Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
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1626 | Gananoque Bell Ringer IPA | Canada | IPA | 3.2
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6 Had as Gananoque Trainwreck IPA <br> 330ml draught <br> 6.7% ABV (as written on blackboard) <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Toronto)<br> March 30, 2012<br> $4.71<br> The beer poured a hazy orange-gold colour with a thin creamy white head. The aroma was weak hints of caramel, grass, and floral hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is slightly fruity with notes of light fruit and grains. Not very IPA like. |
Mar 30, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1627 | Panil Barriquée (Sour) | Italy | Flanders Red | 4.2
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 750ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> March 23, 2012 <br> The beer pours a deep, semi-translucent copper colour with a very thin white head. Aroma is earthy funk, and tart cherries. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour is sour funk, wood, and tart fruit. There is a definite vinegar tome to this sour. |
Mar 24, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1628 | Celt Experience Native Storm | United Kingdom | Blonde Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 500ml bottle <br> 4.4% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 23, 2012 <br> The beer poured a translucent copper colour with a thin white head. The aroma was sweet malt, floral hops, and nuts. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was nutty, wooden, with hints of caramel. |
Mar 23, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1629 | Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus | Canada | Belgian Strong Ale | 4.6
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 750ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 17, 2012 <br> The beer poured a hazy medium with a long lasting fluffy white head. The aroma is yeast, citrusy hops, and grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, and slightly champagny. The flavour is yeast, and notes of grapefruit. Very well done. |
Mar 18, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1630 | Nickel Brook Maple Porter | Canada | Porter | 3.8
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 7 550ml draught <br> 6.0% ABV (as written on menu) <br> I tried this beer on tap on March 15, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a very dark brown, with black hints and a creamy tan cap. The aroma is dark malt, floral hops, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour is maply sweet, with hints of roasted malt and coffee. Dangerously drinkable. |
Mar 16, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1631 | Durham Black Eye | Canada | American Black Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 550ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on March 15, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a very dark brown, solid, with a long lasting creamy light brown head. Aroma consisted of roasted malt, some citrus, and weak caramel. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour was roasted malt, some citrusy hops, and a weak hint of grains. |
Mar 16, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1632 | Great Lakes Brewery Lackey’s Casky | Canada | American Pale Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 550ml draught <br> 5.5% ABV (as written on menu) <br> I tried this beer on tap on March 15, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent medium gold colour with a thin off-white head. The aroma is light fruits, grains, spices, and some floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour is spicy, creamy, with a hint of light fruits |
Mar 16, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1633 | Durham Red Dragon | Canada | Amber Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 550ml draught <br> 4.7% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on March 9, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It pours a translucent dark red with a whitish ring for a head. Aroma is roasted malt, caramel, light fruits, and weak hops. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is mily sweet with caramel and light fruit and a weak bitter finish ends it. |
Mar 9, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1634 | Wellington Welly One Off: Terrestrial India Brown Ale | Canada | American Black Ale | 3.3
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 March 9, 2012<br> C’est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 67 Front Street West) <br> 473ml can <br> 5.9% ABV <br> $5.29<br> I wish I had my camera with me because this has to be the cheapest packaging I have ever seen.......a generic aluminum can with a 2" diameter sticker denoting what's inside. The beer pours a translucent dark brown colour (when held to light) with a thin white creamy head. First aroma is dish soap, followed by some nut malt, roast, and coffee notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is coffee, chocolate, and some sweet caramel hints. Not very hoppy. |
Apr 15, 2022 04:18:13 PM |
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1635 | Railway City Sham-Bock | Canada | Bock | 3.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 330ml draught <br> 6.8% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on March 9, 2012 at "c'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer was poured a translucent dark burgundy colour with a thin white ring of a head. Aroma was sweet fruits like plums with hints of caramel, molasses, and grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet and fruity...almost fruity enough to be a turnoff. Flavour has similarities to their Dragonberry pilsner. It's certainly a sham if you ask me. |
Mar 9, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1636 | Nørrebro Bryghus VårTripel 2010 | Denmark | Abbey Tripel | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 600ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Bottling Date: November 13, 2011 <br> Best Before Date: November 11, 2014 <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> March 4, 2012 <br> The beer poured a translucent light gold colour with a thin white long lasting head. This is the first clear tripel I have seen. Lots of effervescence. The aroma is grainy malt, yeast, spices, and citrus. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is yeast, grains, light apple, spices, and citrus. A mild bitter finish. |
Mar 5, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1637 | Weihenstephaner Vitus | Germany | Weizenbock | 4.4
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 500ml bottle <br> 7.7% ABV <br> I tried this beer on March 2, 2012 after purchasing from the Queen's Quay LCBO outlet in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a hazy gold colour with a generous snow white rocky head. Aroma is yeast, wheat, banana, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, some yeast, and some fruit tones. Tastes great. If only wheat beers looked better! |
Mar 3, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1638 | Les 3 Brasseurs La Blonde (Blonde Ale) | Canada | Blonde Ale | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 March 2, 2012<br> The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 568ml Draught<br> 5.20% ABV <br> $6.49<br> The beer poured a translucent medium gold colour with a thin snow white head that lasted a while. The aroma was grassy malts, cereal, yeast and some floral hops. Mouthfeel was medium bodiued with medium carbonation. The Les 3 Brasseurs yeast is very distinctive and was very noticeable in the flavour. Smells and tastes like a Belgian strain. Aside from the yeast, the flavour is dominated by the malt. |
Apr 12, 2024 09:35:18 PM |
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1639 | Les 3 Brasseurs Stout | Canada | Dry Stout | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 March 2, 2012<br> The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 568ml Draught<br> 5.60% ABV <br> $6.49<br> This was the most uninspired stout I have had in a long time. The waitress said it was in the style of a Guinness, and that should have been my cue as I'm not a fan of Guinness. It poured a dark brown with black edges, and a creamy brown head. Aroma was weak roast with some coffee and chocolate in the background. Mouthfeel was weak to medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was weak roast, weak coffee, and weak chocolate. So, not offensive......but not memorable. |
Apr 12, 2024 10:48:20 PM |
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1640 | Affligem Tripel | Belgium | Abbey Tripel | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7 330ml bottle <br> 9.5% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Best Before: September 19, 2013 <br> LCBO Outlet #217 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Queen’s Quay) <br> March 2, 2012 <br> $3.95<br> The beer poured an apple juice gold into the chalice with a thin white head. The aroma was fruity and spicy with a hint of yeast. Apples and citrus were the predominant fruit notes. Mouthfeel was medium bodied and well carbonated. The first flavour note is yeast, followed by some light apple and citrus, and unfortunately, the alcohol is very noticeable. |
Nov 14, 2020 04:43:30 PM |
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1641 | Tree Hophead Double IPA | Canada | Imperial IPA | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 650ml bottle <br> 8.4% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> I tried this beer on March 1, 2012 after purchasing from the Queen's Quay LCBO outlet in Toronto, Ontario. The beer poured a slightly hazed golden red with a generous long lasting tan head. The aroma was hop heavy with a lot of citrus and grapefruit notes and some caramel and bread. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is primarily grapefruit with some piney notes. Very good, but not the best DIPA I've ever had. |
Mar 1, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1642 | Tilburgs Dutch Brown Ale | Netherlands | Brown Ale | 3.8
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 300ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> The Town Crier (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 24, 2012 <br> The beer poured a dark reddish-brown colour with a creamy tan head. The aroma was sweet malt, molasses, caramel, and yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was yeast, molasses, and some roasted tones. |
Feb 25, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1643 | Mill Street Helles Bock | Canada | Bock | 3.6
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 550ml draught <br> 7.2% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on February 23, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent orange-gold colour with a thin light tan head. The aroma was yeast, floral hops and bready malt. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, slighty creamy and medium carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet, malty, and the yeast is definitely apparent. |
Feb 24, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1644 | Cheshire Valley Robust Porter | Canada | Porter | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 550ml draught <br> 5.8% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on February 23, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a dark brown colour with a creamy tan coloured head. Aroma was roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, and some smoked wood. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour is smoky with coffee, chocolate and caramel hints. A pretty good beer! |
Feb 24, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1645 | Amsterdam Spring Bock | Canada | Bock | 4.0
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Canada: Ontario<br> February 22, 2012 <br> LCBO Outlet #217 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Queen’s Quay)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> $3.95<br> The beer poured a very dark brown, almost black colour (think coca-cola) with a short-lived brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, plums, and coffee. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is very malty, sweet, and very enjoyable. I liked this beer. |
Apr 9, 2022 03:21:31 PM |
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1646 | Grand River Blackberry Wheat | Canada | American Wheat | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 550ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer pours a hazy golden colour with a weak off-white cap. The aroma is blackberry, some greains, and weak floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was tart fruit, weak grains, and some bitter hops. Not something I would try again as this brewery has better beers. |
Feb 17, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1647 | C'est What Caraway Rye Beer | Canada | Rye Beer | 3.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 550ml draught <br> 5.4% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> February 17, 2012<br> $6.81<br> The beer poured a translucent dark red with a thin white head. The aroma was muted grains, and some floral hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is grainy malt, some hoppish notes, and a sweet hint. |
Feb 17, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1648 | Wellington Imperial Russian Stout | Canada | Imperial Stout | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 February 10, 2012<br> C’est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 67 Front Street West) <br> 550ml draught <br> 8.0% ABV <br> $7.44<br> The beer poured a dark brown, almost black with a thin creamy tan head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, licorice, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is bitter dark chocolate, some licorice, and coffee. Very enjoyable, but not sure it lives up to the hype. |
Apr 15, 2022 04:12:21 PM |
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1649 | Great Lakes Brewery Tank Ten Series: Harry Porter | Canada | Porter | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 550ml draught <br> 6.2% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 10, 2012 <br> The beer poured a coca-cola colour with a creamy tan head that lasted. The aroma was weak roasted malt, smoke, molasses, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet malt, some dark fruit, smoked wood, and coffee. A very good porter. |
Feb 10, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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1650 | First Draft Student Bitter | Canada | Bitter | 3.6
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 550ml draught <br> 3.5% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on February 10, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent ruby red colour with a thick creamy off-white head that lingered. The aroma was floral hops, some citrus, and some caramel. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was sweet caramel, some citrus, and a decent bitter finish. |
Feb 10, 2012 12:00:00 PM |