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

16oz draught from cask <br> 7.1% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 20, 2014 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a half inch light tan head that lasted throughout. The aroma was citrus, roast, and chocolate. The mouthfeel was light to medium bodiued with average carbonation. The flavour was a muddled mess of roasted malt, citrus, and some musty flavours. Was hoping for better.

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

March 15, 2014 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a reddish gold colour, mainly clear, and topped with a 1" off-white head. The aroma was caramel, floral hops, and grains. Not a citrusy note to be noted. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was burnt grains, caramel, and musty hops. Sessionable, but far from outstanding.

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

330ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 10, 2014 <br> The beer pours a hazed metallic gold with a 1" white bubbly head. The aroma is funky yeast, light citrus, and grassy. The mouthfeel is light bodied, and quite champagny. The flavour is yeast, honey, and citrus up front and a graininess in back

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

650ml bottle <br> 6.3% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 8, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent reddish gold with a thin white cap. The aroma is rye, caramel, and some herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is rye, caramel, some spice, and citrusy finsh. Not nearly as good as their RPA or Resurrection Roggenbier.

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

330ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> $3.05 <br> The beer pours a light copper colour, murky, with a very thin white head. Aroma is tart fruit, funk, yeast, and some fruit notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet, yeasty, with some tart funky notes in the mix. Not on par with the better Abbaye des Rocs BSAs.

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

20oz draught <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden colour with a thin snow white cap, and decent lacing as your drink. The aroma was very strong on hay/grass with plenty of citrusy hints thrown in. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour had strong notes of orange peel, hints of grass, and an herbal hop flavour.

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

16oz draught <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> The beer poured a slightly hazed dark golden colour with a frothy white cap that quickly disippated. The aroma was light tropical fruits, citrus, and cereals. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was quite grainy with hints of light fruit and weak citrus notes.

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

16oz draught <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> The beer poured a slightly hazed medium gold colour with a thin white ring for a head. Aroma was grains, hints of yeast, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was typical of a weak Belgian ale, hints of citrus, yeast, and grains.

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

473ml can <br> 6.3% Abv <br> King.Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> $2.65 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a weak rocky light tan coloured head. Aroma is grapefruity hops, caramel, and some weak metallic notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by a metallic aftertaste, which comes after the grapefruity hops and caramel notes fade away.

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

650ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 2, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark brown with a thin tan creamy head. Aroma is fruity, with hints of licorice, chocolate, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour starts of with a sour hint to it, but also has hints of molasses/caramel and nuts. The sourness befuddles me.

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> Bottle Number: 16141 (June 2013)<br> March 1, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a thin brown head. The aroma is whiskey, dark fruits, molasses, and charred wood. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is whiskey, some peat is evident, molasses, and dark fruits. Despite being the same ABV as the others in the Ola Dubh series, the alcohol is more notioeable in this one.

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

16oz draught <br> 6.0% ABV (as marked on keg) <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 27, 2014 <br> The beer poured a coca-cola colour with a 1" creamy dark tan head that lasted throughout the experience. The aroma was light bourbon, roasted malt, vanilla, coffee and chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour had notes of bourbon, vanilla, coffee, and chocolate. More complex and therefore better than the regular porter.

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

16oz draught <br> 7.7% ABV (as marked on menu) <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 27, 2014 <br> $7.50<br> The beer is poured in a tulip glass a solid black colour with a 1" creamy brown head. Aroma is strong coffee, dark fruits, and a hint of chocolate. The mouthfeel is full bodied, with average carbonation. Flavour is a nice melding of the coffee, roast and dark fruit flavours, with a mild bitterness in the finish. An excellent way to start the evening.

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

20oz draught <br> 5.7% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> february 27, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid brownish red colour with a thin off-white head. Aroma is dark fruit, caramel, some roast, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is on the sweet side with fruit and caramel dominating before giving way to a slight bitter finish.

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

500ml can <br> 2.0% ABV (as marked on can) <br> Milton LCBO OUtlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 22, 2014 <br> The beer pours out a metallic hazed yellow colour with a very short lived white frothy head. Aroma is grapefruit, with some grains and musty hops in the background. Mouthfeel is (surprisingly) medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is strongly grapefruit with notes of a grainy lager type brewed beverage in the background. Quite refreshing, but one is enough.

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

473ml can <br> 5.5% <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> February 19, 2014 <br> $2.60 <br The beer pours a translucent orange red colour with a half inch thick tan coloured head, and very little effervescence. The aroma is tropical fruit/papaya and caramel. Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with below average carbonation. Flavour is papaya/pineapple and some grains with a hint of caramel. I was expecting more tropical juiciness, which may have been a reach for a macro brewer.

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

750ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 19, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous frothy dark brown head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is a wake me up blast of coffee and chocolate nibs as well as dark fruit (think chocolate covered raspberries). The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between sweet chocolate, dark fruit, roasted malt, and licorice. Rich and decadent, and maybe too much so.

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

750ml paper wrapped corked and caged bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 14, 2014 <br> The beer pours a slightly translucent darl copper colour with a thin tan head that slowly dissipates to a thing ring and islands. The aroma is tart fruits, yeast, grains, and funk. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lower than average carbonation. The flavour is tart fruit, traces of molasses, grains, and yeast. An excellent beer.

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

600ml bottle <br> 6.9% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 11, 2014 <br> $7.85<br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a thin rocky tan coloured head. The aroma is yeast, light fruit (almost tropical), grains, and some earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet fruit tones, yeast, grains and a hint of the spice. A decent bock.

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> Fabruary 11, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent light gold colour with a thin white head that lingers. Effervescence is plentiful. Aroma is grainy malt, earthy hops, and metallic notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and crisp, with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, and herbal hops. While the aroma is very macro oriented, the flavour is quite clean with very little acidic or metallic notes.

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

473ml can <br> 5.4% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 11, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a thin tan coloured ring for a head. The aroma is butterscotch, caramel, and earthy hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is weak caramel, brains, and weak herbal hops. This would be a decent summer session ale.

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

500ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 10, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid blackish-brown colour with a thin creamy tan coloured head. Aroma is strong on the citrusy hops, with hints of roast and coffee. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is citrus infused roasted malt with an excellent balance between the two. A very good Black IPA

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 8, 2014 <br> The beer pours a sold black colour with a thin rocky tan coloured head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and weak herbal hops. The mouthfeel was thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was watered down coffee, with chocolate and roast certainly prevalent. Not as good as Silversmith for a Canadian schwarzbier

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

330ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 1, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark hazed golden brown with a generous rocky tan coloured head. Aroma is fresh bread, dark fruit, yeast, sugar, and weak spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. Flavour is bread, light fruit and spices. I do prefer the regular Gulden Draak to this, but still quite good.

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

16oz draught <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 30, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark reddish brown colour with a this light brown coloured head. The aroma is dark fruit, Christmas spices, and some roasted malt. Mouthfeel is medium bodied witrh average carbonation. Flavour is spiced roasted malt, with a hint of bitter hops in the finish. A decent tasting beer but so far from an eisbock that I would have expected.