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

473ml can <br> 3.2% ABV <br> Canned On: July 5, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> September 22, 2019<br> $4.25<br> The beer pours a hazy pale yellow colour with a very short lived white head. The aromas are tropical fruit, old grains, The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very similar to the aroma with tropical fruits galore, and grassy malts. There isn’t a whole lot of bitterness in the finish. Goes down easy!

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

330ml bottle <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Best Before: April 20, 2010<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> September 21, 2019<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a hazy straw gold colour with a generous white bubbly head which lasts forever! The aroma is yeast, grass, citrus, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is yeast, grains, with some funk in the finish. A solid Belgian patersbier!

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

473ml can <br> 3.5% ABV <br> Canned On: August 2, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> September 20, 2019<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a very translucent pale gold colour with a 1" bubbly head which disappears within seconds. The aroma is grains, herbal hops, bready yeast, and a hint of citrus. The mouthfeel is thin bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to that of a light beer. You taste the grains, the bitter hop finish, and there is a hint of lime that lingers.

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

1 litre draught <br> 5.1% ABV <br> Bar Hop Brewco (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 20, 2019<br> $22.00 (includes the price of the 1 litre Hofbrauhaus stein)<br> The beer pours a translucent orange-hued gold with a frothy white head that lasts over an hour. The aroma is grainy malt, light yeast, a definite noble hop nose, and a hint of honey. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, average carbonation, and matches the textbook definition for 'crisp'. The flavour is certainly malt forward, heavy on the grains, slightly sweet, and with a mild bitter finish. An easy drinking Helles to open the Oktoberfest season.

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

473ml can <br> 4.4% ABV <br> Canned On: June 12, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> September 14, 2019<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a translucent golden colour with a thin bubbly white head which doesn’t last very long. The aroma is grains, spicy hops, and weak yeast notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal malt, some weak hoppish notes, and a mildly bitter finish. I was hoping for better from Side Launch.

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

473ml can <br> 3.9% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 13, 2019<br> $6.50<br> The beer pours a murky flourescent pale yellow with a thin white head which lasts and laces well. The aroma was grass, tropical fruit, herbal hops, and weak yeast notes. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was tropical fruit, some grass, grapefruit peel, and a spicy bitter hoppy finish.

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Best Before: May 22, 2020<br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 13, 2019 <br> $11.73<br> The beer poured a slightly hazy dark golden brown with a half inch frothy white head which lasts throughout. The aroma is yeast, bready malt, honey, citrus, and light spice. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with well above average carbonation. The flavour is sweet honey, tart citrus, funky grains, and yeast. A very nice tripel.

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

September 13, 2019<br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 300ml draught 4.5% ABV $5.31<br> The beer poured a hazed light golden brown with a creamy white head which lasted several minutes. The aroma was the unmistakeable Unibroue yeast, light grass, some mild spiciness, and tropical fruit. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was dominated by the yeast and tropical fruit. There were also some definite honey notes.

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

300ml draught &#60;br&#62; 5.6&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; The Beerbistro &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; September 13, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;5.31&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a murky solid dark brown colour with a thin creamy light brown film for a head. The aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, nuts, coffee, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied, ceramy, with average carbonation. The flavour was chocolate, and coffee with a bitter hoppy finish.

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

473ml draught&#60;br&#62; 5.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; The Beerbistro &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41; &#60;br&#62; September 13, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;9.96&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a translucent brown-tinged red with a thin light tan coloured ring for a head. The aroma was raspberries, grains, yeast, and a little funk. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet and tart raspberries, some funky grains, and a mildly bitter finish.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.30&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: February 15, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; September 8, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.10&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent metallic gold colour with a half inch bubbly white film for a head that quickly becomes a white ring. The aroma is funky yeast, grains, and then some fruity notes, but can’t tell if they’re grapes or not. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by the funk in the yeast and grains. Not a lot of flavour from the hops &#40;spices&#47;bitterness&#41; in this one.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 6.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: October 31, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; September 8, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.85&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent dark mahogany colour with a generous tan coloured head that lasts several minutes and creates a lot of lacing. The aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, and dish soap. I don’t detect any citrus, coconut, or rhubarb. So, not a typical Black IPA. Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is more akin to a thin porter&#47;stout as I’m not getting a whole ot of the rhubarb or coconut in this. This isn’t a black IPA to my mind, and not even a fruited stout&#47;porter. Not something I would want to drink regularly.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 7.4&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: November 30, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 28, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.85&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent dark gold colour, with red hues, and a thin white creamy head that last a while. The predominant aroma is burnt wood and alcohol. I really can’t detect anything else. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma. I am getting more of a carbonated whiskey flavour than a barrel aged beer flavour. There’s a lot of discussion as to whether this was a DIPA or not. I’ll add ‘is this even beer’ to the discussion. A big disappointment for me from I&#38;G.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; Abv &#60;br&#62; Canned On: August 6, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 28, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent reddish-gold colour with a generous white bubbly head which lasts a few minutes and provides decent lacing. Aroma is west coast hops &#40;pine and citrus notes&#41;, grass, weak yeast, and some spices. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, with average carbonation. They were going for crisp, they got crisp. The flavour is very pine forward, with notes of grapefruit not far behind. The finish is bitter. Maybe a bit too hoppy for a pale ale.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: June 20, 2020 &#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 28, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.15&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent dark copper colour with a creamy tan coloured head which lasts a few minutes. Aroma is light roasted malt, caramel, and noble hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, with ample carbonation. Flavour is very true to the style with notes of caramel, roasted nuts, and a mild bitter finish. If this is how well they do German beers, I look forward to their future efforts.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: June 28, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #483 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 24, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.10&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent metallic gold colour with a generous snow white head that doesn’t last long, but leaves some good lacing in it’s wake. The aroma is definitely cucumber. There are cereal notes, some weak earthy hops, and a hint of citrus. No sign of mint in the aroma in my can. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal malts, cucumber, vegetables, and a weak bitter hop finish. Again, no sign of mint.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: June 4, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 14, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.45&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid golden orange colour with floaties for a head, no translucence or haze at all. The aroma is all the breakfast fruit juices rolled into one. A very faint hint of cereal malt. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma but the grainy malt starts to come through, along with some hoppy bitterness. Not bad, but not worth trying again.

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

473ml can&#60;br&#62; 4.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: July 2, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 9, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.35&#60;br&#62; A gift from Martin Sanders. The beer pours a clear metallic gold colour with a huge generous white foamy head. There is little to no effervescence. The aroma is dominated by grainy malt, weak yeast notes, and some earthy hops. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is strange. The grainy malt notes are there, but also notes of lemon furniture polish. This is not a good flavour for beer &#40;or any beverage for that matter&#41;. The grassy aftertaste lasts several minutes.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: May 10, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent &#47; Bronte&#41;&#60;br&#62; July 31, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.15&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a thin white film for a head, but that film laces all down the glass. The aroma is dominated by tropical fruit &#40;grapefruit and pineapple&#41; with hints of grains, yeast, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is quite fruity. There are hints of grains and a light bitter finish, but the flavour is all about the fruity notes.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 9, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.10&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a murky bright golden yellow colour with a 1” foamy white cap which sticks around a few moments. The aroma is yeast, wheat, and some spicy hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is wheat, spice, light banana, and a mildly bitter finish. The spiciness lingers but can’t quite place them.

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

500ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: May 5, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent &#47; Bronte&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 6, 2019, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.50&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a 1” bubbly white head that lasts a couple of minutes. Nice lacing, but almost no effervescence. There are a lot of fruit notes in the aroma, some tropical, some citrusy, along with hints of grass and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between the sweet malt notes of the grain, and the slight bitterness of the tropical hops. A highly drinkable pale ale.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.7&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: February 22, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent &#47; Bronte&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 5, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.10&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent golden brown with plenty of effervescence and a quarter inch creamy light tan coloured head. The aroma is molasses, grass, honey, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with slightly above average carbonation. The flavour is sweet and malty with notes of molasses and honey, and grains. No wheat anywhere that I can discern.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 7.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: March 14, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 5, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazed orange gold with a huge generous off-white rocky head which lingers for a while. Lacing is good. The aroma is tropical fruit, grass, pine, and caramel. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very piney, with notes of tropical fruit and grains. A good beer to me as it isn’t overly fruity or overly bitter.

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

August 3, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: July 13, 2019<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a translucent reddish-brown colour with a creamy light tan coloured head that lasts a few moments. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, caramel, nuts, maple, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The dominant flavours are coffee and nutty malt, which eventually give way to sweet maple notes before a mildly bitter finish. Better than the last All or Nothing beer I had, but not by much.

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

July 31, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent / Bronte)<br> 473ml can<br> 5.0% ABV<br> Canned On: May 23, 2019<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with plenty of effervescence and a snow white quarter inch cap that lasts a while. The aroma is grainy malt, rye, noble hops, and yeast. Not bad. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with average carbonation, and is very ‘crisp’. The flavour showcases the rye very well, balancing it with the barley and noble hops. This actually isn’t a bad beer.