Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
2101 Samuel Adams OctoberFest United States Marzen / Oktoberfest 3.2

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

355ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV <br> I tried this beer on October 1, 2010 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a clear copper colour with a thin white head. The aroma was sweet caramel malt, citrusy hops, and light fruits. The mouhtfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, citrusy hops, with a bitter finish.

Oct 1, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2102 McAuslan St. Ambroise Pale Ale Canada American Pale Ale 4.0

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on October 1, 2010 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent copper colour with a this white head that left plenty of lacing. The aroma was caramel malt, floral hops, and grain. The mouthfeel was medoim bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, caramel, and hops.

Oct 1, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2103 Dogfish Head Burton Baton United States Imperial IPA 4.3

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

12oz bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 23, 2010 <br> Toronto's 1st annual Beer Week. The beer poured a solid golden orange with a small creamy thin tan coloured head. The aroma was citrusy hops, sweet malt, and oak. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was citrusy hops, chewy biscuit malt, and a hint of caramel. A very well balanced IIPA.

Sep 23, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2104 Black Oak Pale Ale Canada American Pale Ale 2.9

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

500ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 23, 2010 <br> $5.75<br> Billed as Toronto's 1st Annual Beer Week<br> The beer was translucent gold with orange hues and a white foamy head. The aroma was grainy malt, some floral hops, and a hint of yeastiness. The mouthfeel was weak to medium bodied, with medium carbonatoin. The flavour was watered down malt, and detracted from the looks and aroma of this beer. The finish was bitter, but not so much hoppy.

Sep 23, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2105 Sierra Nevada Porter United States Porter 3.7

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

12oz bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 23, 2010 <br> The beer poured a dark brown/almost black into a tulip glass with a thin bubbly tan coloured head. The aroma was roasted malt, toffee, and chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, toffee, chocolate, and plums. A very good beer.

Sep 23, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2106 Cannery Brewing Thornless Blackberry Porter Canada Porter 3.5

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

650ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 20, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent reddish-black with a thin tan head. The aroma was blackberry, roasted malt and some coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, coffee, some blackberry (certainly not in the same strength as the aroma).

Sep 20, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2107 Cerveza Aguila (Columbia) Colombia Pale Lager 1.9

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

330ml bottle <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 14, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent gold with orange hues, and almost no head, despite a vigourous pour. The aroma was grainy malt, some slight sweetness, with some floral hops. The mouthfeel was thin bodied, medium carbonation, and slightly acidic. The flavour saw grainy malt, acid, and weak bitter finish.

Sep 14, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2108 Headstrong Black and Tan United States Porter 3.3

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

473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 14, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent chestnut brown (appears solid but when held to light some seeps through) with a thing beige head. The aroma is roasted malt, and coffee. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, some coffee, some dark chocolate and a nice bitter finish. A goiod beer.

Sep 14, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2109 Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable Canada IPA 3.8

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

341ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 14, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent dark red colour with a thin bubble tan coloured head. The aroma was pine scent, perfumey hops and grassy malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, slightly creamy, and medium carbonation. The flavour was light grapefruit, some cereal malt. A very good beer.

Sep 14, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2110 Port Brewing Hop 15 United States Imperial IPA 4.3

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

650ml bottle <br> 11.3% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 26, 2010 <br> The beer poured a murky golden orange colour with a foamy tan coloured head that stuck to the sides of the glass. The aroma was pine, citrus, grapefruit, and some butterscotch. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was bitter grapefruit, some grain, and slight sweetness. A very enjoyable beer.

Aug 26, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2111 BrewDog Paradox Edition 016 Isle of Arran United Kingdom Imperial Stout 4.0

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

330ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 26, 2010 <br> This is the Beer Idol beer. I'm not not into beer caps, so it doesn't really matter to me, but I didn't want my 'Beer idol beer' to be a Molson Canadian 67. The beer poured a solid dark brown colour with a bubbly tan coloured head. The aroma was dark fruits, roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation...but thin for an Imperial Stout. The flavour was coffee, roasted malt, some caramel, and some vanilla. It's obviously a popular choice amongst the wait staff because every single one of them has made a positive comment about the beer as they've passed by.

Aug 26, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2112 Port Brewing Wipeout IPA United States IPA 4.2

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

650ml bottle <br> 8.4% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 26, 2010 <br> I tried this beer on August 26, 2010 at "The Beerbistro" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent reddish gold colour with a foamy white head. The aroma was pine, grapefruit, and biscuity malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was citrusy hops, grainy malt, and some caramel.

Aug 26, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2113 Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Triple Canada Abbey Tripel 4.6

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

500ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on August 18, 2010 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a hazy dark gold colour with a generous white head that lasted. The aroma was yeast, citrus, and malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and medium carbonation and creamy. The flavour was yeasty, peppery, malty, with some citrusy hints.

Aug 18, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2114 Brasseur De Montréal Chi Orientale Canada Witbier 3.3

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Smokeless Joe (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 18, 2010<br> $8.95<br> The beer poured a hazy golden orange into the glass with a thin white head. The aroma was strong ginger, some floral hops, and malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was overwhelm ingly ginger, with some sour notes, some pepper, and malt.

Aug 18, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2115 Brasseur De Montréal Ghosttown Canada Spiced Beer 3.8

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

341ml bottle <br> 6.6% ABV <br> Smokeless Joe (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 18, 2010<br> $8.95<br> The beer poured a solid black woth a this tan head. The aroma was overwhelmingly anise with roasted malt, coffee, and caramel all taking a back seat. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and creamy. The flavour was again roiasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate.....and anise. I'm not a huge licorice fan, so the power of the anise took away from the enjoyment of this beer, but anise aside, a solid effort.

Aug 18, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2116 Cameron's Dark 266 Canada Dunkel / Dark Lager 3.0

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

341ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 11, 2010 <br> 4 pack of Mixed Cameron's beers <br> The beer poured a translucent dark brown with reddish hints and a half inch white bubble head. The aroma was roasded malt, nuts, and some caramel. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, some sweetness, and a roasted bitter finish. Nothing spectacular

Aug 11, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2117 Corona Light Mexico Light / Lite Lager 1.3

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

330ml bottle <br> 3.7% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 10, 2010 <br> From the $0.50 Singles Bin. The beer poured a translucent gold colour with a bubble white head that quickly dissipated. The aroma was grass, with some weak floral hops, and skunk. The mouthfeel was extremely thin bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was god awful. Very acidic, and sour grainy malt. Not a fan of Corona or Corona Light but if you need to choose between the two...the Corona is FAR better, although that's not saying much.

Aug 10, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2118 Stonewall Light Lager Canada Light / Lite Lager 1.7

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

275ml bottle <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> August 10, 2010 <br> I tried this beer on August 10, 2010 after purchasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a translucent pale yellow gold colour with a thin white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma was wet cardboard and grass. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was non-existant. Weak malt tones with a more sour than bitter finish.

Aug 10, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2119 Boxer Lager United States Pale Lager 1.3

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 29, 2010 <br> $1.75<br> This is a strange beer. Heavily advertised on Canadian TV with the tag line "We sell it in Ontario for the minimum legal price....but we would sell it for less if we could". Well, it's certainly worth a lot less than the minimum legal price in Ontario. The beer poured a clear gold with a HUGE white bubbly head that did not last, although there was excess effervescence in the glass.. The aroma was metallic, acidic, and sweet. The mouthfeel was watery and medium carbonated. The flavour was sweet acid and wet steel. Yum Yum!

Jul 30, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2120 Muskoka Dark Canada Brown Ale 3.7

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 27, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent dark red with brown hints. The aroma was roasted malt, caramel, and nuts. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was nutty malt, molasses, and coffee. A good beer.

Jul 27, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2121 Muskoka Pilsner Light Canada Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.9

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

473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 27, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent medium gold with a huge bubbly white head which quickly disappeared. The aroma was grassy malt and weak floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, some weak hops, and a bitter metallic finish - but the flavour was certainly better than a lot of 'non-light' pale lagers in North America.

Jul 27, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2122 Okocim Mocne Poland Strong Lager 2.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

500ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 27, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent gold with a 1/2" off-white head that lingererd for a while. The aroma is sweet corn, alcohol, and a weak wisp of hops, The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, slightky sweet, and alcohol.

Jul 27, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2123 Brava Cerveza Canada Pale Lager 1.6

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

341ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 20, 2010 <br> The beer poured a very pale gold, translucent, with a thin white bubbly head. The aroma was grassy malt and weak floral hops and ample metallic tones. The mouthfeel was weak bodied with ample carbonation. The flavour was stale malt, metal, and acid. An awful beer.

Jul 21, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2124 Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Ale Japan Spiced Beer 2.8

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

330ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 19, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent copper with a golden-tan head that did not last. The aroma was sweet malt, caramel, floral hops and ginger. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, caramel and ginger. Too sweet for me.

Jul 20, 2010
12:00:00 PM
2125 Lakefront New Grist United States Blonde Ale 2.2

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

355ml <br> 5.7% ABV <br> MIlton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 19, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold with a short lived bubbly head, and mild effervescence. The aroma was floral hops, and weak light fruit. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was stale and sour, almost had the taste of a musky cider. Not a beer I would recommend to people who can have gluten.

Jul 19, 2010
12:00:00 PM