br> $2.49 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark mahogany with a thin creamy off-white head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is roasted malt, light coffee, light chocolate, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light coffee, roasted malt, and weak chocolate and vanilla hints. Not bad for a ‘Session’ Porter. |
Sep 29, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1377 | Mill Street Altbier | Canada | Altbier | 3.5
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 355ml bottle <br> 5.20% ABV <br> Bottled On: July 24, 2018 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 29, 2018 <br> $2.49 <br> The beer pours a translucent pale copper colour with a thin white filmy head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is light toasted grains, weak caramel, and earthy hop notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour has some fruity notes, light caramel, grains, and a weak bitter hop finish. |
Sep 29, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1378 | Founders Kentucky Breakfast Bourbon Aged Stout | United States | Imperial Stout | 4.4
Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 as KBS <br> 355ml bottle <br> 12.3% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Best Before: February 19, 2019 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 28, 2018 <br> $7.15<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin creamy light brown head that sticks around for a few minutes. The aroma is on the boozy side with heavy notes of bourbon and oak up front, and subtle hints of coffee, chocolate, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is full bodied and creamy with above average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, oak and bourbon with some small hints of vanilla seeping through. Definitely too much barrel character for me, but an excellent beer nonetheless. |
Aug 29, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1379 | Gananoque Naughty Otter Pilsner | Canada | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 2.7
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 473ml can <br> 4.50% ABV <br> Canned On: April 27, 2018 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 11, 2018 <br> $3.05 <br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold colour with a huge foamy white head that took a couple of minutes to disappear. The aroma was typical pilsner style with grainy malt and some earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was a littler on the blah side with notes of cardboard, stale grains, and a weak bitter hop note in the end. |
Aug 23, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1380 | Side Launch Dry-Hopped Sour | Canada | Wild Ale | 2.9
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 4.20% ABV <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton,. Ontario, Canada) <br> August 11, 2018 <br> $3.25 <br> The beer poured a hazed light orange-gold colour with absolutely no head....none! The aroma was orange citrus, yeast, and surprising light caramel notes. The mouthfeel was on the thin side with average carbonation. The flavour was tart fruit, still tasted like an orange to me, some grany malt, and a definite yeasty note. Not really my thing, but a well made product. |
Aug 23, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1381 | Clear Lake Brewing Session Ale | Canada | IPA | 2.7
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 473ml can <br> 4.8% Abv <br> Canned On: February 28, 2018 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO outlet (Milton,. Ontario, Canada)<br> August 11, 2018 <br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed golden colour with a thin bubbly off-white head which does not last. The aroma is grainy malt and earthy hops and nothing else, a simple aroma. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt with a weak hoppy finish. I know this beer is billed as a 'Session Ale' but everything about the aroma and flavour says pale lager, albeit a non-adjunct version of the style. |
Aug 11, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1382 | Market Brewing Bear Hug IPA | Canada | IPA | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 11, 2018 <br> $3.10<br> The beer poured a very hazy orange gold colour with a huge frothy off-white cap that lingered a while. The aroma was weak biscuit malt and citrus. Not much else could be discerned. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was caramel malt, tangerine/orange, and some grains thrown in for good measure. Quite enjoyable. |
Aug 11, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1383 | DAB Maibock | Germany | Bock | 2.3
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3 500ml can <br> 7.00% ABV <br> Canned On: May 16, 2018 <br> Best Before: August 16, 2019 <br> Yonge Eglinton Centre LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 8, 2018 <br> $2.60<br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with good effervescence, and with a generous bubbly off-white head that quickly disappears to a light film. The aroma was grains, alcohol, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was sweet and grainy with a definite alcohol presence and some old leathery notes. I'm quite surprised that D.A.B. would pass a beer like this off as a Maibock when it more closely resembles a beer like the Crest and Faxe 10% strong lagers. I rarely drain-pour a beer, and I can't remember the last time I did it, but add this beer to the short list of my drain-pours (I almost feel sorry for the drain). |
Aug 9, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1384 | BraufactuM Soleya | Germany | Saison | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 330ml bottle <br> 6.5% Abv <br> Best Before: March 28, 2019<br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 9, 2018 <br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a lightly hazed metallic gold colour with a 1" foamy off-white head which sticks around. The aroma is light grains, yeast, citrus, and some tropical fruit notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with average carbonation and almost a hefeweizen feel. The aroma is funky, with notes of tart fruit and salt. There is some grains in the background but it is the salty and tart flavours that predominate. |
Aug 9, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1385 | Collective Arts Prophets & Nomads | Canada | Gose | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 4.50% Abv <br> Canned On: July 11, 2018 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 9, 2018 <br> $3.35 <br> The beer pours a very hazy medium gold colour with a short-lived white head that settles into a light film on top. The aroma is light grains, yeast, spicy notes and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and highly carbonated. Very lively. The flavour is dominated by the salt notes with hints of wheat and herbal hops in the finish. The saltiness lingers for a while on the back of the tongue reminding you this is a gose! |
Aug 9, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1386 | Lake Of Bays Spin Dive Summer Gose | Canada | Gose | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 3.8% Abv <br> Main / bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 9, 2018 <br> $3.15 <br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with a non-esistant white head which is quickly relegated to 'film status'. The aroma is light wheat, barley, and earthy hops with the added bonus of wak citrus. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is on the salty side which is a propos for a gose. There are also notes of grains of citrus to round out the flavour. Average at best for a Gose. |
Aug 9, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1387 | Browar Fortuna Komes Porter Baltycki | Poland | Baltic Porter | 3.3
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 500ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Best before: March 9, 2019 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 7, 2018 <br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a coca-cola brownish-black with almost no head, save for a thin dark brown film of bubbles. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and alcohol. The alcohol was very noticeable. The mouthfeel was medium to full-bodied, but carbonation was well below average, almost no carbonation in this bottle. The flavour was sweet milk chocolate, bitter coffee, and roasted malt. Despite the dating on the bottle, this seemed like an 'old' beer based oin the lack of carbonation and real flavours, but based on this bottle, this beer was a letdown |
Aug 7, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1388 | DAB Dark Beer | Germany | Dunkel / Dark Lager | 3.3
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 500ml can <br> 4.90% ABV (as written on the can) <br> Canned On: April 20, 2018 <br> Best Before: July 20, 2019 <br> Yonge Eglinton Centre LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 7, 2018 <br> $2.15<br> The beer pours a translucent dark cherry red colour with a generous bubbly light brown head that lessens to a rocky pile of foam. The aroma is caramel, light toasted malt, nuts, and some weak herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is rather one dimensional with notes of sweet light caramel and some toasted malt notes, and a mildly bitter finish. A nice dunkel for a cool morning, but nothing outstanding. |
Aug 7, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1389 | Lomza Export | Poland | Pale Lager | 2.6
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 500ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Best before: December 30, 2018 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> August 4, 2018<br> $2.10 <br> The beer pours a clear medium gold colour with a slightly rocky snow white head. The aroma is grainy malt with herbal hops. The mouthfeel is Medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is slightly sweet with grainy malt and some metallic notes. |
Aug 4, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1390 | Flying Monkeys Juicy Ass IPA | Canada | IPA | 3.3
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 6.5% ABV (as written on can) <br> Canned On: May 2, 2018 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 4, 2018 <br> $3.35<br> The beer poured a hazed gold colour with a huge frothy white bubbly head that lasted a few minutes. The aroma was cereal malt and tropical fruit notes like passion fruit and papaya/ The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet with notes of fruit, some cereal malt, and a tangy note giving way to a light bitter finish. |
Aug 4, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1391 | Nickel Brook Cheeky Bastard | Canada | Stout | 3.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 4.50% Abv <br> Canned On: March 28, 2018 <br> Yonge Eglinton Centre LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br? August 4, 2018 <br> $3.35 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a short-lived light brown bubbly head. The aroma is light coffee and Chocolate notes with stringer aromas of nuts and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is medium bodies with below average carbonation, The flavour is bitter coffee and light chocolate notes with a bitter roasty finish. |
Aug 4, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1392 | Omnipollo Zodiak IPA | Sweden | IPA | 3.9
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8 500ml can <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Canned On: July 3, 2018 <br> Yonge Eglinton Centre LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> $3.75 <br> August 3, 2018 <br> The beer pours a hazed light peach colour with a snow white generous rocky head that dissipates very slowly. The aromas are light biscuit malt and very strong papaya and passion fruit notes. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour sticks to the sweet side with the fruity notes of tropical fruit shining through. There is very little bitterness in the finish. The beer is dangerously drinkable for a 6.2% IPA. |
Aug 3, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1393 | Fourpure Juicebox | United Kingdom | IPA | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 500ml can <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Canned On: March 27, 2018 <br> Best before: December 22, 2018 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> August 3, 2018<br> $3.75 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed gold colour with some mild bubbling action and a generous light cream coloured rocky head that dissipates to a thin rocky film after a minute or so. The aroma is cereal grains, passion fruit, and a little bit of mustiness. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, a fair bit of creaminess, and below average carbonation (how very British of them). The flavour is cereal malt, tropical fruit, and nice bitter hop finish. Not as flavourful as the Omnipollo Zodiac I had earlier, but still decently flavoured. |
Aug 3, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1394 | Collective Arts Collective Project: Liquid Arts Fest IPA | Canada | IPA | 3.2
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 473ml can <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Canned On: July 10, 2018 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> July 31, 2018 <br> $4.95 <br> The beer pours a solid orange colour with a short-lived pulpy head. The aroma is oranges, mango, and grapefruity hops. If it wasn't for the hoppy aroma, this would look and smell like 5 Alive fruit juice. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a definite low carbonation sensation. The flavour is reminiscent of orange juice that has sat around for a few hours with a bitter hop bite in the finish. This is my first "milkshake IPA" because I have been avoiding the style. Now I know why as my fears were indeed realized. |
Jul 31, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1395 | Val-Dieu Grand Cru | Belgium | Belgian Strong Ale | 4.7
Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 750ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV <br> Best Before: April 11, 2019<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 4, 2018<br> $9.00<br> The beer pours a translucent dark cherry red colour (when held against sunlight) with a generous dark tan coloured head which lasts. The aroma is Belgian yeast, some tart cherry notes, roasted malt, and burnt caramel. The mouthfeel is full bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is sweet roasted malt, burnt caramel, some nutty notes, and yeast. This beer warms the stomach, which means it would have best been drank when I bought it as there was snow on the ground and currently it is 75 degrees. |
May 4, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1396 | Guinness Hop House 13 | Ireland | Lager | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 500ml can <br> 5.0% ABv <br> Canned On: September 10, 2017 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 3, 2018 <br> $2.60<br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a 1” snow white bubbly head which recedes to a white ring after a few minutes. The aroma is floral hops, bread, and some light citrus notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, and fruity hops with notes of both citrus and tropical fruits. A decent crisp beer. |
May 3, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1397 | Lost Craft Unifeye | Canada | Lager | 3.1
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 473ml can<br> 4.2% ABV <br> Canned On: March 26, 2018<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 3, 2018<br> $3.00<br> The beer pours a translucent light yellow-straw colour with a thin bubbly white head which does not last long. The aroma is tropical fruit, light pine, light citrus, and cereal malts. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal malt, light yeast, and a definite tropical fruit hoppiness. |
May 3, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1398 | Black Isle / Black Flag Organic Anything Gose | United Kingdom | Gose | 3.9
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 330ml bottle<br> 5.20% Abv<br> Best Before: December 1, 2018<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 3, 2018<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed metallic gold colour with a half inch thich off-white head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is bread, cereal, spices, and weak floral notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, with above average carbonation. The flavour is herbal notes, some wpices, and cereal and bisuit malts. The beer is very dependent on the spicy and grain aromas and flavours. |
May 3, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1399 | Bell City Brewed Awakening | Canada | IPA | 3.1
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6 473ml can<br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: March 23, 2018<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 1, 2018 <br> $3.35<br> The beer pours a translucent reddish-brown colour with a generous foamy tan coloured head that doesn’t last very long. The aroma is coffee, grass, and some citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is weak coffee, citrusy hops, and light cereal grains. A bit of a disappointment as I was expecting more coffee flavour. |
May 1, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
1400 | Mascot Brewery Pilsner | Canada | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 3.3
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 473ml can <br> 5.0% Abv <br> Canned On: January 15, 2018 <br> Main/Thompson LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> April 30, 2018<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed pale straw colour with a generous off-white head which recedes to a quarter inch cap. Plenty of tiny tiny bubbles create the effervescence. The aroma is stale grains, some strong citrusy hops (for a pilsner), and light yeast notes. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, crisp, and with average carbonation. The flavour is very nicely balanced between the grainy malt and the citrusy hops, a nice citrus finish for this one. |
Apr 30, 2018 12:00:00 PM |