Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
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676 | Black Oak Belgian Winter Spiced Ale | Canada | Belgian Ale | 2.7
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 550ml draught <br> 4.7% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 16, 2012 <br> $7.30<br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold colour with a thin cream coloured head. Aroma was weak spices, grains, and soap. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour was boring, mainly tasting like a spiced blonde ale. |
Nov 17, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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677 | Great Lakes Brewery 25th Anniversary Imperial Black IPA | Canada | American Black Ale | 4.0
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 750ml bottle <br> 9.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 18, 2012 <br> 45th Birthday weekend beer (a 4 day weekend to boot) and it looks good. A coca-cola coloured pour, solid, with a half inch brown head. Hops are the dominant player in the aroma with weak hints of coffee and grass. Mouthfeel is full-bodied and creamy with ample carbonation. Flavour is grapefruit, coffee, and a lingering weak sourness that is just strong enough to detect. |
Nov 18, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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678 | Beer Academy Cascadian Dark | Canada | American Black Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 625ml bottle <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> Bottled on September 5, 2012 <br> November 17, 2012 <br> $5.96<br> The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a generous light tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, weak citrus hops, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is mild grapefruit, roast, and caramel. Not well balanced. |
Nov 18, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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679 | Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 24: Oktobock | Canada | Bock | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 330ml draught <br> 7.0% ABV <br> C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 29, 2012 <br> $7.61<br> Beer appears a translucent reddish-gold colour with a creamy tan head that laces well. Aroma is grass, caramel, and fruity sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is sweet malt, grain, fruit and hops. I felt it was more of an Marzen/Oktoberfest in flavour than a bock, but still quite good. |
Nov 29, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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680 | Great Lakes Brewery Tank Ten Series: Karma Citra Single Hop India Pale Ale | Canada | IPA | 3.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 330ml draught <br> 6.6% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 29, 2012 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed orange-gold colour with a short-lived head. Aroma is citrusy hops, and some weak grass notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is grapefruity hops, some light fruit and graininess rounds out the palate. Very well balanced. |
Nov 29, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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681 | Spearhead Brewing Moroccan Brown Ale | Canada | Brown Ale | 3.3
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 330ml draught <br> 6.0% ABV <br> C'est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 29, 2012 <br> The beer pours a semi-translucent browinsh-red colour with a thin tan ring for a cap. The aroma is nutty malt, spices, and fruit. Almost christmasy aroma. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is sweet malt, some caramel, and a very bitter chocolate finish. The raisins are definitely shining through the flavour. |
Nov 29, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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682 | Gananoque Valour Heritage Rye | Canada | Rye Beer | 3.2
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6 330ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 29, 2012 <br> The beer poured a cloudy golden-red colour with a cream coloured cap that laced well. Aroma is grainy malt, rye, and some weak herbal hoppish tones. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is malt sweetness, some herbalness,and light fruits. Quite unique. Refreshing, unique, but not outstanding. |
Nov 29, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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683 | Les Trois Mousquetaires Série Signature Oktoberfest | Canada | Marzen / Oktoberfest | 3.9
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 2012 Vintage <br> 750ml corked/caged bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Atrium on Bay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 30, 2012 <br> Bottled August 1, 2012 <br> The beer pours a sollid copper colour, slightly hazed, with a thin tan head. Aroma is light fruits, grains, and hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is caramel, light fruits, sweet malt, and grains. A very nice tasting beer. |
Nov 30, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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684 | Flying Monkeys BNL Imperial Chocolate Stout | Canada | Imperial Stout | 4.3
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 7 750ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Atrium on Bay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 1, 2012 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous brown head and a beautiful cascading action. Aroma is dark chocolate, coffee, and some vanilla hints. Mouthfeel is full-bodied and well carbonated. Flavour is rich chocolate, black cherry, and hints of vanilla and alcohol. A very rich and heavy beer. Definitely an all-night sipper. Marked down for overall because $13.95 is too much for 750ml. 750ml of Witches Brew and 750ml of LTM Oktoberfest cost $13.15 combined on the same trip! |
Dec 2, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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685 | Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 22: Vassar | Canada | Ale | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 550ml draught <br> 6.7% ABV <br> C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 7, 2012 <br> $9.96<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed light gold with a white cap that quickly fades to a ring. The aroma is light fruits, grains, and yeast. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is grass and yeast, with some light fruity notes. Easy to drink, but not something I would try often. |
Dec 7, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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686 | Railway City Honey Bee'lixer | Canada | Brown Ale | 3.3
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 750ml bottle swing top bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 14, 2012 <br> Beer pours a mahogany colour with a thin tan ring for a head. Aroma is nutty malt, caramel, and weak hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour has the honey in it, some tart fruit notes, along with some grass and a weak bitter finish. Not bad, but I wouldn't try it a second time. |
Dec 13, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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687 | Railway City Black Coal Stout | Canada | Stout | 3.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 550ml draught <br> 6.0% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2012 <br> The beer pours a very dark brown, almost black with a creamy tan coloured head. The aroma was roasted malt, nuts, and coffee. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is roasted malt and coffee. Thin and bitter is the best way to describe this. |
Dec 20, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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688 | Wellington Welly One Off: Morning Brew Coffee Cream Stout | Canada | Milk Stout | 4.6
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 December 20, 2012<br> C’est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 67 Front Street West) <br> 473ml can <br> 6.7% ABV <br> $8.90<br> The beer pours a beautiful shimmering black with a creamy tan head. The aroma was coffee, roasted malt, chocolate milk and vanilla. The mouthfeel was full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was milk chocolate, coffee, and nuts. Loved it! |
Apr 15, 2022 04:14:54 PM |
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689 | Trafalgar Mead Braggot | Canada | Mead | 2.5
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 500ml corked ceramic bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO OUtlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 21, 2012 <br> The braggot pours a clear medium gold colour with a short-lived white head. Aroma is tart fruit, grains,and weak honey notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, and highly carbonated. Flavour is tart fruit, and furniture polish. Hopefully meads and braggots made by other brewers taste better. |
Dec 22, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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690 | Propeller Revolution Russian Imperial Stout | Canada | Imperial Stout | 3.9
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 500ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 22, 2012 <br> The beer pours a very dark brown with black edges and a thin brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, and spices (ginger-ish). Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is cocoa, molasses, some more gingery spice, and roast. Not a world beater, but pretty good. |
Dec 22, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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691 | Trafalgar Cognac Aged Porter | Canada | Porter | 2.6
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 500ml ceramic flip-top bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 25, 2012 <br> The beer pours a coca-colour colour with absolutely no head despite a vigourous pour. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, wood, and some smoke. No cognac from what I can smell. Mouthfeel is very thin (quite watery actually) for a porter with medium carbonation. Flavour is roasted malt, wood, and some alcohol. Not a lot in the way of coffee, especially when it can be accounted for from an olfactory standpoint. |
Dec 26, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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692 | Muskoka Twice As Mad Tom Double IPA | Canada | Imperial IPA | 4.1
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 355ml bottle <br> 8.4% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 28, 2012 <br> Bought a 4-pack. Beer pours a translucent golden-amber with a half inch light tan head. Aroma is grapefruity hops, caramel, a pine. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is grapefruit, caramel, and some yeasty notes. Very enjoyable. |
Dec 28, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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693 | Howe Sound Pothole Filler Imperial Stout | Canada | Imperial Stout | 4.0
Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 1 litre capped swingtop bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 31, 2012 <br> Beer pours a solid black colour with a generous light brown head that laces well. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. Mouthfeel is full bodied and mildly carbonated. Flavour is pretty one dimensional with the coffee and dark chocolate dominating. |
Dec 31, 2012 12:00:00 PM |
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694 | Nickel Brook Old Kentucky Bastard Imperial Stout | Canada | Imperial Stout | 4.2
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8 550ml draught <br> 10.0% ABV <r> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 10, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a creamy half inch head. The aroma was sweet dark fruit, roasted malt, molasses, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet roasted malt, plum, molasses, vanilla, and coffee and more than a touch of bourbon. Good, strong beer! |
Jan 10, 2013 12:00:00 PM |
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695 | Beer Academy Wee Heavy | Canada | Scottish Ale | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 1 litre swing top bottle <br> 7.1% ABV <br> Bottle # 128 of 312 <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> January 10, 2013 <br> $14.56<br> The beer pours a very dark brown colour with almost no head, and what little head that existed was short-lived. The aroma was molasses, sweet malt, and grains. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with with mild carbonation. Flavour was sweet and smoky with caramel and molasses. Quite expensive, and not that great. |
Jan 11, 2013 12:00:00 PM |
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696 | Mill Street Betelgeuse | Canada | Abbey Tripel | 3.9
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 550ml draught <br> 9.5% ABV (as marked on menu) <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 24, 2013 <br> The clearest tripel I have ever had. The beer pours a translucent honey gold colour with a creamy long lasting white head. Aroma is belgian yeast, spices, and light citrus fruits. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is yeast, grains, slightly sweet, and a little alcohol. A very nice Ontarion take on a classic Belgian style. |
Jan 24, 2013 12:00:00 PM |
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697 | Beau's All Natural Pro-Am Series No. 5: Burnt Rock Vanilla Porter | Canada | Porter | 3.8
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 550ml draught <br> 4.9% ABV <br> C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 24, 2013 <br> $7.10<br> The beer pours a solid dark black with a creamy brown head. Aroma is coffee, dark chocolate, some vanilla, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is smoked malt, dark chocolate, and vanilla. |
Jan 24, 2013 12:00:00 PM |
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698 | Great Lakes Brewery Tank Ten Series: Audrey Hopburn Belgian IPA | Canada | Belgian Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 330ml draught <br> 6.2% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> January 24, 2013 <br> The beer poured a hazed golden yellow colour, reminiscent of a Hoegaarden, with a thin white cap. Aroma was citrusy hops and some grains. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is citrusy hops with primarily lemony flavours and some grassy notes. |
Jan 24, 2013 12:00:00 PM |
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699 | Nickel Brook Cuvée | Canada | Strong Ale | 4.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 2012 Vintage <br> 750ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 25, 2013 <br> The beer pours a semi-translucent copper colour with a thin tan head. The aroma is spices, fruits, malt, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is fruit, yeast, and spices with a very Christmasy feel. I loved this beer. |
Jan 26, 2013 12:00:00 PM |
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700 | Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 009: Winterbrewed Coffee Infused Ale | Canada | Amber Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 600ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 31, 2013 <br> $7.85<br> The beer pours a translucent dark red colour with a generous creamy tan head. The aroma is tropical fruit, dark coffee, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is similar to an iced coffee with some alcohol. Not a whole lot of complexity. The wild oats series has been hit and miss with me. |
Jan 31, 2013 12:00:00 PM |