Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
1626 Guinness Black Lager Ireland Schwarzbier 3.0

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

330ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 27, 2013 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a minimal brown head. Aroma was roasted malt and molasses. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour was roasted malt, and a sour metallic note. Better than a macro golden lager, but not something I'll try again after the six pack is gone.

Sep 27, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1627 Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 14: Mr. Hyde Canada Rye Beer 3.6

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

600ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 27, 2013 <br> $5.90<br> Part of an Oktoberfest 4-pack from Beau's featuring 4 different beers from the Wild Oat's Series. This beer pours a translucent copper colour with a half inch thin light tan head. Aroma is rye, spices, and light fruit. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is spicy rye, some citrusy hops, and a dish soapiness note. Quite good.

Sep 27, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1628 Le Trou du Diable Le Sang d'Encre Canada Stout 3.5

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

375ml bottle <br> 5.1% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 25, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a generous long lasting dark tan coloured head that laces well. The aroma is coffee, chocolate, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bitter chocolate, coffee, and hints of vanilla.

Sep 26, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1629 Lighthouse Switchback IPA Canada IPA 3.3

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

355ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 24, 2013 <br> Part of the BC Craft Brewers Guild Natural Selections 6-pack currently available at the LCBO. The beer pours a clear gold colour with a thin show white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is grapefruit, pine, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grass, weak grapefruit, and vegetables.

Sep 25, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1630 Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 12: Two Weeks Notice - German Porter Canada Porter 3.6

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

600ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 23, 2013 <br> $5.90<br> The beer pours a coca-cola brown colour with a dark brown bubbly head. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and hints of vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium-full with medium carbonation. The flavour is coffee, molasses, dark fruit, and chocolate.

Sep 24, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1631 Beer Academy Imperial Golden Ale Canada Strong Ale 3.1

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

625ml bottle <br> 5.8% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> Bottled on June 13, 2013 <br> July 27, 2013 <br> $6.58<br> The beer poured a hazed golden-brown with a generoud tan coloured head. The aroma was wheat, citrus, banana, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet wheat malt, some spices, and a definite hoppy finish.

Sep 22, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1632 Beer Academy St. John Marzen Canada Marzen / Oktoberfest 3.4

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

625ml bottle<br> 6.2% ABV<br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> Bottled on September 16, 2013<br> September 20, 2013<br> $6.06<br> So, this is what a 4 day old beer tastes like. The beer pours a translucent golden copper colour with a thin white head. Aroma is yeast, grains, and some hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is toasty grains, hops, and a slight hint of caramel. Very drinkable

Sep 21, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1633 Ommegang Hennepin United States Saison 3.7

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

12oz bottle <br> 7.7% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 5, 2013 <br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold with a generous white cap that lasts. The aroma is barnyard funk, citrus and yeast. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is funky grains, light spices, yeast, and citrus. Pairs well with a banana for a vacation breakfast.

Sep 5, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1634 First Draft Butler's Bitter Canada Bitter 2.4

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

650ml bottle <br> 4.4% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 4, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent cherry red colour with a thing light tan cap that lasts a while (which is surprising given the brewery). The aroma is light grains, caramel, and skunky hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is caramel, sweet grains, and metal.

Sep 4, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1635 Nickel Brook Naughty Neighbour Pale Ale Canada American Pale Ale 3.4

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

550ml draught <br> 4.9% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 25, 2013 <br> The beer poured a slightly hazed medium gold colour with a generous off-white cap that lasted a while. The aroma was weak pine, strong citrus, and grass. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was citrusy hops up front, weak caramel and fruit notes, and a bitter finish.

Aug 25, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1636 Paulaner Hefeweizen Dunkel Germany Dunkel Weizen 3.8

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

500ml draught <br> 5.3% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 22, 2013 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden-brown with a genrous tan head. The aroma is wheat, banana, spices, and a sticky sweet odour. Mouthfeel is medoim bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is sweet, almost maply, with wheat and caramel in the mix. Quite good.

Aug 22, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1637 Broadhead Wild Card Ale (Galaxy) Canada American Pale Ale 3.1

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

550ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> August 9, 2013 <br> The beer pours a clear light copper colour with a thin white ring for a head. Aroma is citrusy hops, grains, and a funky odor. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is grains and some citrus hoppy notes. There is a lingering bitter taste on the back of the tongue.

Aug 9, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1638 Kensington Fruit Stand Watermelon Wheat Canada American Wheat 3.3

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

550ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Ontario)<br> August 9, 2013 <br> The beer pours a lightly hazed light gold with a 1" frothy white cap on top. Aroma is spices, wheat, and light fruit, although no real watermelon scent. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is grainy with a definite watermelon sense. Quite refreshing on a hot lazy Friday afternoon.

Aug 9, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1639 Hockley Valley 100 Canada Mild Ale 2.0

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

473ml can <br> 4.2% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 4, 2013<br> The beer pours a transparent gold colour with absolutely no head and a fair amount of carbonation. The aroma is grainy and phenolic in nature, and hints of cough syrup. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is metallic grains and not much else.

Aug 5, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1640 Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel Belgium Abbey Tripel 3.9

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 3, 2013 <br> The beer pours a hazed straw colour with a long lasting thin rocky head and ample effervescence. The aroma is yeast, citrus, spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrusy hops, grains, and a little yeast. The herbally bitter aftertaste is quite good.

Aug 4, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1641 Radical Road The Wayward Son Canada Belgian Strong Ale 4.2

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

750ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 2, 2013 <br> Pours a hazed dark golden colpour with a thin tan coloured head that lasts (an hour so far). The aroma is yeast, spices, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, creamy, and average carbonation. Flavour is yeast, malt, and spices. As with Chopz, not noticing the pinot noir at all - just a very good Ontario brewed Belgian.

Aug 3, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1642 Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 005: Opa's Gose Canada Gose 3.3

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

600ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 21, 2013 <br> $7.85<br> Beer pours a hazed yellow gold with a huge generous head which laces well as it subsides. Aroma is wheat malt, citrus, and spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is light grains and some spiciness. Not as much saltiness as I've heard some people talk about. Quite refreshing.

Jul 31, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1643 Molson Canadian 67 Canada Light / Lite Lager 1.1

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

341ml bottle <br> 3.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 29, 2013 <br> The beer pours a veryt pale straw yellow with almost no head and plenty of effervescence, think water with a hint of yellow food colouring. The aroma was grains and phenolic notes. The mouthfeel was watery with high carbonation - again, it was very much like carbonated water. There was not much flavour to be tasted, quite grassy for what was detectable.

Jul 30, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1644 Howe Sound King Heffy Imperial Hefeweizen Canada Hefeweizen 3.9

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

1 litre bottle <br> 7.7% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 27, 2013 <br> The beer pours a hazed dark golden-orange with a long lasting white head. Aroma is wheat, clove, banana, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet and spicy with notes of wheat and bubblegum.

Jul 28, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1645 Beer Academy Hopaweizen Canada Hefeweizen 3.3

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

625ml bottle <br> 5.8% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> Bottled on June 13, 2013 <br> July 27, 2013 <br> $6.58<br> The beer poured a hazed golden-brown with a generoud tan coloured head. The aroma was wheat, citrus, banana, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet wheat malt, some spices, and a definite hoppy finish.

Jul 28, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1646 Grand River Tailset Ginger Ale Canada Spiced Beer 2.9

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 26, 2013 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed golden colour with orange edges and a thin snow white cap. The aroma was heavy on the ginger with some grainy malt notes and weak floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a little more spicy than I would like in a beer and with an artificial ginger aftertaste.

Jul 27, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1647 Flying Monkeys City and Colour Imperial Maple Wheat Canada American Wheat 4.1

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

750ml bottle <br> 11.5% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 23, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid dark brown with black edges and a 1" head which doesn't last very long. The aroma is maple syrup, wheat, roast, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is alcohol, maple, wheat, and more alcohol. This is very similar to a dunkelweizen, except North American wheat yeast was used.

Jul 23, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1648 Ommegang Iron Throne United States Blonde Ale 3.4

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

750ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> RBC Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> July 23, 2013 <br> Beer pours a hazed dark gold with orange hues and a huge white long lasting head. Aroma is yeast, spices, grains and citrus. Mouthfeel is weak to meadium bodied with average carbonation. Was hoping for something less thin. The flavour is yeast, citrus, and the spices really come through as an herbal addition to the grains.

Jul 23, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1649 Beer Academy Maibock Canada Bock 3.6

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

625ml bottle <br> 7.1% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> Bottled on May 13, 2013 <br> July 21, 2013 <br> $6.58<br> A 69 day old maibock, but that is partly my fault as I misplaced the bottle in the cellar. The beer pours a translucent light scarlet colour with a thin tan head that quickly disippates. Aroma is grains, floral hops, and weak yeast. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is toasted malt, yeast, weak caramel. A pretty good attempt at a spring bock.

Jul 22, 2013
12:00:00 PM
1650 Black Oak Dubbel Entendre Canada Abbey Dubbel 3.9

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

550ml draught <br> 7.4% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> July 11, 2013 <br> $8.00<br> The beer pours a very dark brown with red hues and weak tan coloured cap that lingers. The Aroma is sweet malt, yeast, dark fruit. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is yeast, dark fruit, and caramel tones. Quite good as there is a definite Belgian dubbel flavour.

Jul 11, 2013
12:00:00 PM