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

500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 27, 2008 <br> The beer poured an opaque dark muddy brown colour with a 3/4" creamy tan coloured head that lasted throughout. The aroma was weak, but definitely had a roasted malt character to it. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was dominated by roasted malt tones, with some bitterness in the mix

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.3% ABV <br> I tried this beer on November 5, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a dark brown colour with golden highlights and 1" head that lasted. The aroma was wheat malt, cloves, and some yeast. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied and medium carbonation. The flavour was wheat malt, cloves, some ginger-like flavours and a bitter finish.

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

November 1, 2024<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 5.30% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $6.59<br> The beer is a brownish colour with a thick tan coloured head that lasted throughout the beer. The aroma is malt, caramel, and apple flavours. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is a mixture of malt, and apple.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Best Before: May 30, 2011 <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2010 <br> The beer poured a murky brown with a thin tan coloured ring. The aroma is wheat malt, banas, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is wheat malt, some dry sourness, and spices.

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

500ml draught <br> 5.3% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 22, 2013 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden-brown with a genrous tan head. The aroma is wheat, banana, spices, and a sticky sweet odour. Mouthfeel is medoim bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is sweet, almost maply, with wheat and caramel in the mix. Quite good.

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.2% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 27, 2009 <br> The beer poured a semi-translucent reddish brown with a thin tan head. The aroma was sweet malt, some yeast, and plums. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, molasses, and some plums.

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

December 23, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml bottle<br> 12.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.85<br> The beer pours a dark brown with a fluffy tan coloured head which didn't very long. The aroma is malt and sugar. It is a sweet smell. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, slightly creamy, and medium carbonated. The flavour is primarily malty, but there is a peppery sense to the taste as well as an almost licorice taste.

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

16oz draught <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 30, 2014 <br> The beer pours a dark reddish brown colour with a this light brown coloured head. The aroma is dark fruit, Christmas spices, and some roasted malt. Mouthfeel is medium bodied witrh average carbonation. Flavour is spiced roasted malt, with a hint of bitter hops in the finish. A decent tasting beer but so far from an eisbock that I would have expected.

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

September 28, 2022<br> Beer Store #2021 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Canned On: May 29, 2021<br> $3.35<br> The beer was purchased through Skip The Dishes Delivery Service. The Canned On Date is almost 17 months ago, but I’m drinking it and rating it anyway! The beer pours a hazy copper colour with a thin off-white head that doesn’t last. The aroma is vinegar, light caramel, light roast, some smoke, and molasses. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour light grains and caramel with a light bitter finish.

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

375ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 19, 2013 <br> The beer pours a semi-translucent reddish-brown colour with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma is dark fruit, caramel, and roasted malt. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carboination. The flavour is sweet fruity tones, hints of caramel, and licorice.

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

330ml bottle <br> 10.8% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark coipper colourn with brown hints and a thin tan coloured ring for a head. Aroma is sweet malt, molasses, and weak hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very sweet with notes of brown sugar, caramel, and hint of hop bitterness in the finish.

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

February 10, 2015<br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina)<br> 750ml bottle (swingtop) <br> 9.8% ABV <br> $11.95<br> The beer pours a solid brown colour with a thin tan film for a head. The aroma is sweet malt, molasses, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is molasses, butterscotch, grains, and dark fruit. A very sweet beer.

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

650ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 10.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Bottled On: October 3, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #0457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; January 29, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;11.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent light rust colour with a thin tan coloured film for a head. The aroma is dark fruits, caramel, herbal hops, and molasses. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is caramel and molasses with a definite bitter hop finish. It’s a cold night this evening and one can feel the alcohol as it goes down the hatch, which tonight, is quite comforting.

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

750ml bottle <br> 11.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 15, 2013 <br> The beer pours a murky copper colour with a 1" creamy tan head that lasts. The aroma is spices, alcohol, sweet malt, candy sugar, and dark fruits. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is all over the place, there are peaty notes, molasses notes, gingerbread notes, fruity notes, and alcohol notes. Liquid Christmas Cake. It's just not for me.

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

2006 Vintage <br> 250ml <br> 13.3% <br> I tried this beer on January 31, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto. The bottle was a 2006 vintage, and 13.3% ABV. The beer poured a dark reddish brown with am offwhite bubble head. The aroma was very yeasty, with some malt and candy tones. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, creamy with mild carbonation. The flavour was overpowering from an alcohol perspective with some detectable dark fruity tones and a stomach warming presence. Like the Samichlaus, not a beer I'd try again!

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

355ml bottle <br> 10.3% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> 2011 bottle <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 13, 2012 <br> The beer poured a hazy golden-red with a thin tan head. The aroma was sweet malt, fruit, citrusy hops and some grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The alcohol was definitely noticeable in this beer. There was a sweet fruity note to the flavour along with a bitter citrusy finish....but again, the alcohol was the winner (or is that loser) in the flavour category.

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

341ml bottle <br> 10.2% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 9 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent dark copper colour with a no head. The aroma is sweet malt, caramel, sugar, and hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, dark fruit, and alcohol. Not one of the better Dieu du Ciel beers I've tried.

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

341ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> 2010 Vintage <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 11, 2010 <br> I tried this beer on December 11, 2010 after purchasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a transclucent red colour with a generous foamy tan coloured head. The aroma was dark malt, caramel, floral hops, and black cherry. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, burnt wood, sweet fruit, and a bitter hop finish.

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

1.5oz snifter <br> 32.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 12, 2011 <br> The beer was a very dark brown with no head. The aroma was alcohol, roasted malt, and wood. The mouthfeel was full bodied with no carbonation. The flavour was dry, smoke, malty, with a hint of licorice.

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

500ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on March 30, 2011 at 'Duggan's Brewery' in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent medium gold colour with a 1" foamy head that laced well and lasted throughout. The aroma was caramel malt, and both floral and citrus hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is citrusy hops, sweet malt, and some caramel. Duggan's does a great job on hoppy beers

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 5, 2011 <br> $2.85<br> The beer poured a translucent rust colour in the glass with a huge rocky tan coloured head. The aroma is caramel malt, citrus hops, and pine. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is rather hoppy with a light malt sweetness. A decent pale ale

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

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 (same brewer that is bringing in the Yankee Jim shit!). Surprise Surprise.....the website on the side of the can does not work although the picture matches what is here on the website. <br> <br> The beer poured a beautiful translucent rusty red colour with a generous white fluffy head that quickly faded to islands on the top. The aroma is a combination of florally hops (subtle) and some caramel malt (strong). The mouthfeel is medium bodied with some good carbonation, not a lot (there is some slight effervescence in the glass). The flavour has some hints of malt, but has that wonderful grapefruit-tinged hoppy bitterness I like. <Br> <br> Maybe Big Hole Brewing knows how to brew a beer after all.

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

April 30, 2008<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 341 ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> $1.50<br> The poured a beautiful translucent rusty red colour with a thin white rocky head. The aroma is some roasted malt, with a hoppy background. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with ample carbonation. The flavour is malty with just a little hops. I was expecting a more hoppish flavour profile.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500ml can <br> 5.1% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 12, 2008 <br> $2.50<br> The beer poured a beautiful translucent red colour with a thin off-white cap. The aroma was nutty malt with some hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, slightly creamy, and ample carbonation. The flavour was very malty with a hint of hoppish bitterness. Some nutty character certainly came through.