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

473ml can <br> 5.60% ABV <br> LCBO #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> March 18, 2019<br> $2.955<br> The beer pours a hazed golden orange colpour with a thin lace covering for a head. The aroma is orange, mango, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma with a piney, bitter aftertaste. It’s a nice IPA, not as tropical as the trend has been, but not as citrusy as the 2000s decade.

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

16oz draught <br> 5.2% ABV<br> Granite Brewery and Tied House (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> March 22, 2019<br> $8.50<br> The beer poured a translucent dark copper colour with a thin white ring for a head, which was short lived. The aroma was caramel, bread, yeast, and light citrus. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, weak caramel notes, cereal malt, and light citrusy hop notes. The beer was decent, but the flavour was weaker than the aroma would have indicated.

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

473ml can <br> 10.2% ABV <br> Canned On: March 21, 2019 <br> LCBO # 255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> April 12, 2019 <br> $4.95<br> This is a chunky pour. The colour is medium gold, more murky than hazy, with a huge white head which recedes to a creamy film. The aroma is very peachy with notes of grass, light spices, and tropical fruits. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The first thing I taste is alcohol, followed by bitter citrus ring, grass, and finally the peaches come through in the finish. I want to like it, but the alcohol bitterness is hanging around too long.

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

473ml can <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Canned On: April 29, 2018 <br> LCBO #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> May 25, 2019 <br> $3.45<br> The beer was canned over a year ago….so who knows what to expect. It pours a very hazed orange gold with a thin creamy head which slowly recedes to a long lasting ring. The aroma is tart tropical citrus, grains, and funk. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between the malted grains and the tart tropical fruit with the tartness lingering on the tongue for a while. Not bad for a year old gose, but I do wonder how it would have been if it was fresher.

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

473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: April 10, 2019<br> LCBO #411 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Wellesley)<br> June 7, 2019<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a generous off-white rocky head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is weak citrus, light caramel, some perfumey hops, and some grass. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light caramel and citrus. Sweet up front, bitter in the end. A nice little IPA that takes me back to the first decade of the 21st century.

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

473ml can <br> 6.6% ABV <br> LCBO # 255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> June 10, 2019<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a translucent light rust colour with a huge generous light tan coloured head which doesn’t last very long, nor does it lace very well. The aroma is caramel, some citrus peel, earthy hops, and a light spicy note. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, sticky, with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between the caramel malt sweetness, and citrus peel bitterness in the finish. I quite like the beer.

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

473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Canned On: May 10, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent / Bronte)<br> July 31, 2019<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a thin white film for a head, but that film laces all down the glass. The aroma is dominated by tropical fruit (grapefruit and pineapple) with hints of grains, yeast, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is quite fruity. There are hints of grains and a light bitter finish, but the flavour is all about the fruity notes.

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

473ml can <br> 5.8% ABV <br> Canned On: August 29, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill)<br> October 2, 2019 <br> $3.20 <br> The beer pours a coca-cola black colour with a creamy light brown cap on top. The cap thins out over time, but leaves a little lacing. The aroma is pumpkin and spice forward with a hint of roasted malt, coffee, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a competition between the spices and the coffee for dominance, although I feel the coffee wins out in this one. The pumpkin flavour is present but not overpowering. The finish is both bitter and tangy. A good pumpkin beer.

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

473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> October 15, 2019<br> $3.20<br> The can has no date/date code anywhere on it. It pours a very hazy lemonade yellow with a huge bubbly white head which sticks around a few minutes. A lot of effervescence going on. The aroma is heavy on the citrus, with hints of grass, yeast, and funk. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by the tart citrus notes and the yeast, Nothing about this beer screams ‘IPA’ but it’s good nonetheless.

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

473ml can <br> 4.9% ABV <br> Canned On: eptember 30, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge / Eglinton)<br> October 16, 2019 <br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a translucent metallic gold colour with a thin white film for a head. The aroma is grainy malt, floral hops, and weak yeast notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, followed by a bitter hoppy finish.

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

473ml can <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Canned On: October 3, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge / Eglinton)<br> November 12, 2019<br> $3.60<br> The beer pours a dark coca-cola colour with a bubbly brown head that doesn’t stick around very long. The aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, and coffee. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dark chocolate, dark fruit notes, vanilla, and a quite bitter rooftop finish. The alcohol is warming despite being only 7%.

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

500ml bottle (br> 6.0% ABV<br> Best Before: May 31, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet # 010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> December 9, 2019<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a translucent mahogany colour with a thin creamy tan coloured cap which lasts throughout. The aroma is dark fruit like raisins or plums, molasses, grass, and earthy hops. Smells quite good actually. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is not as good as the smell. While only 6%, the alcohol can be detected along with notes of bread, yeast, and weak sweetness. It’s not bad, but not something I would try again.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.80% ABv <br> Best Before: December 31, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza) December 9, 2019<br> $7.25<br> The beer pours a translucent red-tinged gold colour with a thin white ring for a cap. The aroma is citrus, grains, musty hops, and weak tropical notes. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very IPA like, hop forward with notes of tropical fruit balanced by a malty grassy sweetness and finishing with a strong hoppy bitterness. Not a lot of ‘spice’ in the beer for me/

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

500ml bottle <br> 11.0% ABV <br> Best Before: July 31, 2024<br> LCBO Outlet #631 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Thompson)<br> January 24, 2020<br> $14.95<br> The beer pours a translucent dark brown with black edges and a huge generous creamy light brown cap. Lacing is generous down the glass. The aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, nuts, vanilla, and weak soy sauce hits. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bourbon and wood with some hints of chocolate and cold pressed coffee in the background. The discernable imperial stout notes are warming and tasty, but the bourbon and wood are overpowering.

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

12oz draught<br> 5.6% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 31, 2020<br> $7.50<br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a thin brown ring for a head. The aroma is roasted malt, light notes of vanilla and coffee, and a weak hint of peppers. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is ALL habanero peppers. If you like your beer spicy, this is the beer for you. If not, stay away. The initial flavour is chocolate, but that quickly gives way to the spicy hot pepper feel (and flavour).

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

473ml can <br> 4.9% Abv <br> Canned On: Decembert 10, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> February 12, 2020<br> $4.95<br> The beer pours a very hazy straw yellow colour with a half inch white cap which oasts a few minutes. The aroma is pineapple and papaya, light grains, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit juice, grains, and a weak bitter hop finish. A pretty good beer.

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

12oz draught <br> 5.5% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> The beer pours a very hazy shiny gold colour with a thin snow white head which laces well. The aroma is citrus, grass, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was orange, cereal, and hints of yeast with a mildly bitter finish. Quite enjoyable.

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

August 30, 2007<br> Houston’s Steak and Ribs (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 33 Yonge Street)<br> 20oz draught <br> 5.00% ABV<br<br> Kegged On: Unknown<br> $7.95<br> The beer was a hazy yellow colour with a very white head that persisted throughout the experience. The aroma was a combination of wheat and malt. The mouthfeel was slightly carbonated with some medium-bodiedness. The flavour was wheaty with hints of malt. A good beer, but not a great beer.

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

October 5, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 12oz draught<br> 8.00% ABV <br> Kegged On: Unknown<br> $5.95<br> The aroma of the beer is blue cheese. The bartender told me it was 'blue cheese meets beer'...I laughed....I sniffed...........and damned if he wasn't right. The colour of the beer is a reddish brown. The mouthfeel is full and creamy with some mild carbonation. The taste is very similar to the smell. Beer with Blue Cheese. This iss my first Flemish sour.....and it may be my last!

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

October 28, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle<br> 5.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $2.50<br> The bottle pours a very nice translucent gold into the glass with a very loose frothy head that disappeared quickly. The aroma is mildly hoppish with citrus tones. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied with mild carbonation. The taste is a combination of citrus tones, hops, and a little grass.

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

January 3, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #483a (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Union Station) <br> 500ml can<br> 7.00% ABV<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $2.30<br> The beer pours a translucent dark brown colour with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma is malty with some sweet and spicy tones. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with high carbonation. The flavour is dry, malty, a bit spicy, and a little hoppy finish.

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

March 3, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> $3.55<br> The beer poured a slightly hazy pinkish red with very little head. The aroma was mainly malty with some nutty and hoppy tones. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with high carbonation. The flavour was surprisingly hoppy with some malty tones.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> The first of three new Scottish beers at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto. I tried this beer on March 20, 2008. The beer poured a blackish-brown with a creamy tan head that lasted throughout. The aroma was roasted malt, some licorice hints, and some hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation, and some sourness on the sides of the tongue. The flavour was malty, and nutty with continued sourness.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.2% ABV <br> I tried this beer on April 8, 2006 at “Smokeless Joe’s” in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a dark translucent red with a thin white head. The aroma was roasted malt and nothing else. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, and not very carbonated. The flavour was roasted malt, some sourness, and a little hoppish bitterness. Not as good as the Hebridean Gold, but certainly on par with the Black Cuillin

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

500ml can <br> 4.9% ABV <br> Smokeless Joe (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 6, 2008 <br> The beer pours a translucent golden colour into the glass with a thin, creamy white head. There is a great deal of effervescence. The aroma is grainy malt with hints of apple. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, and highly carbonated. The flavour is primarily grainy malt with a little hoppy bitterness.