Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
# | Beer | Origin | Style | Score | Date | |
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2176 | Jennings Brothers Cocker Hoop | United Kingdom | Bitter | 2.6
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 500ml bottle <br> 4.2% ABV (as written on bottle)<br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 8, 2014<br> Part of the Marston's PLC 6 Pack. The beer pours an amber hued gold with a thin snow white head. The aroma is very grassy with some weak floral hop notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grass, hops, and some light fruit notes. No caramel to speak of, which I expect out of a bitter. |
Nov 8, 2014 12:00:00 PM | |
2177 | Marston's EPA (English Pale Ale) | United Kingdom | English Pale Ale | 3.3
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 500ml bottle <br> 3.6% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 8, 2014 <br> Part of the Marston's PLC 6 pack. The beer pours a medium gold colour with a generous white head which shrinks to a long lasting film. The aroma is very grassy, with floral hops, honey, and weak peppery notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grass, honey, and spices with a lactic tang. Very flavourful for 3.6%. |
Nov 9, 2014 12:00:00 PM | |
2178 | Banks Bitter | United Kingdom | Bitter | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 November 8, 2014 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 3.8% ABV <br> $3.16<br> Part of the Marston’s PLC 6 pack. The beer pours a clear copper colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is caramel, citrus, and cereal. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is caramel, cereal, and weak citrus notes. A typical English bitter. |
Apr 15, 2022 02:08:43 AM | |
2179 | Ilkley The Mayan | United Kingdom | Chocolate Stout | 4.4
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 500ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 12, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark coca-cola colour with a creamy brown head. The aroma is peppers, roasted malt, and milk chocolate. The mpouthfeel is full bodied,m creamy, with full carbonation. The flavour is slightly sweet milk chcolate, roasted malt, and a spicy peppery aftertaste. |
Dec 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM | |
2180 | Fuller's Reserve Series: Imperial Stout (2014) | United Kingdom | Imperial Stout | 4.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 500ml bottle <br> 10.7% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 13, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid dark brown with black edges and a huge fluffy light tan coloured head. The aroma is coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, and dark fruit. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dark roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, and chicoree. A well balanced, but still complex beer. |
Dec 14, 2014 12:00:00 PM | |
2181 | Fuller's Vintage Ale 2014 | United Kingdom | English Strong Ale | 3.9
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 500ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 21, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a light tan coloured bubbly head, and plenty of effervescence. The aroma was caramel, citrus, and biscuit. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is smoked wood, caramel sweetness, and bitter hops. Another stellar vintage effort from the Fuller's people. |
Dec 21, 2014 12:00:00 PM | |
2182 | Beavertown Black Betty | United Kingdom | American Black Ale | 4.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 330ml bottle <br> 7.4% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 21, 2015 <br> $3.70<br> The beer pours a solid dark brown with a creamy frothy tan coloured head. The aroma is citrus and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrus, roasted malt, and a sweet milk chocolate hint in the background. Quite good. Easy to see why it's a top rated Black IPA on Ratebeer! |
Jan 22, 2015 12:00:00 PM | |
2183 | Tennents Extra | United Kingdom | Pale Lager | 2.1
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 March 11, 2015<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> $2.20 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with absolutely no head. The aroma is cereal grains, weak floral hops, and acidic notes. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The beer lacks flavour. There are notes of weak grains, weak hops, and some phenolic notes. Not good at all. |
Apr 15, 2022 02:20:08 PM | |
2184 | BrewDog This.Is.Lager | United Kingdom | Lager | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 13oz draught <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 31, 2015 <br> The beer poured a translucent metallic medium gold colour with a white head. The aroma was biscuit malt, bread, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, weak metallic notes, and weak hops. Tasted weaker than the 4.7% advertised. |
Apr 7, 2015 12:00:00 PM | |
2185 | Oakham Green Devil IPA | United Kingdom | IPA | 3.9
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 500ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 13, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent metallic gold colour with a thin creamy white head that lingers. The aroma is caramel, tropical fruit, grass, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrus, topical fruit, caramel, and fresh bread. Quite good. |
Apr 13, 2015 12:00:00 PM | |
2186 | Harviestoun Orach Slie | United Kingdom | Lager | 2.9
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 6 330ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Summerhill LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 11, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent light gold with a bubbly white head. The aroma is light fruits, grains, and alcohol. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is whiskey, with a backdrop of grains and hops. If I wanmted whiskey, I would have poured myself whiskey..... |
May 11, 2015 12:00:00 PM | |
2187 | Wild Beer Ninkasi | United Kingdom | Saison | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 July 9, 2015 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 750ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> $11.95<br> The beer poured a hazed metallic gold colour with 1/2 inch white head that lingered for a while. The aroma was citrus, light fruit, yeast, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grains, yeast, and hints of citrus and apples. Not a bad beer, but not something I would try again. |
Apr 15, 2022 10:55:10 AM | |
2188 | Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold | United Kingdom | Blonde Ale | 3.2
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 August 12, 2015 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> $3.50 <br> The beer pours a translucent light gold with a snow white head and lots of effervescence. The aroma is light grains, tropical fruit, weak citrus, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very grainy with light notes of citrus and spice. Nothing spectacular. |
Apr 13, 2022 05:39:51 PM | |
2189 | Innis & Gunn Limited Edition Highland Cask | United Kingdom | English Strong Ale | 3.0
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 2015 Vintage <br> 330ml bottle <br> 7.4% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with mild effervesence and white ring for a head. The aroma is caramel, honey, oak, and some peat. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is heavy on the oak and whisky, and weak on the grains, hops, and caramel. |
Sep 8, 2015 12:00:00 PM | |
2190 | Innis & Gunn Toasted Oak India Pale Ale | United Kingdom | IPA | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 330ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 3, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with a foaming head that quickly dissipates to a ring. The aroma is burnt wood, grains, and weak floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium-full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is oak, alcohol, grains, and vanilla. |
Nov 4, 2015 12:00:00 PM | |
2191 | Thornbridge Beadeca’s Well | United Kingdom | Porter | 4.1
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 500ml bottle <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 23, 2016 <br> The beet pours a solid coca-cola colour with a very thin creamy brown head which lingers and laces well. The aroma is peat wood, roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between a smoked malt flavour, coffee, and caramel notes. Tastes great! |
Feb 23, 2016 12:00:00 PM | |
2192 | Stewart Brewing (Scotland) First World Problems | United Kingdom | Belgian Ale | 3.2
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6 330ml bottle <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 1, 2017 <br> The pour is a slightly hazed golden tinged copper colour with a generous bubbly head that disappears quickly. The aroma is sweet caramel, fruit, pine, and weak notes of yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lots of carbnonation. Flavour is more IPA than Belgian with the hops being very present |
Aug 1, 2017 12:00:00 PM | |
2193 | BrewDog Elvis Juice | United Kingdom | IPA | 3.3
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 330ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 1, 2017 <br> The beer pours a copper tinged gold colour with absolutely no head. The aroma is definitely grapefruit which may or may not be masking both the fruit and hop aromas. Not much else to note except grapefruit. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrusy hops, some grapefruit, and weak sweet malt. Quite enjoyable actually. |
Aug 1, 2017 12:00:00 PM | |
2194 | Harviestoun Raspy Engine | United Kingdom | Porter | 3.2
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 330ml bottle <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 <br> August 3, 2017 <br> The beer pours a purple tinged black with a half inch bubbly brown head that recedes to a creamy film. The aroma is roasted malt, raspberries, and weak yeast notes. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Very thin for a porter in my opinion. The flavour is strong on the roasted malt end with just a hint of raspberry. A very malty beer but I enjoy that in my porters and stouts. |
Aug 3, 2017 12:00:00 PM | |
2195 | Thornbridge Eldon Oak Infused Imperial Stout | United Kingdom | Imperial Stout | 3.4
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 330ml bottle<br> 8.0% ABV <br> Best Before: June 15, 2019<br>Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 23, 2018<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin half inch creamy tan coloured head. The aroma is weak oak, wood, and roasted malt, No chocolate and no coffee. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and well carbonated. The flavour is roasted malt, some oak, some smoky notes, and anise. The oak flavour lingers, and not in a good way. |
Apr 23, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
2196 | Black Isle / Black Flag Organic Anything Gose | United Kingdom | Gose | 3.9
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 330ml bottle<br> 5.20% Abv<br> Best Before: December 1, 2018<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 3, 2018<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed metallic gold colour with a half inch thich off-white head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is bread, cereal, spices, and weak floral notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, with above average carbonation. The flavour is herbal notes, some wpices, and cereal and bisuit malts. The beer is very dependent on the spicy and grain aromas and flavours. |
May 3, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
2197 | Fourpure Juicebox | United Kingdom | IPA | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 500ml can <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Canned On: March 27, 2018 <br> Best before: December 22, 2018 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> August 3, 2018<br> $3.75 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed gold colour with some mild bubbling action and a generous light cream coloured rocky head that dissipates to a thin rocky film after a minute or so. The aroma is cereal grains, passion fruit, and a little bit of mustiness. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, a fair bit of creaminess, and below average carbonation (how very British of them). The flavour is cereal malt, tropical fruit, and nice bitter hop finish. Not as flavourful as the Omnipollo Zodiac I had earlier, but still decently flavoured. |
Aug 3, 2018 12:00:00 PM | |
2198 | Wild Beer Sleeping Lemons Export | United Kingdom | Wild Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 June 13, 2019<br> LCBO # 255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 6.0% ABV <br> Best Before: December 12, 2021 <br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a hazed thin yellow with almost no head aside from a few white island here and there. The aroma is yeast, lemons, funk, and grass. You can smell the tartness. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with high carbonation. The flavour is tart citrus, some funk, light grains, and a light bitterness in the finish. |
Apr 15, 2022 10:53:55 AM | |
2199 | Marston's 61 Deep | United Kingdom | English Pale Ale | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7 500ml can <br> 4.1% ABV <br> Best Before: May 5, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent / Bronte)<br> August 6, 2019, 2019<br> $2.50<br> 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. |
Aug 6, 2019 03:13:06 PM | |
2200 | Innis & Gunn 15 (2003 - 20018 Barrel Aged Double IPA) | United Kingdom | Imperial IPA | 2.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5 330ml bottle <br> 7.4% ABV <br> Best Before: November 30, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill)<br> August 28, 2019<br> $3.85<br> 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&G. |
Aug 28, 2019 10:23:28 AM |