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

330ml bottle <br> 5.20% ABV <br> Best Before: October 20, 2019<br> LCBO # 255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> December 8, 2018<br> $2.66<br> Part of the 2018 Belhaven Craft Christmas 6-Pack. The beer pours a beautiful translucent dark copper colour with a thin film for a head. The aroma is toasted malts, light caramel, floral hops, and some weak spiciness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation and is slightly creamy. The flavour is light sweet caramel, cereal grains, a little yeastiness and a nice bitter hop finish. This is quite good for a ‘Scottish’ ale.

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

December 17, 2018 <br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 330ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV <br> Bottled On: July 25, 2018<br> Best before: January 25, 2020<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a translucent copper hued solid black colour when held up to a strong white light. The cap is light brown in colour, creamy, and about 2cm think. The aroma is roasted nuts, soy sauce, nuts, and oatmeal, and maybe a whiff of alcohol. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by roasted malt and alcohol with hints of leather/charred wood, coffee, nuts, and dark chocolate. Sadly the leathery taste and the alcohol being so noticeable kill this beer.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: September 18, 2018&#60;br&#62; Best Before: September 18, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; January 18, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.60&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a solid black colour with a thin brown film for a head. The aroma was roasted malt, dark chocolate, oats, coffee, and vanilla. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was toasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. A pretty good beer,

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 6.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: November 1, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; April 1, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very dark brown colour with a generous rocky light brown head which lasts several minutes. The aroma was burnt wood, molasses, whiskey, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel was full bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour lacks the punch of the aroma with notes of roasted malt, some bitter soy sauce notes, dark chocolate, and minor hints of burnt wood and whiskey. While I’m not a fan of in your face barrel aged beers, I do expect there to be some barrel character and this has it, but not enough of it.

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

November 20, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Best Before: December 31, 2025 <br> $8.95<br> The 2022 Birthday beer. The beer pours a transparent copper colour with a creamy tan head which quickly recedes to a filmy ring. The aroma is light caramel, raisins, and alcohol. The mouthfeel is creamy, full bodied and carbonation is average. The flavour is quite different from the aroma and quite different from past vintages with notes of wood, and citrus zest dominating. The caramel is present, but way in the back.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 25, 2014 <br> The bee pours a slightly hazed golden orange colour with a generous off-white rocky head that lingers a while. The aroma is citrusy hops, weal caramel, and weak grass. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, citrusy hops, and weak spicyness.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.9% <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 6, 2014 <br> Part of a 6 pack of Marston PLC beers. Pours a golden-red colour with a thin off-white coloured head. The aroma is light caramel, weak floral hops, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bitter hops, grains, and a weak fruit tone. Not a bad beer at all.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.....

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

500ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: May 5, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent &#47; Bronte&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 6, 2019, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.50&#60;br&#62; 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.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 7.4&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: November 30, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 28, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.85&#60;br&#62; 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&#38;G.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 6.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: October 31, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; September 8, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.85&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent dark mahogany colour with a generous tan coloured head that lasts several minutes and creates a lot of lacing. The aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, and dish soap. I don’t detect any citrus, coconut, or rhubarb. So, not a typical Black IPA. Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is more akin to a thin porter&#47;stout as I’m not getting a whole ot of the rhubarb or coconut in this. This isn’t a black IPA to my mind, and not even a fruited stout&#47;porter. Not something I would want to drink regularly.