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

473ml can <br> 3.8% ABV <br> Best Before: August 7, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> June 8, 2020<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a translucent light gold colour with a generous white pillowy head that quickly recedes to a thin film. The aroma is tropical fruit like papaya, some grains, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is mild compared to the aroma. Tropical citrus dominates with hints of grains and yeast. There is very little bitterness in the finish.

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

June 15, 2020<br> LLCBO Outlet #568 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Atrium On Bay)<br> 473ml can<br> 8.5% ABV <br> Canned On: February 20, 2020<br> Best Before: June 20, 2020 <br> $4.50<br> The beer pours a very hazed gold colour with a thin rocky white head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is light cereal malt, with loads of mosaic hops. Very hoppy aroma. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by alcohol, with light fruit flavours in the mix like apricot and mango. The finish is fruity and bitter.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: February 11, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; June 24, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.85&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a cloudy gold colour with pink hues. The head is off-white, rocky, and lasts a while. The aroma is tart berries, grains, light yeast, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is full bodied and carbonation is low. The flavour is grainy malt and tart strawberries and the finish is mildly bitter. This feels more like a NEIPA than a blonde ale.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: April 30, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; July 16, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid golden orange colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is pineapple, grass, herbal hops, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is pineapple, orange zest, grass, and herbal hops. I was hoping for better.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: June 26, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; July 22, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.70&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a beautiful translucent cherry red with a creamy snow white cap which doesn’t leave a lot of lacing, but sticks around a while. The aroma is tart fruit, grains, yeast, and citrus. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is tart fruit &#40;doesn’t really say ‘pomegranate to me’&#41;, and grains. Certainly more sour than bitter, but good for what it is.

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

473ml can&#60;br&#62; 6.00&#37; ABV&#60;br&#62; Canned On: March 23, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; August 24, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazy orange crush like appearance with a huge short-lived pillowy white head. The aroma is grainy malt &#40;I think I detect wheat&#41;, orange, tangerine, and lots of yeast. It smells like my old graduate lab bench in many ways. I might have been on to something 30 years ago and didn’t realize it. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour is tart oranges and yeast. It was canned 5 months ago today so that may have taken out whatever sweet flavours there might have been – but it is Collective Arts, so who knows?

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 7.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: December 22, 2020&#60;br&#62; Real Canadian Superstore - Main&#47;Thompson &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada&#41; &#60;br&#62; September 4, 2020 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.76&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a slightly hazed gold colour with light orange edges, The head is off-white and rocky, It doesn’t last very long. The aroma is light grapefruit, grains, pine, and weak caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and average carbonation. The flavour is citrus forward, grassy, with a bitter hop finish. A decade ago this was often listed in Top 10 lists for Canada’s best IPAs, and I loved it, but I can’t believe what I had today is the same IPA served in 2010.

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

473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> October 24, 2020<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a clear medium gold colour with a bubbly off-white head which lingers for a few minutes. The aroma is biscuit malt, tropical fruit, light yeast, and spicy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is caramel, pine, citrus, and yeast. The piney bitterness lingers for a long time afterwords.

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

November 11, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can<br> 6.30% <br> Best Before: December 4, 2020<br> $3.49<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed metallic gold colour with a huge white bubbly head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is tropical fruit, funky yeast, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malt, tart tropical notes, with a weak bitter finish. Quite a good effort from two of Ontario’s older craft breweries.

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

473ml can <br> 4.6% ABV <br> Canned On: September 11, 2020 <br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 18, 2020<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a coca-cola black with a huge generous light brown head that lasted a few minutes. The aroma is roasted nuts, coffee, molasses, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nutty malt, coffee, and vanilla. A pleasant nutty stout.

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

473ml can <br> 6.50% ABV <br> Best Before: October 20, 2020 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> January 12, 2021<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a creamy brown head that lasts several minutes. The aroma is milk chocolate, roasted nuts, and lots of coffee. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and well carbonated. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, and milk chocolate. There is a silkiness in the finish.

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

473ml can <br> 8.6% ABV <br> Canned On: September 12, 2020 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> February 20, 2021<br> $4.40<br> The beer pours a very hazed amber hued gold with a 1” off-white cap that lasts a long time. The aroma is light pine, grapefruit, caramel, herbal hops, and weak yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is toffee, biscuit malt, and lots of fruit notes. The alcohol is a bit noticeable.

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

473ml can <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Canned On: November 6, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> March 6, 2021<br> $5.95<br> The beer pours a very dark coca-cola colour with a thick creamy medium brown cap that lasts a few minutes before settling to a film. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, light anise notes and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, creamy, and average carbonation. Flavour is all roasted malt and very bitter coffee. No noticeable vanilla in the flavour, but more importantly, no noticeable alcohol flavour either.

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

473ml can <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Canned On: November 11, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> March 29, 2021<br> $4.95<br> The beer pours a translucent amber colour with a creamy light brown head that lasts several minutes. The aroma was cereal grains, light caramel, fresh citrus, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and average carbonation. The flavour is light caramel, citrus peel, yeast, and unfortunately, alcohol.

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

473ml can <br> 6.3% ABV <br> Canned On: March 5, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> May 12, 2021<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a pretty translucent amber hued gold with a generous white bubbly head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is citrus zest, grains, tropical fruit, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, syrupy caramel, light citrusy notes, and a mildy hoppy finish. Enjoyable.

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

473ml can <br> 6.9% ABV <br> Canned On: February 22, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> May 21, 2021<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a solid caramel gold colour with a long lasting off-white head. The aroma is light citrus, light caramel, yeast, herbal hops, and biscuit malt. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between caramel sweetness, and the citrusy bitterness. Enjoyable.

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

473ml can <br> 5.50% ABV <br> Canned On: <br> LCBO Outlet #631 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Thompson)<br> May 24, 2021<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous tan coloured head that lasts several minutes. Not a lot of lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee and hints of caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, rich dark coffee, nuts, and a hint of yeast. The bitter aftertaste lingers a while. It’s a solid porter!

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

473ml can <br> 8.10% ABV <br> Canned On: March 11, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> June 23, 2021<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a light hazy gold colour with a generous white rocky cap that lasts several minutes and provides a little lacing. The aroma is very fruity with notes of pineapple and citrus. One can detect a small amount of grains and yeast, but it’s the fruit you’ll notice most. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, with normal carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma, lots of fruit with pineapple and citrus. Not overly sweet. You feel the alcohol but don’t taste it.

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

473ml can 6.4% ABV Canned On: May 4, 2021 LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> October 8, 2021<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a thin creamy light tan coloured had which lasts several minutes. The aroma is cereal malt, citrus, musty hops, and light pine. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal grains, citrus, and a dry finish with a mild hop bite.

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: August 9, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> October 14, 2021<br> $2.80<br> The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with a thin bubbly white head which doesn’t stick around. Lacing is averagel. The aroma is cereal grains, yeast, and light floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is malt forward with notes of yeast and light hops in the finish. A solid beer that would make a great go-to lager

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

473ml can <br> 6.5% ABV<br> Canned On: June 16, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> November 1, 2021 <br> $4.75 <br> The beer pours a hazed light gold colour with a very short lived bubbly head that lasts mere seconds. There is no lacing. The aroma is tart fruit, grains, yeast, and perfumy hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between the grains, the tart fruit notes, and the bitter hop finish. Possibly the best sour IPA I’ve ever had.

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> November 8, 2021 <br> $3.60<br> The beer pours a golden red colour with a frothy off-white cap which settles down to a long lasting creamy cap. The aroma is grains, sweet strawberries, and weak musty hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, creamy, and the carbonation is average. The flavour is grain forward with a nice dose of strawberry sweetness. Not a lot of hop bite in the finish, but the beer is quite enjoyable.

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

473ml can<br> 6.0% ABV<br> Best Before: October 10, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #631 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Thompson)<br> November 9, 2021<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a generous rock white head which dissipates to a film and leaves generous lacing. The aroma is cereal grains, yeast, citrus, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between the malt and the hops. The finish is bitter. There is a flavour on the tongue I recognize but can’t quite place. A solid beer from the Muskokas.

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

473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: June 10, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> November 15, 2021 <br> $3.75 <br> The beer pours a translucent cherry red with a bubbly white cap which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is fruit forward, mainly raspberries but there is some vinegar notes, funky yeast and grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, puckering, and with average carbonation. The flavour is quite tart and is like the aroma and very raspberry forward. The grains and are also noticeable. No hop bite, just a lingering sour note on the tongue.

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

Brewed in Canada, under license, by the Steam Whistle Brewing Company<br> 473ml can <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Canned On: August 25, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #631 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Thompson)<br> December 3, 2021 <br> $3.45<br> The beer pours a translucent dark gold colour with a frothy light tan head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is bready malt, caramel, citrus, and pine. The smell of an early 21st Century IPA. I like that. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is burnt caramel and grains with a light bitter finish. Smells great but could taste better.