Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
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2276 | Schneider Weisse Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock | Germany | Eisbock | 4.3
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 December 23, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle<br> 12.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.85<br> The beer pours a dark brown with a fluffy tan coloured head which didn't very long. The aroma is malt and sugar. It is a sweet smell. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, slightly creamy, and medium carbonated. The flavour is primarily malty, but there is a peppery sense to the taste as well as an almost licorice taste. |
Nov 13, 2024 10:52:31 PM |
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2277 | Samuel Smith Winter Welcome Ale | United Kingdom | English Strong Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7 December 22, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 550ml bottle<br> 6.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.85<br> The beer pours a beautiful translucent pale red colour with a generous off-white head that dissipates into rocky islands. The aroma is primarily malty with some sweet adjuncts as well. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, and mildly carbonated. The flavour is primarily malt with some hop bitterness attached |
Nov 13, 2024 10:38:16 PM |
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2278 | Trafalgar Abbey Belgian | Canada | Abbey Dubbel | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 December 22, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 650ml bottle<br> 6.20% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.75<br> The beer pours a brownish black with a small head that disappears quickly. The odour is that of roasted malts with some spices such as clove. The mouthfeel is creamy, medium bodied, somewhat dry, and very little carbonation. The flavour is more of the malt and spices that come through in the aroma. |
Nov 13, 2024 10:33:37 PM |
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2279 | Köstritzer Schwarzbier / Kostritzer Schwarzbier | Germany | Schwarzbier | 3.9
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 December 21, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml can<br> 4.80% ABV <br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $7.75<br> The beer pours a translucent black with brown edges and a thin tan-coloured head. The aroma is strongly roasted malts. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. The flavour is malty with some chocolate and toffee hints. |
Nov 13, 2024 10:20:36 PM |
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2280 | Unibroue La Fin du Monde | Canada | Abbey Tripel | 4.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 December 21, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 341ml bottle<br> 9.00% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $7.95<br> The beer pours a murky golden brown with a generous white head. The aroma is a combination of malt and plums. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with high carbonation. The favour is spicy, malty, and slightly bitter. |
Nov 13, 2024 10:24:44 PM |
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2281 | Samuel Adams Boston Lager | United States | Vienna / Amber Lager | 3.0
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 December 20, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 355ml bottle<br> 4.80% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $6.25<br> The beer pours a dark translucent gold colour with a 0.5 inch white head. The aroma is very weak with some barely discernable hoppy notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with some mild carbonation. The flavour is alright with no strong overpowering flavours. Very drinkable, but nothing special. |
Nov 13, 2024 10:15:56 PM |
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2282 | Achel Bruin 8 | Belgium | Belgian Strong Ale | 4.3
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 December 20, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 8.00% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $9.95<br> The beer pours a dark brown into the Trappist chalice with a huge tan head that lasts throughout the beer, getting rocky as it slowly dissipates. The aroma is a mixture of yeast, malt and fruit such as plums. The mouthfeel is highly carbonated and full-bodied. The flavour is malt, with some hop bitterness. |
Nov 13, 2024 10:05:42 PM |
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2283 | St. Peters Organic Ale | United Kingdom | English Pale Ale | 4.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 November 25, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle<br> 4.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.40<br> The beer pours a dark translucent golden brown with a thin white head. The aroma is very strong on the hops. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, creamy, and with mild carbonation. The flavour is strongly hoppish with a pink grapefruit aftertaste. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:58:49 PM |
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2284 | Liefmans Kriekbier | Belgium | Flanders Red | 4.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 November 25, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 375ml wrapped bottle<br> 6.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $4.95<br> Bottle wrapper says 'Leifman's Kriekbier, biere aux cerises, 6% alc./vol'. <br> The beer is a beautiful ruby red in colour with a medium sized tan coloured head. The aroma is sour cherries and not much else. The mouthfeel is puckering, full-bodied, slightly creamy and champagny. The flavour is powerfully sour cherries, and a huge bite on the back of the tongue. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:53:50 PM |
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2285 | Mort Subite Framboise | Belgium | Fruit Lambic | 3.8
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 November 15, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 375ml ceramic bottle<br> 4.50% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $14.95<br> The beer pours a nice red into the glass with a huge frothy white head that did not want to go away. The aroma is heavy on the raspberry. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, and heavily carbonated............but not quite champagne-like. The flavour is that of a small amount of hops combined with a lot of raspberries. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:46:41 PM |
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2286 | Kokanee | Canada | Lager | 2.2
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 November 8, 2007<br> Lone Star Texas Grill (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 200 Front Street West) 20oz draught<br> 5.00% ABV <br> Kegged On: Unknown<br> $6.95<br> The beer is a translucent gold in colour with a thick white head. Against the wooden table, the beer almost has a metallic look. The aroma is weakly malty with some grass. The mouthfeel is very light-bodied but not watery. Very little carbonation is evident. The taste is weakly malty. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:42:24 PM |
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2287 | Caledonian 80 | United Kingdom | Scottish Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 November 3, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml can<br> 4.10% ABV<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $2.70<br> The beer pours a very nice translucent red into the glass with a small white head. The aroma is a combination malt, hops, and nuts. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, mild carbonation, and creamy. The flavour is malt, nuts, and a slight hint of hops detectable by a slight bitterness. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:29:27 PM |
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2288 | Warsteiner Premium Verum | Germany | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 2.9
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 November 3, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml can<br> 4.80% ABV<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $2.05<br> The beer pours a beautiful translucent gold colour with very little head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is weak with hops and grains. The mouthfeel is thin and crisp with mild carbonation. The flavour is a combination of malt, and hops and grass. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:23:16 PM |
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2289 | Fuller's London Pride | United Kingdom | Extra Special Bitter | 3.8
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7 November 2, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml can<br> 4.70% ABV<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $2.55<br> The beer pours a translucent golden red colour with a large, loose, white head. The aroma is a mixture of caramel malt and citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied. mild carbonation, and almost 'dry'. The flavour is mainly sweet malt, with hops, and grassy tones to round it out. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:14:01 PM |
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2290 | Fuller's 1845 | United Kingdom | English Strong Ale | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 November 2, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle<br> 6.30% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a translucent reddish brown colour with a generous tan coloured head which dissipates into little foam islands on the top of the beer. The aroma is malty with some hints of fruit tones and cloves. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a little carbonation, and some bitterness. The flavour is mainly malty, a little licorice, and a little bitterness. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:11:07 PM |
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2291 | Cameron's Auburn Ale | Canada | Amber Ale | 3.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 Originally Rated As Cameron’s Auburn Ale<br> October 19, 2007<br> Gift<br> 341ml bottle<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $0.00<br> The beer pours a beautiful pale translucent red colour with a thin white head. The aroma is a little bit of hops and a little bit of fruit, plum like. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour is hoppy with some malt, plums, and yeast tones. |
Nov 13, 2024 08:07:38 PM |
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2292 | Hacker-Pschorr Dunkle Weisse | Germany | Dunkel Weizen | 3.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 November 1, 2024<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 5.30% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $6.59<br> The beer is a brownish colour with a thick tan coloured head that lasted throughout the beer. The aroma is malt, caramel, and apple flavours. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is a mixture of malt, and apple. |
Nov 13, 2024 08:52:47 PM |
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2293 | Sterkens St. Paul Double | Belgium | Abbey Dubbel | 4.2
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 November 1, 2024<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 330ml ceramic bottle<br> 6.90% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $8.95<br> The beer pours a dark reddish brown colour with a thick, fluffy, off-white head that lingers. The aroma is a combination of malt, yeast, and subtle hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour is yeasty with some malt in the background. |
Nov 13, 2024 09:01:09 PM |
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2294 | San Miguel Premium Lager | Philippines | Pale Lager | 2.4
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 October 30, 2024<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 5.00% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $6.25<br> The beer pours a pale translucent gold with a thin white head. The aroma is slightly hoppy with a citrusy background. The mouthfeel is very thin with very high carbonation. The flavour is a mixture of malt, grass, and lemons. |
Nov 13, 2024 08:35:57 PM |
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2295 | Sagres | Portugal | Pale Lager | 2.1
Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 October 30, 2024<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 5.10% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $6.15<br> The beer pours a translucent gold into the glass with very little head. What head there is...is white. The aroma is almost non-existent. The mouthfeel is very this, with high carbonation. The flavour is very grassy, with some bitterness. |
Nov 13, 2024 08:28:27 PM |
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2296 | Saigon Export | Vietnam | Pale Lager | 2.2
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 October 30, 2024<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 355ml bottle<br> 4.90% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $6.25<br> The beer pours into the glass a tranlsucent pale gold colour with a thin white head. The aroma is slightly malty and very grainy. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The taste is grassy with some bitterness thrown in (invisible hoppiness?) |
Nov 13, 2024 08:39:51 PM |
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2297 | Amsterdam Natural Blonde Lager | Canada | Lager | 3.5
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 October 28, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $2.50<br> The bottle pours a very nice translucent gold into the glass with a very loose frothy head that disappeared quickly. The aroma is mildly hoppish with citrus tones. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied with mild carbonation. The taste is a combination of citrus tones, hops, and a little grass. |
Nov 13, 2024 08:21:52 PM |
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2298 | Carlow Molings Traditional Red Ale / O'Hara's Irish Red | Ireland | Irish Ale | 4.0
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 October 27, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle<br> 4.30% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a beautiful translucent red colour with a 1 inch tan coloured head. The aroma is hoppy and slightly sour. The mouthfeel is full-bodied and creamy with mild carbonation. The taste 1s hoppy as well, with some bitterness on the side of the tongue. |
Nov 13, 2024 08:16:29 PM |
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2299 | Petrus Oud Bruin / Petrus Old Brown Ale | Belgium | Flanders Oude Bruin | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6 October 27, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 330ml bottle<br> 5.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $2.15<br> The beer pours a nice dark brown into the glass with a 1cm tannish head. The aroma is slightly sour with some nut hints. The mouthfeel is medium and sour to the tongue with some mild carbonation. The flavour is sour with some malt tones mixed in. |
Nov 13, 2024 08:11:51 PM |
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2300 | Konig Pilsener | Germany | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 2.6
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5 October 18, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml can<br> 4.90% ABV<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $2.15<br> The beer pours a very pale gold colour with a large foamy white head which quickly disappears. The aroma is a combination of citrusy hops with some grainy backup. The mouthfeel is thin, slightly watery, with ample carbonation. The flavour is slighty hoppy and a little bitterness in the finish. |
Nov 13, 2024 07:45:19 PM |