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

473ml can <br> 4.4% ABV <br> Canned On: March 26, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> April 6, 2021<br> $3.30<br> The beer pours a pale straw gold colour with a short-lived white bubbly head which recedes to small islands. The aroma is light grassy malt, herbal hops, yeast, and a light peppery spice note. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between the maltiness and the hoppiness. A decent lager from a brewery that specializes is saisons and wild ales.

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

473ml can <br> 4.40% ABV <br> Canned On: June 22, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> August 6, 2021<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a hazy dark gold with amber highlights, topped by a thin short-lived head. The aroma is grainy malt, herbal hops, yeast, and some acidic notes. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is biscuit malt, some metallic flavours, some light spiciness, and a light bitter finish.

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

473ml can <br> 4.9% ABV <br> Atrium on Bay LCBO (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 9, 2015 <br> The beer pours a medium gold colour with a thick white head. The aroma is grains, light yeast, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour is grains and hops. A little acidic in the finish.

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

600ml bottle <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Main/Thompson LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 3, 2015 <br> $4.55<br> The beer pours a translucent metallic gold colour with plenty of effervescence leading to a long lasting snow white head which laced very well. The aroma is cereal malt, herbal hops, weak yeast, and weak citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by grains with a weak hop and yeast presence. Quite one dimensional I think.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: August 19, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #649 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey&#39;s Plaza&#41;&#60;br&#62; May 30, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.30&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent and highly effervescent straw gold colour with a thin 1” snow white head which doesn’t leave a lot of lacing. The aroma is biscuit malt, yeast, and some spicy hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal and biscuit malt, some fruity sweetness, and a nice little hop bite in the finish.

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

June 12, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can<br> 4.5% ABV<br> Best Before: August 24, 2020<br> $3.38<br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a thin white film for a head. The aroma is grainy malt, light yeast, and noble hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and carbonation is average. The flavour is cereal grains, and herbal hops. A decent Canadian made Helles.

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

May 16, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: April 1, 2022<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with a bubbly white head which doesn’t last very long. Lacing is minimal. The aroma is grassy malts, fresh bread, and some weak metallic notes. The Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bready malt, some acidic flavours, and a light bitter finish.

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

1 litre draught &#60;br&#62; 5.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Bar Hop Brewco &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; September 20, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;22.00 &#40;includes the price of the 1 litre Hofbrauhaus stein&#41;&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent orange-hued gold with a frothy white head that lasts over an hour. The aroma is grainy malt, light yeast, a definite noble hop nose, and a hint of honey. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, average carbonation, and matches the textbook definition for &#39;crisp&#39;. The flavour is certainly malt forward, heavy on the grains, slightly sweet, and with a mild bitter finish. An easy drinking Helles to open the Oktoberfest season.

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

500ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: March 20, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; October 6, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.65 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent pale straw colour with a bubbly white head which doesn’t last long, nor laces very well. The aroma is grainy malt, yeast, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very grainy with an overly bitter hop finish, and aftertaste. Was hoping for better&#33;

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

May 13, 2023<br> Beer Store #2021 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Canned On: April 14, 2022 <br> $3.33<br> The beer pours a translucent pale gold with a weak white ring that represents a head. The aroma is grass, yeasty malt, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, some light toasty notes, and the finish is lightly bitter.

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

500ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: April 27, 2018 &#60;br&#62; Best Before: April 27, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 8, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;2.55&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent light bgold colour nwith plenty of effervescence and asnow white head that quickly becomes a thin film on top. The aroma is cereal and biscuit malt, and some floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very malty with some sweet cereal malt followed by a weak bitter hop finish. The finishing bite could have been more crisp, but a good beer.

Aroma: 6 | 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; February 12, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.95 &#60;br&#62; I was a bit disappointed. After seeing the name, I half expected Allen Iverson to pop out of the can. He didn’t. The beer poured a light straw colour, with plenty of effervescence feeding a quickly disappearing white cap. The aroma was bready balt, some spice, and weak herbal hops. The mouthfeel was weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was bready malt, weak spice, and a slightly bitter hop finish. There were times I thought that the beer tasted something like a Labatt Blue from the 80s.

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

625ml bottle <br> 5.8% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> Bottled on August 2, 2012 <br> September 7, 2012 <br> $5.89<br> The beer pours a translucent dark gold colour with a 1" bubbly white head. The aroma was grainy malt, some herbal hops, and some light fruit notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is cereal malt, some slight sweetness, and a nice bitter finish. A good lager.

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

500ml can <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 5, 2011 <br> The beer poured a translucent light gold with a short-lived generous white head. The aroma was was biscuit malt, some yeast, and a floral hoppish sense. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was nicely balanced between the malt and hops. No excess sweetness whatsoever.

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

341ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 9, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with a half inch snow white head. The aroma is grains, weak hops, and some funk. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is similar to the aroma, malt forward with a hint of hops in the finish.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 7, 2010 <br> The beer poured a transparent medium gold colour with a thin white head and mild effervescence. The aroma was grainy malt, grass, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, crisp, and medium carbonated. The flavour is grainy, grassy, with a bitter finish. Clean, but unimaginitive.

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

500ml flip-top bottle <br> 4.7% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 29, 2010 <br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold, no head, and tons of effervescence. The aroma is mainly grainy malt, with some nice hoppy hints. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, bread, and some hops.

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

September 29, 1988<br> Brewer’s Retail (Guelph, Ontario, Canada – Municipal Street)<br> 355ml bottle<br> 5.0% ABV<br> $1.10<br> This used to be one of my favourite beers. This beer pours a nice translucent golden colour with a bubbly white head that dissipates slowly. The aroma is flavourful with a floral tinge to it . The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour has grassy and malty tones, and more importantly, has some bite to it which is something I like in a beer. This is a beer I would definitely recommend to friends

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

August 17, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml can<br> 5.00% ABV <br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $7.75<br> The beer poured a gold translucent colour into official DAB glasswear. The head was white and thin. The aroma was mild and slightly hoppy. The mouthfeel was mild, with medium carbonation. The flavour was sharp, malty with citrusy tones.

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

September 4, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml can<br> 5.20% ABV<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $1.95<br> The beer poured a medium translucent gold colour into a glass with a loose white head that disappeared within minutes. The odour was similar to many pale lager types with a hint of hops. The mouthfeel was clean, crisp, and light. The flavour wasn't very hoppy at all. Not too many discernable flavours if any.

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

September 13, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 5.20% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $7.25<br> The beer pours a translucent dark gold with a thin white head. The aroma is malty with hints of grass. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied with high carbonation. The taste is very grainy.

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

12oz draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on January 18, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto. The beer was a translucent gold colour with a thin white head that quickly disappeared. The aroma was weakly malty. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, creamy, with medium carbonation. The flavour was a little soapy, some spiciness, a little hoppy bitterness, and some chocolatey aftertaste.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.5% ABV <br> I tried this beer on July 1, 2008 at “Smokeless Joe’s” in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent dark gold with a bubbly white head. The aroma was grainy malt with a slight trace of hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium to high carbonation. The flavour was smooth with some grainy malt, some spice, and a slight hoppy bitter finish.

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

650ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on March 17, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario. The beer is a new beer from Church Key and is only available in 650ml bottles (according to Joe). The beer poured a nice dark translucent orangy-brown whitch a thick, creamy, off-white head. The aroma was very hoppy, with some hints of malt and licorice. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with high carbonation, and the bitterness was quite evident. The flavour was quite hoppy with definite grapefruit hints.