Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
826 Freigeist Hoppeditz Germany Altbier 3.6

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

500ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 12, 2014 <br> The beer poured a hazed dark golden brown with a thin tan coloured cap. The aroma was grainy, with weak herbal hops, and caramel notes. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was burnt caramel, some wooden flavours, and a weak hop presence.

Sep 13, 2014
12:00:00 PM
827 Chatoe Rogue 19 Original Colonies Mead United States Mead 3.6

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

650ml bottle <br> 6.6% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 24, 2014 <br> The mead pours a hazed golden yellow with a minimal white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is honey, light fruit, grains, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very honey strong, with some herbs, grains, and light fruit rounding it out. I like the strong honey presence.

Sep 25, 2014
12:00:00 PM
828 Propeller India Pale Ale Canada IPA 3.6

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

341ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 26, 2014<br> The beer poures a translucent metallic gold with a slow forming snow white head. The aroma is citrus, caramel, and earthy notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light grapefruit, some caramel, some grains, and a decent bitter finish. Quite good.

Sep 27, 2014
12:00:00 PM
829 Samuel Adams Fat Jack Double Pumpkin United States Spiced Beer 3.6

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

650ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 25, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark orange, with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma was pumpkin, spices, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, pumpkin, spices, and a citrusy finish. The alcohol is noticeable, but doesn't detract.

Oct 26, 2014
12:00:00 PM
830 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
831 Mikkeller Monk's Brew Denmark Abbey Quadrupel 3.6

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

330nlk bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 20, 2014 <br> Part of the 2014 Mikkeller feature at the LCBO. The beer poured a dark reddish brown with a tan coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt, yeast and grains. The mouthfeel is full bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is dark roasted malt, floral hops, and dark fruits. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Lot of dark fruits and yeast in the mouthfeel A good beer. I can only think that the barrel aged versions are better, but this is very good..

Nov 20, 2014
12:00:00 PM
832 Brooklyn Sorachi Ace United States Saison 3.6

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

750ml bottle <br> 7.6% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 30, 2014 <br> The beer pours a hazed light golden yellow with a generous bubbly off-white head. The aroma is light fruit, yeast, citrus, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. There is a hint of creaminess. The flavour is honey, hops, yeast and some light fruits and spices in the background. Very drinkable.

Nov 30, 2014
12:00:00 PM
833 Double Trouble French Press Vanilla Stout Canada Milk Stout 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

473ml can <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 4, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark black with a half inch brown cap. The aroma is roasted malt, vanilla, and coffee. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour is sweet chocolate with hints of vanilla and coffee. Tastes great, but way too thin.

Dec 5, 2014
12:00:00 PM
834 New Holland Dragon's Milk United States Imperial Stout 3.6

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

650ml bottle <br> 11.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 12, 2014 <br> 2014 Vintage <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a half inch creamy brown cap. The aroma is roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, and weak alcohol notes. The flavour is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, vanilla, and oak. Not my thing flavour wise.

Dec 13, 2014
12:00:00 PM
835 Clifford Porter Canada Porter 3.6

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

550ml draught <br> 4.7% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 5, 2015 <br> The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a light tan coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt, weak vanilla, and molasses. The mouthfeel is medium-full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, and molasses, and has a very dry feel to it.

Feb 6, 2015
12:00:00 PM
836 Durham 1047 Canada Bitter 3.6

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

550ml draught <br> 4.5% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 5, 2014 <br> The beer pours a semi-translucent light copper colour with a thin tan head. The aroma was grainy malt, weak citrus, and yeast. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour was nutty malt, grains, and weak citrus tones. Quite enjoyable.

Feb 6, 2015
12:00:00 PM
837 Old Flame Gimme A Kiss Canada Vienna / Amber Lager 3.6

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

550ml draught <br> 5.6% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 5, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper with a l;ight tan coloured cap. The aroma was citrus, caramel, and yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was sweet and fruity with orangish notes, caramel, and yeast. Not a bad beer for the featured beer at C'est What?

Feb 7, 2015
12:00:00 PM
838 Le Trou du Diable Aldred Canada Saison 3.6

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

13oz draught <br> 4.3% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 31, 2015 <br> The beer pours a cloudy poale gold colour with a generous white head. The aroma is tropical fruit, yeast, spice, and funk. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light tropical fruit, some tartness, and finishes with a yeasty tone.

Apr 6, 2015
12:00:00 PM
839 Black Creek Victoria's Empirical Ale Canada English Pale Ale 3.6

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 7, 2015 <br> $4.45<b The beer poured a translucent light copper with a snow white head. The aroma was citrus, caramel, and bread. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is caramel, bread, yeast, citrus, and weak coffee notes.

Apr 7, 2015
12:00:00 PM
840 Midtfyns Double IPA Denmark Imperial IPA 3.6

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

500ml bottle <br> 9.2% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 15, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed reddish gold colour with a thin bubbly off-white head. The aroma is citrus, grass, and tropical fruit. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grapefruit, oranges, caramel, and grass.

Apr 15, 2015
12:00:00 PM
841 Dieu du Ciel Disco Soleil (Fortunella) Canada IPA 3.6

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

341ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV (as marked on bottle <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 17, 2015 <br> The beer poured a hazy golden orange with a half inch off-white head. The beer was highly effervescent and laced nicely. The aroma tropical fruit, citrusy hops, caramel, spices, and grassy malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was sweet fruit followed by very bitter grapefruit notes. The bitterness lasted a while.

Jun 18, 2015
12:00:00 PM
842 Le Trou du Diable les 4 Surfeurs de l’Apocalypso (The 4 Surfers of the Apocalypso) Canada Witbier 3.6

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

600ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 25, 2015 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed golden orange colour with a half inch white head. The aroma is blue cheese, orange citrus, cereal grains, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit, weak grapefruit, cereal malt, and spices. A very refreshing white IPA/witbier.

Jun 26, 2015
12:00:00 PM
843 Muskoka Moonlight Kettle Series 2015 - 01 : Summer Saison Canada Saison 3.6

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

750ml bottle <br> 7.3% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 9, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden red colour with a frothy light tan head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is yeast, pepper, caramel, grass, and light fruits. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The pepper is very up front in the flavour followed by funky yeast and grassy notes and finishing with some bitter hoppiness. I liked it.

Jul 10, 2015
12:00:00 PM
844 Hornbeer Viking Chili Stout Denmark Imperial Stout 3.6

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

500ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> October 26, 2015 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with brown edges and a thick foamy brown head that lingers. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, molasses, and weak spicy notes. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, milk chocolate, and pepper in the finish. Alcohol wasn't at all noticeable. Not a bad beer, but nothing that puts this in the top tier of Imperial Stouts either.

Oct 27, 2015
12:00:00 PM
845 Redline Clutch Canada American Pale Ale 3.6

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

18oz draught <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 2, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a thin white film for a head. The aroma was weak citrus, grains, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was weak grapefruit, grassy notes, earthy flavours and spice in the finish.

Dec 2, 2015
12:00:00 PM
846 Great Lakes Brewery Tank Ten Series: Octopus Wants to Fight IPA Canada IPA 3.6

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

473ml can <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 5, 2016 <br> The beer pours a slightly hazed medium gold with a generous slightly off-white head that quickly disappears. The aroma is light pine, sitrus, and tropical fruits with some cereal malt thrown in the background. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by the tropical fruit notes with hints of grapefruit and grains in the mix. A well-done IPA by Canada's foremost IPA experimentalists!

Apr 5, 2016
12:00:00 PM
847 Molson John H. R. Molson & Bros. 1908 Historic Pale Ale Canada American Pale Ale 3.6

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

341ml bottle <br> 6.8% ABV <br> Milton Millside Street Beer Store (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> April 5, 2016<br> $1.83<br> The beer poured a light golden-red colour with some haze and and a creamy off-white head which lingered a while. The aroma was cereal malt, some light spice, yeast, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was malt-forward with bready notes, but the finish had a more definied hop presence than any other Molson beer I've tried.

Apr 9, 2018
12:00:00 PM
848 To Øl Black Ball Denmark Imperial Porter 3.6

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

500ml can <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Best Before: July 4, 2018<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 15, 2018 <br> $4.95<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a foamy brown head which takes a couple of minutes to recede into a thin lacing on top which lasts a while. The aroma is roasted malt, some licorice, and some dark chocolate notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and highly carbonated for a porter. The flavour is dominated by roasted malt flavours, some smoky flavour, and a slightly sour aftertaste of weak rubber.

Apr 15, 2018
12:00:00 PM
849 Lost Craft Revivale Canada Kölsch 3.6

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

473ml can <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Best Before: May 3, 2018<br> Real Canadian Superstore –Main/Thompson (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 22, 2018<br> $2.67<br> The beer poured a translucent medium gold colour with a generous bubbly white cap which quickly receded to a thin film. The aroma was grainy malt, some musty smells and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, very crisp, and above average carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, some yeast flavours, and a spicy hop finish. Easily me favourite beer from the Lost Craft lineup so far.

Apr 22, 2018
12:00:00 PM
850 Whitewater Brewing Farmer's Daughter Canada Blonde Ale 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

April 23 , 2018<br> Real Canadian Superstore #2810 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – 820 Main Street East)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 5, 2017 <br> $2.67<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a generous foamy white head which quickly recedes to thick rocky islands on the top. The aroma is biscuits, cereals, some citrus, some light fruit, and some herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavour tilts towards the malt side of things with notes of bread and cereal, but there is a slight bitter note in the finish.

Apr 15, 2022
11:16:48 AM