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

473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 27, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a generous light tan head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is weak citrus, light toffee, and grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between some grapefruit and caramel notes. This would be a decent session beer

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

750ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> Bottling run of 12,000 units <br> December 22, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark amber colour with a half inch creamy tan coloured head. The aroma is caramel, sugar, yeast, and a hint of hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet caramel with hints of yeast and earthy hops. Quite good considering who the brewer is.

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

375ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 19, 2013 <br> The beer pours a semi-translucent reddish-brown colour with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma is dark fruit, caramel, and roasted malt. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carboination. The flavour is sweet fruity tones, hints of caramel, and licorice.

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

750ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2013 <br> The beer pours a hazed light golden brown with a generous white head. The aroma is honey, funk, yeast, and grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is slightly sweet to start with notes of honey, and finishes with a spicy bitterness and the yeast. A pretty good effort.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2013 <br> The beer pours a light golden copper colour, translucent, with a white head. Aroma is light fruits, weak caramel, and citrusy hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is very grainy with some hop bitterness. Not my favourite IPA despite being one of the standard bearers of the style

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

330ml bottle <br> 10.8% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark coipper colourn with brown hints and a thin tan coloured ring for a head. Aroma is sweet malt, molasses, and weak hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very sweet with notes of brown sugar, caramel, and hint of hop bitterness in the finish.

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

355ml bottle <br> 10.2% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 13, 2013 <br> Part of the Founders Release at the LCBO. The beer pours a translucent dark brown with a thin tan ring for a head that laces well. Aroma is dark fruit, molasses, and bourbon. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is strong on the bourbon with the caramel and roasted notes in the background.

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

16oz draught <br> 8.7% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 13, 2013 <br> $7.50<br> The beer was poured a solid reddish-brown with a thin white cap that lasted. The aroma was yeast, roasted malt, dark fruit, and caramel. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was bitter chocolate, yeast, and weak caramel. Quite good.

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

500ml bottle <br> 11.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 13, 2013 <br> The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a generous tan coloured head. The aroma is smoked meat, molasses, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is a tad sweet with smoke, vanilla, and caramel coming through.

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 10, 2013 <br> Part of a Morland Christmas 4-pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a slightly translucent caramel colour with a generous light tan coloured cap cap that slowly disappears into a thin film. The aroma is grainy, sweet malt, and toffee. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy and with average carbonation. Everything about this beer is similar to the Hen's tooth I had for lunch with the flavouring except the alcohol is more noticeable in the flavour of this one, and the colour is more red. Still quite good, but not as good as a Hen's Tooth.

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 9, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid blackish-brown colour with reddish hues and tan coloured head. The aroma is dark fruit, molasses, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, with hints of vanilla and molasses. Quite good.

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 10, 2013 <br> Part of a Morland Christmas 4-pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a slightly hazed caramel colour with a quarter inch tan coloured cap cap that slowly disappears into a thin film. The aroma is grainy, sweet malt, and toffee. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy and with average carbonation. Flavour is on the sweet side with notes of toffee and bread. THis could be quite sessionable for a 6.5% beer.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.1% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 8, 2013 <br> Part of a Morland Christmas 4-pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a translucent gold colour with reddish hues, and a quarter inch snow white cap that disappears into a thin film. The aroma is grainy, weak citrus, and cereal. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is very grainy with a hint of citrus and honey.

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

500ml bottle <br> 10% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 6, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a dark brown bubbly head. Aroma is peat, roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla. Mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, with average carbonation. Flavour is smoke, birch, coffee, roasted malt, and anise. An excellent stout.

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

16oz draught <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 6, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid blackish-brown with a creamy light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, vanilla, and coffee tantalize the nose. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is bitter roasted coffee and sweet vanilla, botch quite distinct from one another.

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

16oz draught <br> 7.3% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 6, 2013 <br> $7.25<br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold colour with a thin white ring for a head. Aroma was citrus, weal caramel, and grains. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour was similar to the aroma with grapefruit coming in the citrus notes. A solid IPA.

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

330ml bottle <br> 10.7% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 6, 2013 <br> $13.95<br> Note: This beer is described as an Imperial Stout. While the bar I was at has been in contact with the brewer and it's rep in Canada due to the possibility of quality issues, the brewer insists that what's in the bottle is the proper beer. The beer poured a solid reddish-broen colour with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma was yeast, dark fruits, and grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with above average carbonation. The flavour was tart fruit and yeast, with some graininess. Despite what the brewer says, I believe that the beer I had was a sour Belgian Strong Ale and not an Imperial Stout as the bottle/label/brewer suggests. I have graded it as what it was supposed to be.

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

650ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2013 <br> The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a thin tan coloured rocky cap which lasts. The aroma is smoked wood, molasses and hints of licorice. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, molasses, and smoke. Quite drinkable for 6.5%

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

600ml bottle<br> 6.6% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 29, 2013<br> $4.35<br> The beer pours a hazed light rust colour with a half inch tan coloured head. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, funky yeast, and spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with sharp carbonation. Flavour is very unlike the aroma with a salty bitterness replacing the sweetness. Weak caramel and yeast also noted in the palate.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

16oz draught <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 29, 2013 <br> The beer appears to be a Black IPA with Belgian yeast and pumpkins......lots and lots of pumpkin. The pours a coca-cola black with brown edges when held to the light and a minimal head. The aroma is heavy on pumpkin with other spices, citrusy hops, and grass notes in the mix. Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour was dominated by the yeast and the pumpkin with the grain in the background. Flavourful and refreshing, but not something I would session with.

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

20oz draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 21, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid dark brown with black edges and a 1" creamy tan coloured cap. Aroma is roasted malt, weak hints of vanilla and coffee also present. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, lightly carbonated....on the thin side for a stout. Flavour is roasted malt, some slight dark chocolate notes present. Not a bad beer.

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

20oz draught <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 21, 2013 <br> The beer poured a dark brownish-red with a creamy tight head, tan in colour, that laced well down the glass. Aroma was nutty malt, caramel, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium-full with average carbonation. The flavour was nuts, caramel, grains, and some earthy hops. Best beer of the night.

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

16oz draught <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 21, 2013 <br> The beer poured a dark brown with red highlights and a generous tan head. The aroma was dark fruits, caramel, and weak notes of yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, some cocoa notes, yeast and plums. Went down easy.

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

473ml can <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 18, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with a fluffy white cap that quickly disappears, and mild effervescence. The aroma is biscuity malt, some citrusy hops, and light fruit tone. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with average carbonation. Flavour is slightly sweet and spicy, with grains dominating the flavour. Not bad, but I think the sweet spicy notes I am tasting would get tiresome after a while.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 18, 2013 <br> This is all the rage with a former girlfriend (from Saskatchewan) and seeing it as a single at a local LCBO I had to try and see what the fuss was about. It pours a pale gold colour with a white fluffy head and a lot of effervescence. The aroma is grain/corn, diacetyl, and weak hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is quite grainy, but that's expected for a macro lager.