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

330ml flip top bottle <br> 8.7% ABV <br> I tried this beer on April 30, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a hazy golden orange, with a thick fluffy white head. The aroma was grainy malt, and a piney hoppish note. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, some citrusy lemon notes, and a hoppy bitter finish

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

341ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 5, 2008 <br> $6.95<br> The beer poured a beautiful translucent dark gold (with reddish hues) in a tulip glass with almost no head. The aroma was bready malt, some maple notes, and yeast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is malty, some yeasty notes, some caramel, and a little hops.

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

355ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br>M ilton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> Mill Street 10th Anniversary Sampler Pack <br> February 15, 2013 <br> Beer pours a clear gold colour with a thin white ring for a head. Aroma is grains and cereal. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, with mild carbonation. Flavour is grainy malt, with a bitter finish, Quite easy to drink.

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

550ml draught <br> 8.3% ABV <br> C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 22, 2013 <br> $7.43<br> The beers a translucent deep gold colour with plenty of effervescence and a creamy white head about an inch thick that laces well. Aroma is cereal, grasss, and earthy hoppiness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with good carbonation. Flavour is grains and hops, with a bitter finish. Crisp and clean like a lager should be.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

750ml wax dipped bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 16, 2012 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a very brown long lasting head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and a hint of licorice. Mouthfeel was medium bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour was bitter coffee, some sweet chocolate hints, and some licorice and molasses hints. Still, not as impressive as I hoped it would be.

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

625ml bottle <br> 7.1% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 28, 2012 <br> Part of the Shipyard feature at the LCBO. The beer pours a solid dark brown with black edges, and a generous creamy tan head that lingers. The aroma is sweet malt, roast, vanilla, nuts, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is roasted malt, bitter coffee, and dark chocolate. A bit thinner than I had hoped, but flavourful.

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

650ml bottle <br> 9.2% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 24, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid dark black with a creamy light brown head. The aroma is vanilla, roasted malt, and coffee. Mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy with average carbonation. The flavour is bitter coffee, some chocolate sweetness, yet there is a subtle rum note that is almost lost, but can be detected.

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

500ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 28, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, licorice, and coffee. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, creamy, with average carbonation. Flavour is molasses, roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. Very rich, but still very good.

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 9, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid blackish-brown colour with reddish hues and tan coloured head. The aroma is dark fruit, molasses, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, with hints of vanilla and molasses. Quite good.

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

330ml can&#60;br&#62; 7.8&#47;&#37; ABV&#60;bv&#62; Bottled On: July 1, 2019&#60;br&#62; Best Before: January 1, 2021&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; October 19, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;5.80&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with a half inch creamy brown head. Not a lot of lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and plums. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, milk chocolate, and a weak fruity sweetness. An interesting beer with a pleasant and interesting flavour.

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

440ml can &#60;br&#62; 11.0&#37; ABV &#40;brewer’s claim&#41; &#47; 9.4&#37; ABV &#40;L. C. B. O. claim&#41;&#60;br&#62; Best Before June 30, 2022&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #0457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; January 24, 2020&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.35&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent coac-cola colour with a thin bubbly head that grows into a thicker creamy head after pouring. Aroma is roasted malt, nuts, coffee, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is coffee and chocolate with hints of smoked wood, vanilla, and plums. Quite good. Not too often you find a beer this strong, and this good, in cans&#33;

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

500ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 11.50&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Bottled On: October 23, 2018&#60;br&#62;&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; January 29, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;14.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with a creamy brown head, about a half inch thick, that lasts a while. The aroma is bourbon, and lots of it, burnt wood, some roasted malt, vanilla, and coffee. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma….lots of burnt wood and bourbon up front, followed by notes of roasted malt, coffee. Not a fan of barrel aged beers, and in this case, the barrel takes over the beer.&#60;br&#62; &#60;br&#62; In the end, this ended up being a drainpour. It looked great, the mouthfeel was great, but the overpowering bourbon aroma and flavour was just too much. I like bourbon, and I like beer, but they don&#39;t go together in my opinion.

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

750ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #483 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Royal Bank Plaza)<br> November 20, 2021 <br> $15.95 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with frothy brown head. There is some lacing. The aroma is sweet sugary malt, chocolate, coffee, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is milk chocolate and coffee. I’m not getting the coconut and cream cheese notes I expect from a Nanaimo Bar, although as an Imperial Porter, this is quite good.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

500ml can <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Best Before: July 4, 2018<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 15, 2018 <br> $4.95<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a foamy brown head which takes a couple of minutes to recede into a thin lacing on top which lasts a while. The aroma is roasted malt, some licorice, and some dark chocolate notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and highly carbonated for a porter. The flavour is dominated by roasted malt flavours, some smoky flavour, and a slightly sour aftertaste of weak rubber.

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

June 10, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill)<br> 355ml bottle<br> 10.0% ABV<br> Best Before: July 31, 2023<br> $5.00<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a creamy brown head that lasts and delivers good lacing. The aroma is coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, and dish soap. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is coffee forward with hints of dark fruit and chocolate. A very good beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

June 10, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill)<br> 568ml can <br> 8.3% ABV (LCBO sticker on can)<br> Canned On: October 20, 2021<br> $8.00<br> The beer pours a solid black colour, with a weak short lived bubbly brown head. Not a lot of lacing to speak of either. The aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, weak coffee, and light pepper. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is coffee, roasted malt, and a definite pepper kick in the finish.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 9.50&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 14, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;4.80&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with a 1” medium brown head which slowly recedes to a rocky film. The aroma is roasted malt, dark fruits, chocolate, and coffee. Smells amazing. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma with a definite woody taste thrown in. Chocolate flavour is milk chocolate more than dark chocolate. I like the beer, although the flavour doesn’t live up to the promise of the aroma.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 8.70&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: August 2, 2020 &#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 15, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.06&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very dark brown colour with black edges. The aroma is light brown, foamy, and providing good lacing. The aroma is dark fruits, coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, dark fruit, and there is a chalky flavour as well. A pretty good take on an American style by a Trappist entity.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 9.5&#37; Abv &#60;br&#62; Canned On: October 4, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 24, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;5.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous foamy light brown cap which sticks around. The aroma is soy sauce &#40;not good when it’s the first smell in an Imperial Stout&#41;, roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. The ingredients list raspberries and cherries but I’m not feeling them as part of the aroma. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bitter chocolate, roasted malt, with coffee and soy notes in the background. Being a supporter of Bar Hop, this beer is a huge disappointment and hopefully the draught version is better.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 7.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: August 20, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; December 1, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.49&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid dark brown colour with brown edges, and a thin creamy light brown cap. The aroma was roasted malt, milk chocolate and a hint of vanilla. The mouthfeel was full bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour was primarily roasted malt, with a hint of bitter chocolate. There is almost a maple type sweetness that isn’t maple, but I can’t really describe it. A solid effort.

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

December 17, 2018 <br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 330ml bottle <br> 10.5% ABV <br> Bottled On: July 25, 2018<br> Best before: January 25, 2020<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a translucent copper hued solid black colour when held up to a strong white light. The cap is light brown in colour, creamy, and about 2cm think. The aroma is roasted nuts, soy sauce, nuts, and oatmeal, and maybe a whiff of alcohol. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by roasted malt and alcohol with hints of leather/charred wood, coffee, nuts, and dark chocolate. Sadly the leathery taste and the alcohol being so noticeable kill this beer.

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

355ml bottle&#60;br&#62; 11.6&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Bottled On: September 24, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 24, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;8.50 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour, similar to pouring motor oil. The head is a minimal brown film on the top. The aroma is quite complex with notes of bourbon, wood, maple, and coffee. The mouthfeel is full bodied with good carbonation. The flavour is bourbon soaked wood, some alcohol hints &#40;quite warming as it goes down&#41;, dark coffee, vanilla, and chocolate. You can smell the maple, but you don’t really taste it. I am concerned that one of the ingredients in this beer is potassium sorbate&#33;

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

355ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 11.8&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best before: July 25, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; December 25, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.85&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with absolutely no head. The aroma of whiskey shoots straight out of the bottle while being poured. There are notes of vanilla, coffee, and dark chocolate as well, but the whiskey overpowers all. The mouthfeel is full bodied, very creamy, warming, and the carbonation is average. The flavour is dark chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, and a hint of whiskey. A well balanced stout with a complex aroma from one of America’s better brewer and excellent value for the money&#33;

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 11.7&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: Spetember 4, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 26, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.70&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a dark black with a thin creamy dark brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, milk chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, and vanilla. No peppers on the nose. The mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, and amply carbonated. The peppers come through in the flavour along with the cinnamon and milk chocolate notes. The roasted malt is there, but you feel the peppers and alcohol as it goes down the hatch.