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

16oz draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on April 22, 2010 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent pale golden colour with a 1/2" white head that disappeared quickly. The aroma was grainy malt, weak hops, and acidic tones. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt and wet metal. Not a great beer.

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

473ml can <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 22, 2010 <br> I tried this beer on May 22, 2010 after purchasing from the Queen's Quay LCBO outlet in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent dark red with a half inch tan foamy head. The aroma is sweet roasted malt and a a little maple. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sour grainy malt, with a hint of maple sweetness.

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

June 1, 1990<br> Woolwich Arms, The (Guelph, Ontario, Canada – 176 Woolwich Street)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 5.00%<br> $4.70<br> After going almost 20 years without sampling this, I recently tried it on tap at a local Toronto eatery and found it to be an alright brew. The colour was a translucent brownish-red colour, with an off-white head that didn't stay long. The aroma was slightly malty and sweet but weak. The flavour was slightly malty at the start but became better as I got closer to the bottom. Like other ales I have tried it was thick on the tongue with little carbonation. This is one of those brews that when provided a list on tap...if I've previously tried them all.....ocassionally I'll pick this one.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 3, 2008 <br> <br> Can says it was brewed by the Big Hole Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, although the picture on the can matches the one on the website. <br> <br> The beer smells putrid. The colour is a translucent dark orange-gold with a fluffy white head. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, with some mild carbonation. The flavour is slightly sweet, with a slight bitter finish.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

680ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 5, 2008 <br> The beer poured a beautiful translucent red colour with a thin foamy tan coloured cap that stuck around a while. The aroma is weak with some floral hoppy tones. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and amply carbonated. The flavour is dry roasted malt, with a little bit of a hoppish bitterness in the finish. Okay, but far from outstanding.

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

August 18, 2009 <br> LCBO # 255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> $2.85<br> The beer poured a translucent golden red with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma was sweet malt and light fruits, although it was more apricot like than pomegranate. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium-high carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt with a tang. A bit over the top flavour wise as it was more of a zing than anything.

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

650ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> February 16, 2010 <br> Best Before: May 2010 <br> I tried this beer on February 16, 2010 after purchasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a cloudy orange-gold with a 1" bubbly tan head. The aroma was grainy malt, florally hops, and some citrus and sulfur. The mouthfeel was thin to medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was citrusy hops, with some acidic notes in the finish.

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

473ml can <br> 4.8% Abv <br> Canned On: February 28, 2018 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO outlet (Milton,. Ontario, Canada)<br> August 11, 2018 <br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed golden colour with a thin bubbly off-white head which does not last. The aroma is grainy malt and earthy hops and nothing else, a simple aroma. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt with a weak hoppy finish. I know this beer is billed as a 'Session Ale' but everything about the aroma and flavour says pale lager, albeit a non-adjunct version of the style.

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

473ml can <br> 4.50% ABV <br> Canned On: April 27, 2018 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 11, 2018 <br> $3.05 <br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold colour with a huge foamy white head that took a couple of minutes to disappear. The aroma was typical pilsner style with grainy malt and some earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was a littler on the blah side with notes of cardboard, stale grains, and a weak bitter hop note in the end.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; Abv &#60;br&#62; Canned On: October 3, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 20, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.66&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very clear medium gold colour with ahuge white head that falls quickly, and very little effervescence. The aroma is stale grains, weak grass, cardboard, and some musty hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy and acidic. There is a weak hop bite in the finish, but not enough to make this a ‘good beer’.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

14oz draught &#60;br&#62; 4.40&#37; ABV &#40;as written on menu&#41;&#60;br&#62; Prohibition Gastropub &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 30, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;0.00&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a very clear pale gold colour with a half inch white cap that did stick around a few minutes. The aroma was grains, some light citrus notes, and a yeasty tone. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation, The flavour was the downfall of this beer. It was very grainy, and had an &#39;off&#39; bitterness that I could not place. Not something I would try again.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.90&#37; Abv &#60;br&#62; Canned On: September 12, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; December 1, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a murky orange-gold colour with a generous white head that takes a while to dissipate. The aroma is Tuscan ham &#40;yes, I said Tuscan ham&#41;, citrus, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very tart, so tart that I can’t recognize what the underlying fruit is. I swear I taste chopped Vidalia onions in this – and I hate onions. This is certainly not my favourite Collective Arts beer

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: August 15, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 24, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.15&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a slightly hazed honey gold colour with a 3cm foamy off-white head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is cereal malt, grass, light nuttiness, and herbal hops. The aroma is quite pleasant actually. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very grainy with stale grains, some metallic notes, and a weak bitter hop finish. Flavour is a let down from the aroma.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: September 21, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; February 23, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.30&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very hazy dark straw colour with a huge generous foamy head that only lasts a couple of minutes. The aroma is light tropical fruit, grains, yeast, and a hint of pine. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit, bread, and yeast. Not a lot of bitterness in the finish.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: October 23, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; March 2, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.05 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazy medium gold colour with a geberous white cap which quickly dissipates to nothing. The aroma is light notes of caramel, biscuit malt, citrusy hops, and weak spices. The mouithfeel is medium bodies with average carbonation. The flavour is light caramel, light spices, weak biscuity malt and a decent hoppy finish. Not a bad beer but nothing I would willingly try again.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.5&#37; ABV&#60;br&#62; Canned On: &#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; June 3, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.65&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a slightly hazed medium gold colour with a thin white film for a head. Effervescence is average. The aroma is grains, light hops, light burnt wood, and yeast. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very weak. Thre are some sweet malt notes up front, but the beer seems very watery flavour wise. There are weak hints that this has had contact with wooden barrel staves, but very weak at best.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 3.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: June 24, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Louis Saint Laurent &#47; Bronte&#41;&#60;br&#62; July 27, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.60&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a murky medium gold with a generous fluffy white head that lasts a while, but doesn’t provide a lot of lacing. The aroma was grainy malt, weak earthy hops, hibiscus, and light citrus notes. The mouthfeel was weak to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour was quite fruit forward, with the grainy malt in the background. There was very little bitterness in the finish. An interesting beverage.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

473ml can 11.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: August 6, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet # 007 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Eglinton &#47; Mt. Pleasant&#41;&#60;br&#62; October 4, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;6.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent light rust colour with a thin tan coloured film for a head. The aroma is alcohol, honey, alcohol, yeast, more alcohol, some light grains, and even more alcohol. The switch from 10&#37; to 11&#37; isn’t going well in my opinion. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour is all alcohol, with some hints of dark fruit sweetness. This takes me back to the first couple of barleywines I had, since then they’ve only gotten better but this will scare me off the style for a while.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: September 15, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; October 14, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.30&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a huge white frothy head that doesn’t last a long while. The aroma is grains, phenol, earthy hops, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, with a bitter finish. A little too grainy for me, but not as adjunct tasting as Blue and Blue Light.

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

473ml can&#60;br&#62; 4.0&#37; ABV&#60;bv&#62; Best Before: January 20, 2020 &#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 28, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.60&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent shiny yellow with a short-lived bubbly white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma is very “Wink” like &#40;for those who don’t know, Wink was a grapefruit flavoured soft drink in the 1970s and 80s&#41; with some weak grains. No real hops that I can discern. The mouthfeel is light bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is quite grainy, not a lot of grapefruit to be found. Still, add Alcool to a bottle of Wink, and this is the resulting child&#33;

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.3% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 10, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent red-hued golden colour with almost no head. A white ring and heavy effervescence persisted throughout. The aroma was milky sugar, grains, and floral hops. The flavour was grainy malt and some weak hoppy tones. An alright beer, but nothing spectacular.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

July 23, 2011 <br> LCBO Outlet #217 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Queen’s Quay)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> $3.35<br> The beer poured a translucent red colour, not quite ruby, with a thin white cap. The aroma was skunk, some nuttiness, and metallic tones. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is gross. Some sweetness up front, and a lot of graininess and acidity in back.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

500ml bottle <br> 6.7% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 8, 2011 <br> The beer poured a translucent light red colour with a frothy tan cap that quickly disappeared. The aroma is alcohol, grains, some caramel as well. The mouthfeel was full bodied and creamy with mild carbonation. The flavour was dominated by alcohol and rubber-like bitterness. I will not buy again.

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

440ml can <br> 4.8% ABV (as marked on can) <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 13, 2012 <br> $2.25<br> The beer poured a translucent golden red with a creamy tan cap, no doubt aided by the nitro-widget, and mild effervescence. Aroma was a pungent caramel right as the can opened, however in the glass, plenty of grain and metallic notes. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour was slightly sweet, a bit soapy, and slightly acidic.

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

20oz draught <br> 5% ABV <br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 21, 2012 <br> This beer poured a blackish brown, by far the darkest brown ale I have ever seen. The aroma was roasted malt, nuts, and weak coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was nutty malt with weak chocolate. Not quite watery, but pretty unflavourful.