Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

750ml bottle <br> 8.6% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 5, 2013 <br> The beer pours a very dark translucent brownish red, wiuth a half inch light tan cap. The aroma is dark fruit, molasses, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and average carbonation. Flavour is sweet malt, dark fruit, and molasses.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

330ml bottle <br> 6.9% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Queen’s Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario) <br> October 7, 2011 <br> $3.60<br> The beer poured a translucent dark brown with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma was roasted malt, caramel, dark fruit, and yeast. The mouthfeel was creamy, full bodied with good carbonation. The flavour was dark fruits, molasses, roasted malt, and more yeasty notes. An excellent beer.

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

341ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 2, 2011 <br> The beer poured a translucent copper colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is dark fruits, some roast, and some weak cherry hints. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, some fruit, and a bitter finish. Not a bad beer, but not a great beer either.

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

550ml draught <br> 7.1% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on December 9, 2011 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a very solid brownish-black colour with a thin creamy brown cap. The aroma was roasted malt, dark fruit, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, molasses, and caramel.

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

750ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 10, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark chestnut brown, with a thin tan ring for a head., The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and smoked wood. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is slightly sour, roasted malt, and some burnt wood. Not a lot of complexity.

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

500ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Best before: February 12, 2019 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br April 25, 2018 <br> $6.25<br> The beer pours a transparent dark ruby red colour with a thin pink ring for a head. The aroma is roasted malt, some tart cherry notes, and some musty tones. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied wih a slight creamy feel, and average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, some leather flavours, and a decent bitter finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 6

May 8, 2019<br> LCBO #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill)<br> 473ml can<br> 7.5% ABV<br> Canned On: February 20, 2019<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a translucent dark cherry red with a thin brown tan cap which starts off bubbly but quickly recedes to a film on top. The aroma is toasted caramel malt, earthy hops, weak bread, and a hint of yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Sadly, the flavour falls short. While only 7.5%, the alcohol flavour dominates the taste. There are hints of caramel and bitter hop notes, but the alcohol steals the show.

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

750ml bottle <br> 7.50% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 20, 2014 <br> $8.95<br> The beer pours a translucent dark reddish brown colour with a thin creamy light tan coloured head. The aroma is nutty malt, dark fruits, and molasses. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, fruit, molasses with nuts and spices thrown in. I like this.

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

20oz draught <br> 4.6% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 17, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid blackish brown colour with a creamy light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate prevail. The muthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt and both dark and milk chocolate leaving a slight sweetness in the finish.

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

14oz draft <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 27, 2014 <br> The beer pours a coca-cola dark brown with a thin creamy tan head. The aroma is coffee and molasses. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was coffee, choccolate, and roasted malt. Not bad, but not outstanding either.

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

330ml draught <br> 4.3% ABV (as marked on the keg) <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 22, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin brown ring for a head. The aroma was roasted malt, cocoa, and vanilla. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. Nothing spectacular, and thin for a stout.

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

550ml draught &#60;br&#62; 5.4&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; C&#39;est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41; &#60;br&#62; October 24, 2014&#60;br&#62; &#36;7.08&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a dark brown, almost black with a tan ring for a head. The aroma is grains, hops, caramel, and smoked wood. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is smoked wood with hints of coffee, grains, and a bitter hoppy presence.

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

December 14, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #483B (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can<br> 4.2% ABV <br> Canned On: September 13, 2022<br> $3.50<br> The beer pours an opaque black colour with a creamy brown head which lasts a while. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is coffee forward with roasted malt and grassy notes in the finish.

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

November 9, 2022<br> LCBO #411 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Wellesley)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> $3.10<br> The beer pours a translucent dark mahogany colour with a generous brown head which laces very well. The aroma is coffee, roasted malt, and dark bitter chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt and coffee with a hint of chocolate. Lacks intensity.

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

650ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 8, 2015 <br> The beer pours a solid black with a tan coloured bubbly head which lingers for a while. The aroma is ginger, spices, coffee, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, ginger, spices, and a bitter coffee finish. Not as enjoyable as the Tree Brewing Old School Stout

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.3%<br> Best Before: September 28, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> December 13, 2021 <br> $3.98<br> The beer pours a translucent coca-cola colour when held to the sun. The head is creamy and brown and lasts longer than the beer did (about 30 minutes). The aroma was roasted malt and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied, creamy and amply carbonated. The flavour was roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate and had a chalky finish.

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

12oz bottle <br> 6.3% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 26, 2011 <br> $8.75 <br> The beer poured a solid brownish-black colour with a thin tan coloured head. Aroma was roasted malt, burnt wood, coffee, and vanilla. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, dark chocolate, and molasses. The better of the two beers I had this evening.

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

March 2, 2012<br> The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 568ml Draught<br> 5.60% ABV <br> $6.49<br> This was the most uninspired stout I have had in a long time. The waitress said it was in the style of a Guinness, and that should have been my cue as I'm not a fan of Guinness. It poured a dark brown with black edges, and a creamy brown head. Aroma was weak roast with some coffee and chocolate in the background. Mouthfeel was weak to medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was weak roast, weak coffee, and weak chocolate. So, not offensive......but not memorable.

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

Review #800<br> 550ml draught <br> 4.5% ABV <br> C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 13, 2012<br> $6.60 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with brown edges and a creamy brown head. Aroma was coffee, roast, and chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, better than a lot of Canadian stouts. Flavour is slightly sweet and chocolatey with ample nut and coffee notes thrown in.

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

20oz draught <br> 4.2% ABV <br> C'est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 13, 2012 <br> Beer is poured a very dark brown with a difinite blackening around the edges and a creamy dark tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, nuts, and coffee. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is nutty malt, with roast and coffee. Quite enjoyable.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

October 5, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 20oz draught<br> 5.00% ABV <br> Kegged On: Unknown<br> $4.29<br> The aroma is non-existent. The appearance is a dark brown with a fluffy tan-coloured head that lasts throughout. The mouthfeel is watery with no carbonation. The flavour has hints of tea, and not much else.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

20oz draught <br> 4.2% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on May 29, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a blackish-brown colour with a creamy tan coloured head that lasted and produced a thin film down the side of the glass. The aroma was fairly simple with huints of roasted malt and coffee. The mouthfeel was creamy and full bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour was extremely refreshing, and great. There were the same hints of chocolate in the flavour, along with a nice bitter finish.

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

341ml bottle <br> 4.2% ABV <br> Guelph, Ontario, Canada <br> No matter how many times I try Guinness, I fail to see why the world appreciates it so much. As I move along with my beer experience, I do tend to give it slightly higher ratings....more to distance it from the trashy swill than to bring it closer to the diamonds of the beer world.

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

May 1, 1990<br> Woolwich Arms, The (Guelph, Ontario, Canada – 176 Woolwich Street)<br> 592ml draught<br> 4.10%<br> $2.25<br> There, I've tried all the major Guinness products, and they all have a dry, tea-like taste contained with a brown body. I realize the rest of the world thinks this is some brown elixer, but I cannot say that I share their passion for this brew.

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

10oz draught <br> 4.9% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on April 30, 2010 at "Duggan's Brewery" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer was poured a very dark brown, almost black, with a 1/2" tan creamy head. The aroma was roasted malt, some chocolate, and some hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt. mild chocolate hints, and a nice bitter finish.