Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

April 25, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #483B (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Canned On: March 17, 2023<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a hazed straw gold colour with a weak white bubbly head. The aroms was light wheat, some earthy hops, and a light apple note. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is tangy, light wheat, and the finish is mildly bitter.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

May 1, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 30, 2022<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours a clear, light golden colour with a weak white head. Effervescence is high. The aroma is grassy and bready malts with noblish hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy with some salinity. The finish is lightly bitter.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

May 1, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: January 23, 2023<br> $3.45<br> The beer pours a clear gold with a light white head. Effervescence is high. The aroma is grassy malts and light herbal hops. The mouthfeel is light bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, and the finish is lightly bitter. Not bad, but not great.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

330ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 27, 2013 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a minimal brown head. Aroma was roasted malt and molasses. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour was roasted malt, and a sour metallic note. Better than a macro golden lager, but not something I'll try again after the six pack is gone.

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 7, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a 1" loose light tan head. The aroma is caramel, citrus, and grains. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is weak and almost has a diluted nature to it. Hints of citrusy hops and weak grains. Even for an English Pale Ale, it comes across as weak.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.7% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 8, 2013 <br> The Iron Maiden inspired beer. It pours a translucent light copper colour with a very thin white head that quickly disappears. The aroma is grains, caramel, and cardboard. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavout is light caramel, grass, and peppery spiciness in the finish. Average beer.

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

341ml bottle <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 2, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark copper colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is caramel, grains, and some earthy hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is roasted malt, weak caramel sweetness, and a metallic bitterness in the finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

473ml can <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 18, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with a fluffy white cap that quickly disappears, and mild effervescence. The aroma is biscuity malt, some citrusy hops, and light fruit tone. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with average carbonation. Flavour is slightly sweet and spicy, with grains dominating the flavour. Not bad, but I think the sweet spicy notes I am tasting would get tiresome after a while.

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> Fabruary 11, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent light gold colour with a thin white head that lingers. Effervescence is plentiful. Aroma is grainy malt, earthy hops, and metallic notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and crisp, with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, and herbal hops. While the aroma is very macro oriented, the flavour is quite clean with very little acidic or metallic notes.

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

16oz draught <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> The beer poured a slightly hazed dark golden colour with a frothy white cap that quickly disippated. The aroma was light tropical fruits, citrus, and cereals. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was quite grainy with hints of light fruit and weak citrus notes.

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

16oz draught <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> The beer poured a slightly hazed medium gold colour with a thin white ring for a head. Aroma was grains, hints of yeast, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was typical of a weak Belgian ale, hints of citrus, yeast, and grains.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

473ml can <br> 6.3% Abv <br> King.Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> $2.65 <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with a weak rocky light tan coloured head. Aroma is grapefruity hops, caramel, and some weak metallic notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by a metallic aftertaste, which comes after the grapefruity hops and caramel notes fade away.

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

16oz draught from cask <br> 7.1% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 20, 2014 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a half inch light tan head that lasted throughout. The aroma was citrus, roast, and chocolate. The mouthfeel was light to medium bodiued with average carbonation. The flavour was a muddled mess of roasted malt, citrus, and some musty flavours. Was hoping for better.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.80% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 20, 2014 <br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a very hazy piss yello gold colour with a white cap that lingers. The aroma is stale grains, some floral hop tones, and weak spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very grainy, slightly sweet, with a forgettable finish. Not their best effort.

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

November 8, 2014 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 3.8% ABV <br> $3.16<br> Part of the Marston’s PLC 6 pack. The beer pours a clear copper colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is caramel, citrus, and cereal. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is caramel, cereal, and weak citrus notes. A typical English bitter.

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

15oz draught <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 31, 2015 <br> The beer poured a light golden colour with a white bubbly head. The aroma was citrsu, weak spices, and yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was funky citrus on a backdrop of yeast and spice.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

750ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> July 9, 2015<br> The beer poured a solid darek brown colour with a generous tan coloured head. The aroma was maple syrup, caramel, grass, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was all about the maple, with hints of caramel, fruit notes, and grass in the background. Too sweet for me

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

600ml bottle <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 26, 2015 <br> $7.95<br> The beer pours a clouded golden red with a 1/2 inch off white head. The aroma is grains, hibiscus, yeast, and herbal hops mixed in with some musty notes. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is must, tart light fruit, grains, and yeast. No rush to try this again for me.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

473ml can <br> 4.87% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 7, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent orange-red with a generous light tan head that quickly dissipates into a ring. Plenty of effervescence. Aroma is slight roast, some caramel, some grass, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is tangy....not good. Notes or toasted caramel and grains, but with a tangy twist.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

650ml bottle <br> 5.7% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 3, 2015 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous brown head which slowly recedes to a quarter inch or so. The aroma is cocoa, coffee, peppers, and yeast. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. Quite possibly the thinnest American craft stout I've tried. The flavour was chocolate milk and chili peppers. A little bit of heat added to a very weak stout. I would think that a brewery like Rogue would have had a stronger stout to add the chili sauce to.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

2015 Vintage <br> 330ml bottle <br> 7.4% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #2 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with mild effervesence and white ring for a head. The aroma is caramel, honey, oak, and some peat. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is heavy on the oak and whisky, and weak on the grains, hops, and caramel.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

500ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 12, 2015 <br> The beer pours a trasnlucent reddish-brown with a thin creamy light brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, molasses, weak licorice notes, and weak floral notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is burnt molasses, roasted malt, and grains. Looks and smells better than it tastes.

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

October 19, 2015<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV <br> $2.75 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark copper colour with a thin creamy light tan coloured head which lasts a while. The aroma is smoked wood, rye, spices, floral hops, and light fruits. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour has leathery notes, some spice, some rye, and a weak bitter finish. Looks and smells good, but falls off after that!

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 27, 2015 <br> The beer pours a translucent rusty nail colour with a generous light tan head which quickly disappears. The aroma is caramel, weak floral hops, and acidic notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is burnt caramel, metal, and residual sickening sweet notes.

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

473ml can <br> 5.4% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 30, 2015 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden red with a generous off-white bubbly cap that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is caramel, honey, grains, and weak citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. While the honey is quite pronounced in the aroma, it is almost non-existant in the flavour. The flavour is dominated by caramel and grapefruit notes, and not really in a good way.