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

May 23, 2008 <br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 355ml bottle <br> 4.9% ABV <br> $8.00<br> The beer poured a translucent medium reddish-brown with a thin off-white head. The aroma was citrusy hops, and some sweetish malt. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, and well carbonated. The flavour was very hoppy, leaving a bitterness on the tongue, as well as a little sour apple taste.

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV <br> I tried this beer on May 26, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent reddish-brown colour with a thin white head, that was bubbly. The aroma was malty with some caramel and spicy hints, with a slight hoppy hint. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonationn, and a dry bitter finish. The flavour was full of citrusy and grapefruity hoppiness, with a little malty tinge. A very good beer, although I would have liked more of a hoppy aroma.

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

June 28, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #217 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Queen’s Quay)<br> 330ml bottle<br> 6.50% ABV <br> $2.35<br> The beer pours a slightly translucent dark brown with a long lasting tan coloured head. The aroma was sweet malt and some spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is primarily malty, with a hoppy bitter finish, and in between, some peppery spiciness.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> July 1, 2008 <br> The beer was originally in a clear bottle showing a translucent reddish-brown beer. The beer poured a translucent red with a thin tan head. The aroma was caramel malt, some nuts, and a little yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, well carbonated, and crisp. The flavour is nutty malt, with a nice hop balance, a very enjoyable beer.

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

August 1, 2008 <br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street) <br> 500ml bottle <br> 6.3% ABV <br> $10.00 <br> The beer poured a very dark brownish red, with a thin tan head. The aroma was caramel malt, and wood. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, creamy, and medium carbonated. The flavour was caramel malt, some spice, and a little bit of hops.

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

275ml bottle <br> 6.6% ABV <br> I tried this beer on September 23, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured black with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma was chocolate and plums. The mouthfeel was full-bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour waas roasted malt, raisins, plums, and chocolate. A little sweet for me.

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 10, 2008 <br> The beer poured a dark brownish-black. When held up against sunlight, there was a trace of light getting throogh. The head was thin, bubbly, and gone in an instant. The aroma was roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, and slightly creamy. The flavour profile is similar to the aroma, roasted malt with a definite cocoa like taste and feel.

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

400ml draught <br> 5.8% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 14, 2008 <br> The beer poured a crystal translucent dark golden colour with a thin white head. The aroma has some grainy malt hints, some hop hints, as well as some fruity hints like apricot. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, and was lightly carbonated. The flavour was grainy malt, and was very smooth. This went down well

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

341ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 5, 2008 <br> $6.95<br> The beer poured a beautiful translucent dark gold (with reddish hues) in a tulip glass with almost no head. The aroma was bready malt, some maple notes, and yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is malty, some yeasty notes, some caramel, and a little hops.

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

December 9, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> $10.75<br> The beer poured a transparent dark brown with a thin light tan coloured head/ The aroma was roasted malt, some hops (the bottle claims that they are the 'choicest' hops), some smoke and some caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and medium carbonated. The flavour is roasted caramel malt, some cinnamon, and a decent hop finish.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

550ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 11, 2008 <br> The beer poured a coca-colour with a fluffy brown head. The aroma was dark roasted malt, bitter coffee hints, and some plums. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, with slightly high carbonation. The taste was bitter with molasses, coffee and maltiness throughout. A very good beer

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 12, 2009 <br> The beer pours a brownish-black with a thin light brown head that quickly reduces to a ring. The aroma is roasted malt, molasses, and some hops. The mouthfeel is full-bodied, creamy, and low in carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, bitter coffee, and a little molasses.

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

20oz draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on April 9, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a hazy yellow-gold colour with a 1" thick white head. The aroma was grainy malt, some honey, and some hops. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, slightly creamy, and medium carbonation. The flavour was slightly hoppy with some grapefruit flavour coming through. A very refreshing beer which went down easy!

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

354ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 27, 2009 <br> Not sure why they list the volume at 354ml instead of 355ml. The beer pours a translucent golden orange colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grainy malt, some pine, and citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is very light and thin with medium high carbonation. The flavour is slightly sweet with ample grapefruity hoppy bitterness.

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

16oz draught <br> 3.5% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on April 30, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer was translucent light red with a loose white head. The aroma was grainy malt, with some hops in the mix. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with medium-high carbonation. The taste was more grainy malt, and a nice hoppy finish. The beer was very refreshing, and definitely worth another try.

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

16oz draught <br> 4.7% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 23, 2009 <br> Kegged On: October 21, 2009<br> $7.50<br> The beer poured a translucent red with a tan foamy head. The aroma was sweet malt, some fruit tones, and grain. The mouthfeel was creamy, medium-bodied with medium-high carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet, and definitely malty. A very enjoyable Oktoberfest and another fine product from the Black Oak Brewery.

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

550ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 18, 2009 <br> The beer poured a beautiful translucent red, with a 1/2" tan coloured head that lasted. The aroma was slightly hoppy, some grainy malt, and some weak fruit tones. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and medium carbonated. The flavour was primarily malt with a nice bitter finish. Very refreshing.

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

650ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on November 27, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured an opaque brownish-black with a thin light-brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, vanilla, butterscotch, and alcohol (definitely noticeable). The mouthfeel was full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, butterscotch, a bitter finish...and alcohol.<br> <br> Without the alcohol aroma or taste, this beer would have scored higher. It's not a lot, but it was definitely noticeable in my sample.

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.9% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 7, 2010 <br> The beer poured a murky pinkish-red colour with a very thin head. The aroma was wheat malt, hibiscus, and some sweet fruit notes. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was a combination of tart floralness with a sweet fruit component. I've had much better beers by this brewer.

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

8oz draught ,br. 6.6% ABV <br> I tried this beer on June 8, 2010 at "Duggan's Brewery" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer was poured a translucent golden colour with reddish hues and white bubbly head. The aroma was sweet malt, some grass, and some floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was cereal malt, grains, slightly sweet, with a refreshing feel.

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.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.60&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: July 6, 2018 &#60;br&#62; Main &#47; Bronte LCBO Outlet &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada&#41; &#60;br&#62; October 12, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.25 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazy creamy yellow colour with a huge generous off-white rocky head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is pineapple, mango, and orange with some grassy notes thrown in to make it beery. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by the pineapple flavours with hints of other citrus fruits such as orange and passion fruit in the mix. A very flavourful beer, but more of what I associate with Australian and New Zealand hops and not what I associate with the American west coast &#40;I love grapefruity west coast IPAs&#41;

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

500ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 4.70&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Bottled On: August 27, 2018 &#60;br&#62; Best Before: August 27, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 19, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;2.80 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very dark brown colour with a 4cm light brown head. When held up to a strong white light, the beer is translucent. The aroma is roasted malt, caramel, cardboard, cereal grains, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, crisp, with average carbonation. There are notes of dark chocolate, coffee, and dark fruit in the flavour, with a bitter cardboard taste in the finish. I like it but was hoping for better.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.7&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: December 12, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 23, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a peachy-gold colour, slight haze, with a half inch off-white head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is cereal malt, pineapple, mango, and light yeast notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit, some grainy malt flavour, followed by a bitter hop bite for a finish. An excellent choice for this soon to be rainy day&#33;