Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
126 Chimay 150 Spéciale Cent Cinquante (Green) Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 4.2

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

Review #1000 <br> 750ml caged and corked bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Summerhill LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 15, 2013 <br> The beer poured a lightly hazed, red-tinged golden colour with a long lasting rocky head. Aroma is Chimay yeast, orange and apple notes, spices and a hint of alcohol. Mouthfeel is full bodied, with good carbonation. Flavour is light fruits, the yeast and alcohol are certainly noticeable, and a bitter finish. Very similar to the Chimay White, with the alcohol definitely more noticeable.

May 15, 2013
12:00:00 PM
127 Bockor Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge Belgium Flanders Red 4.5

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

330ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 2, 2013 <br> $3.30<br> Beer pours a translucent copper-red with a thin layer of tan bubbles for a head. Aroma is funk, tart fruit, and vinegar. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, and very much alive with carbonation. Flavour has both sweet and tart cherry flavours along with funk and earthy notes. Very enjoyable.

Jun 2, 2013
12:00:00 PM
128 Abbaye des Rocs Blanche des Honnelles Belgium Witbier 3.6

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

330ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina)<br> June 4, 2013 <br> $2.80 <br> The beer pours a clouded dark gold colour with a half inch white head. Aroma is wheat, spices, and yeast. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is a bit funky with notes of yeast, wheat, and spices.

Nov 14, 2020
03:50:14 PM
129 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Armand & Tommy) Belgium Gueuze 4.0

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

750ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 7, 2013 <br> $22.80 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden brown with a rocky white head that lingers. The aroma is funky earth, garage floor, and vinegar. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is sour and woody with plenty of funky flavours. There is both a sweetness and a sourness to the finish with the sour winning out.

Jun 8, 2013
12:00:00 PM
130 Bush Blonde Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.8

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

750ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 5, 2013 <br> Bottle is labelled as "Scaldis Blonde Tripel". The beer pours a hazed darek gold colour with a generous white head. Aroma is yeast, light fruits, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. Alcohol is the firest thing I taste followed by some sweet fruit notes, yeast, and spices. Over the course of the hour, the alcohol does become less noticeable.

Jul 5, 2013
12:00:00 PM
131 Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel Belgium Abbey Tripel 3.9

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 3, 2013 <br> The beer pours a hazed straw colour with a long lasting thin rocky head and ample effervescence. The aroma is yeast, citrus, spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrusy hops, grains, and a little yeast. The herbally bitter aftertaste is quite good.

Aug 4, 2013
12:00:00 PM
132 Achel Blond 8 Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 4.2

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 391 King Street West)<br> January 23, 2014 <br> Trappist #21 <br> $9.95 <br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a quarter inch snow white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is yeast, grass, some citrus, and a touch of honey. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. Flavour is sweet, grainy with notes of honey and yeast. Quite enjoyable.

Nov 14, 2020
04:23:21 PM
133 Gulden Draak 9000 Quadruple Belgium Abbey Quadrupel 3.9

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

330ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 1, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark hazed golden brown with a generous rocky tan coloured head. Aroma is fresh bread, dark fruit, yeast, sugar, and weak spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. Flavour is bread, light fruit and spices. I do prefer the regular Gulden Draak to this, but still quite good.

Feb 2, 2014
12:00:00 PM
134 Liefmans Goudenband Belgium Flanders Oude Bruin 4.3

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

750ml paper wrapped corked and caged bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 14, 2014 <br> The beer pours a slightly translucent darl copper colour with a thin tan head that slowly dissipates to a thing ring and islands. The aroma is tart fruits, yeast, grains, and funk. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lower than average carbonation. The flavour is tart fruit, traces of molasses, grains, and yeast. An excellent beer.

Feb 14, 2014
12:00:00 PM
135 Abbaye des Rocs La Montagnarde (Ambree) Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.4

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

330ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> $3.05 <br> The beer pours a light copper colour, murky, with a very thin white head. Aroma is tart fruit, funk, yeast, and some fruit notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet, yeasty, with some tart funky notes in the mix. Not on par with the better Abbaye des Rocs BSAs.

Nov 14, 2020
03:59:06 PM
136 St. Feuillien Saison Belgium Saison 3.8

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

330ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 10, 2014 <br> The beer pours a hazed metallic gold with a 1" white bubbly head. The aroma is funky yeast, light citrus, and grassy. The mouthfeel is light bodied, and quite champagny. The flavour is yeast, honey, and citrus up front and a graininess in back

Mar 11, 2014
12:00:00 PM
137 Boon Framboise Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.7

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

375ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 1, 2014 <br> $5.85<br> Beer pours a translucent cherry red colour with some weak bubbling for a head, and highly effervescent. Aroma is raspberries, funk, yeast, and vinegar. The mouthfeel is light bodied and average carbonation. The flavour is raspberries, funk, and vinegar. Quite pleasant.

Apr 2, 2014
12:00:00 PM
138 Liefmans Cuvée Brut Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.9

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

375ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Ontario) <br> April 3, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent cherry red colour with a half inch tan coloured head which lingers on the top. Aroma is cherry, vinegar, funk, and must. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with above average carbonation. Flavour is cherry lollipop, and funky yeast. Sweeter in the flavour than the aroma indicates.

Apr 3, 2014
12:00:00 PM
139 LeFebvre Hopus Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.6

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

750ml bottle <br> 8.3% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 19, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent honey yellow colour with a huge (and I mean huge) rocky white head that takes forever to die. Aroma is light fruits, citrus, yeast, grains, and some herbal spicy notes. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is yeast, light fruit, honey, herbal hops, and some grains. A bitter, yet tangy aftertaste is apparent.

Apr 20, 2014
12:00:00 PM
140 Lindemans Framboise Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.2

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

750ml bottle <br> 2.5% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 16, 2014 <br> The beer pours a sold raspberry red with a very thin white ring for a head. The aroma is sweet and tard raspberries and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour mimics the aroma,with both sweet and tart raspberry flavour. Very well done.

Jul 17, 2014
12:00:00 PM
141 Leffe Royale Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 3.6

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

November 6, 2014<br> LCBO # 255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 7.50% ABV <br> $3.49<br> Part of a Christmas Gift Pack. The beer pours a golden copper colour with a long lasting white rocky film for a head. Aroma is yeast, bready malt, light fruits, and caramel. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, plums, vanilla, and yeast. Quite enjoyable. No notice of the alcohol as found in a previous review.

Apr 13, 2024
01:24:29 AM
142 St. Bernardus Pater 6 Belgium Belgian Ale 4.2

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

330ml bottle <br> 6.7% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 13, 2014<br> Part of the St. Bernardus mixed pack. The beer pours a semi-translucent copper-tinged brown with a rocky off-white head. The aroma is yeast, brown sugar, plums, and roasted malts. The mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, with above average carbonation. The flavour is sweet mal;t, caramel, raisins, yeast, and a spicy finish. A huge fan of St. Bernardus, and this is a very good beer.

Nov 13, 2014
12:00:00 PM
143 Watou Tripel Belgium Abbey Tripel 4.1

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

330ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 13, 2014 <br> Part of the St. Bernardus Mixed 6-Pack. The beer pours a hazed honey gold colour with a thick long lasting snow white head. The aroma is yeast, light fruits, grainy malts, yeast, and spices. The mouthfeel is full bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is light fruits, yeast, honey, and grains. Another winner from St. Bernardus.

Nov 14, 2014
12:00:00 PM
144 St. Bernardus Christmas Ale Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 4.5

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

750ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 20, 2014 <br> The 2014 Birthday beer. The beer pours a murky reddish brown with a huge generous rocky light tan coloured head that lasts. The aroma yeast, dark fruits, fresh baked bread, roasted malt, and spices. The mouthfeel was full-bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour was dark malt, plums, nutmeg, yeast, and roasted malt. Another great beer from my favourite brewer!

Nov 20, 2014
12:00:00 PM
145 Martens Pils Belgium Pale Lager 2.1

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

500ml can <br> 5.0% ABV (as marked on can) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> May 9, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a thin rockey white cap. The aroma is acidic and metallic with hints of graions. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is musky grains with a hint of floral hops. Wouldn't buy again.

May 10, 2015
12:00:00 PM
146 De Leite Cuvée Soeur´Ise Belgium Fruit Lambic 3.8

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Atrium on Bay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 1, 2015 <br> The beer pours a semni-rteanslucent cherry red colour with a long lasting off-white/pinkish head. The aroma is cherry, wild yeast, vinegar, and grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is vinegar, light cherry, yeast, and grains. A top 1% beer on Ratebeer, but I'm not feeling it.

Sep 2, 2015
12:00:00 PM
147 Boon Mariage Parfait Kriek Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

375ml corked and caged bottle &#60;br&#62; 8.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Bottled On: July 26, 2016&#60;br&#62; Best Before: July 26, 2016&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; December 15, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;7.20&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent dark scarlet colour with a thin pinkish head. The aroma was cherries, vinegar, and wheat. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was tart cherry with notes of old wet grains and blackberries. A very good kriek.

Dec 16, 2018
01:12:16 AM
148 Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Rood/Red Belgium Belgian Strong Ale 4.6

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

750ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 10.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: December 31, 2021&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; January 25, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;9.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a highly effervescent medium gold colour with a huge bubbly white head which lasts a long while &#40;20&#43; minutes&#41;. The aroma is Belgian yeast, grains, candy sugar, and lemony citrus notes. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation, despite the constant stream of bubbles in the Spencer Trappist glass. The flavours are very similar to the aroma. A nice Belgian Strong Ale with notes of grains, some honey, some , a little spiciness, and it warms the belly nicely, and since it is -10 outside, that’s not a bad thing.

Jan 25, 2019
11:34:25 AM
149 Bockor Omer. Traditional Blond Belgium Abbey Tripel 3.7

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

330ml bottle&#60;br&#62; 8.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: May 27, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; April 6, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.50&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a slight hazed gold colour with a huge rocky off-white head which lasts throughout and laces extremely well. The aroma is honey, grass, yeast, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour was very grassy, with notes of yeast and tart fruit leading to a bitter finish.

Apr 6, 2019
12:25:06 PM
150 Troubadour Magma Belgium Imperial IPA 3.8

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 9.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: December 18, 2021&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; April 6, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.65&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very cloudy rust colour with a huge rocky off-white head which lasts. The aroma is very hoppy with notes of pine and citrus, followed by honey, yeast, and grains. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrusy hops, notes of burnt sugar&#47;caramel, grains, and hints of yeast and honey. An interesting beer. Not very tripel like and not very IIPA like. Yet still enjoyable.

Apr 7, 2019
02:04:07 AM