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

October 3, 2022<br> Beer Store #2021 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: August 24, 2022<br> $3.35<br> The beer pours an almost solid black colour with a creamy off-white head. The aroma is very much like an Apple Brown Betty with notes of oats, apples, and cinnamon to go along with roasted malt and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma with the cinnamon notes lingering on the tongue long after the beer is finished.

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

November 4, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV <br> Canned On: August 9, 2022<br> $4.25<br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a creamy brown head which leaves a little lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolale, and a hint of maple sugar. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is heavy on the dark chocolate notes with coffee in a backup role and maple in the finish.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.20&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: November 6, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 12, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.69&#60;br&#62; Only 6 days old, the freshest beer I’ve had from the LCBO in forever&#33; The beer pours a coca-cola brown with a fluffy light brown cap which quickly devolves to a rocky film. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, cherries and anise. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, and average carbonation. The flavour is not very b itter for a porter with the sweetness of the cherries cutting through the bitterness of the roasted malt and coffee flavours. This is the best Railway City beer I’ve tried in years.

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

340ml draught &#60;br&#62; 6.7&#37; Abv &#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 16, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;7.74&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a solid black colour with a thin white cap. The aroma was roasted malt with hints of chocolate, coffee, and molasses. The mouthfeel was full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour leaned towards the bitter side with notes of roasted malt and dark chocolate. A pretty solid beer.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.6&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: January 15, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 9, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.00 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour when held up to a strong white light with a generous creamy light brown head which disappears quickly. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla with nary a whiff of coconut to be found. The mouthfeel is creamy, full bodied, and well carbonated. The flavour is sweeter than the aroma would indicate with notes of chocolate, molasses, and coconut balancing out the roasted malt and coffee flavours. Not a bad beer in the end.

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

Brewed at County Durham Brewing&#60;br&#62; 500ml draught&#60;br&#62; 6.0&#37; ABV&#60;&#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; April 5, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;7.74&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very dark brown, almost black, with a long lasting creamy light brown head. Lots of lacing as this goes down. The aromas are roasted malt, chocolate, nuts, and light coffee hints. The mouthfeel is medium boed with average carbonation. The flavour was milk chocolate, roasted malt, and there were peppery spicy notes in the finish, but that may have been from my lunch. All in all a good beer.

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

340ml draught&#60;br&#62; 6.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; April 5, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;6.42&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a shimmering black with a thin brown creamy head which disappears quickly leaving almost no lacing. The aroma is black cherry, roasted malt, coffee, and hints of vanilla. The mouithfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was very cherry centric with sweet cherry notes in the front and tart cherry notes in the finish, with plenty of coffee and chocolate notes in between. I really enjoyed this.

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

340ml draught&#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; April 5, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;5.75&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a coca-cola black with a thin creamy tan coloured head. Lacing was present but minimal. The aroma was coffee, vanilla, roasted malt, milk chocolate, and slight hints of smoked wood. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was very coffee forward with notes of dark chocolate leading to a very bitter finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

473ml can <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Canned On: September 18, 2020 <br> LCBO Outlet #010 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill)<br> January 9, 2021<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a sold black colour with brown edges and a creamy tan coloured head that lasts a while. The aroma is roasted malt, vanilla, coffee, and milk chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, and soy sauce with sour malty notes in the back. This is awful!

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

473ml can <br> 5.60% ABV<br> Best Before: June 2, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> March 12, 2021<br> $3.00<br> The beer pours a coca-cola colour with a huge frothy brown head which lasts a while. The aroma is one dimensional with hints of roasted malt and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied, undercarbonated, and both chalky and creamy. The flavour was as one-dimensional and the aroma with only bitter coffee and roasted malt coming through. For a simple porter, this was boring, yet very bitter. For a pecan Pie porter, this missed the mark completely as there was no pecan pie notes in either the aroma or flavour.

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

473ml can <br> 5.50% ABV <br> Canned On: <br> LCBO Outlet #631 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Thompson)<br> May 24, 2021<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous tan coloured head that lasts several minutes. Not a lot of lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee and hints of caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, rich dark coffee, nuts, and a hint of yeast. The bitter aftertaste lingers a while. It’s a solid porter!

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: October 9, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> January 10, 2022<br> $3.33<br> Part of the 2021 Cowbell Brewing Gift Pack. The beer pours a solid black colour with a short-lived thin brown head that leaves minimal lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, light coffee notes, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. All in all a good entry level stout.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Best Before: July 2012 <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 14, 2011<br> $3.55<br> The beer poured a translucent dark brown with a generous tan head that lasted a while. The aroma was roasted nuts, mocha, and vanilla. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was nuts, vanilla, roast, and a hint of coffee.

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

500ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 7, 2011 <br> $3.55<br> The beer poured a black colour with brown edges and a thin light brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and reminded me of breakfast. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was watered down cold coffee, some molasses, and a decent bitter finish.

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

550ml draught <br> 5.8% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 25, 2011 <br> $6.64<br> The beer poured a solid dark brown with a 1" creamy brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, cinnamon, and chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was coffee, dark fruits, and some weak spices. Very enjoyable seasonal ale.

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

12oz bottle <br> 5.4% ABV <br> A gift from a friend who was at a wedding in Hawai'i. The beer pours a very dark brown colour with a creamy dark brown head. The aroma is coffee, roasted malt, and licorice. The mouthfeel is full to medium bodied. The flavour is bitter coffee, yet very smooth. Outstanding!

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

550ml draught <br> 6.2% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 10, 2012 <br> The beer poured a coca-cola colour with a creamy tan head that lasted. The aroma was weak roasted malt, smoke, molasses, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet malt, some dark fruit, smoked wood, and coffee. A very good porter.

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

550ml draught <br> 5.8% ABV <br> I tried this beer on tap on February 23, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a dark brown colour with a creamy tan coloured head. Aroma was roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, and some smoked wood. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour is smoky with coffee, chocolate and caramel hints. A pretty good beer!

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

550ml draught <br> 6.0% ABV (as written on menu) <br> I tried this beer on tap on March 15, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a very dark brown, with black hints and a creamy tan cap. The aroma is dark malt, floral hops, and caramel. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour is maply sweet, with hints of roasted malt and coffee. Dangerously drinkable.

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

October 8, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 500ml can<br> 5.40% ABV<br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $2.05<br> The beer pours into the glass a beautiful, dark, transparent black colour with a large tan coloured head. The aroma is a combination of roasted malt and yeast with some sweet hints. The mouthfeel is thick and full with some mild carbonation, almost creamy. The taste is malty with some hints of caramel (the possible sweetness in the aroma). A nice bitter finish. This is a very good beer.

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

650ml bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on June 2, 2012 after purchasing bfrom the Queen's Quay LCBO outlet in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a beautiful ruby red colour with a thin tan head. The aroma was weak, but what aroma ther was consisted of raspberry, grainy malt, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is raspberry, acidic notes, and weak yeasty notes. The worst Tree beer I've had to date.

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

550ml draught &#60;br&#62; 5.9&#37; ABV &#40;as displayed on menu&#41; &#60;br&#62; C&#39;est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; June 8, 2012&#60;br&#62; &#36;6.65&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a solid dark brown colour with a creamy tan coloured head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was chocolate, roast, and coffee and was very smooth. A very enjoyable beer.

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

750ml corked bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> RBC Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 6, 2012 <br> The beer pours a very dark brown with black hues and a thick creamy light brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, with ample carbonation. The flavour is quite bitter with roasted malt and coffee flavours backed by some chocolate. No sweet notes to be found.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

500ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 7, 2012 <br> The beer pours a dark brown with black edges and a thin bubble light brown cap. The aroma is roasted malt, cocao, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour is on the sweet side with vanilla, molasses, and chocolate flavours overwhelming the roasted malt bitterness.

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

500ml ceramic flip-top bottle <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 25, 2012 <br> The beer pours a coca-colour colour with absolutely no head despite a vigourous pour. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, wood, and some smoke. No cognac from what I can smell. Mouthfeel is very thin (quite watery actually) for a porter with medium carbonation. Flavour is roasted malt, wood, and some alcohol. Not a lot in the way of coffee, especially when it can be accounted for from an olfactory standpoint.