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

500ml draught <br> 4.5% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 24, 2011 <br> $6.65<br> he beer poured a hazy golden orange colour with a 1" creamy white head. The aroma was musk, earth, and grains. The mouthfeel was weak bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet, earthy, a little spice, and grass.

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

330ml bottle <br> 4.5% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 27, 2013 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a minimal brown head. Aroma was roasted malt and molasses. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour was roasted malt, and a sour metallic note. Better than a macro golden lager, but not something I'll try again after the six pack is gone.

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

July 11, 2007<br> Jack Astor’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 144 Front Street West)<br> 341ml bottle <br> 5.00% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $4.72<br> The beer poured a dark reddish-brown into the glass with little head, and constant effervescence. What head there was, was gone in the blink of an eye. The aroma was weak with malt. The mouthfeel was thick and full-bodied. The taste was bland for a dark beer, some malt flavour, but not much else.

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

December 21, 2007<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml can<br> 4.80% ABV <br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $7.75<br> The beer pours a translucent black with brown edges and a thin tan-coloured head. The aroma is strongly roasted malts. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. The flavour is malty with some chocolate and toffee hints.

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

625ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> Bottled on August 15, 2012 <br> August 24, 2012 <br> $5.89 <br> The beer pours a beautiful black colour with a decent sized brown head. Aroma is very stout like with plenty of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is roasted malt, somewhat mild coffee notes, and some yeastiness. A slight metallic aftertaste, but overall, quite enjoyable.

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

550ml draught <br> 5.0% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 25, 2012 <br> The beer was poured a solid blackish-brown with a creamy light brown head which shrank to a ring. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, coffee, and some sweet notes. Not as dry and bitter as a Kostritzer, and quite tasty.

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

600ml bottle <br> 7.3% ABV <br> C’est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 16, 2012 <br> $12.99<br> Shared with a friend. The beer poured a coca-cola colour with a brown head. Aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and some molasses. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour was well balanced between the coffee roastiness and the molasses sweetness.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.50&#37; Abv &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 20, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.00&#60;br&#62; No date code anywhere on the can. The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous light brown foamy cap that doesn’t stick around. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, soy sauce, and weak herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, with average carbonation. The flavour is weak coffee, roasted malt, and some lingering vanilla notes.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Had as Perth Brewing Bon Fire Black Lager &#60;br&#62; 473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: November 12, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 18, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a transparent coca-cola colour with a generous bubbly brown head, roughly 3cm thick. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, herbal hops, and grass. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied, very crisp, with average carbonation. The flavour is coffee and chocolate

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.6&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: August 22, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 6, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.85&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent coca-cola colour with a generous light tan coloured head which lasts for a few minutes. The aroma is dominated by roasted malts and coffee. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is weak roasted malts and coffee with a weak bitter finish. This wasn’t a bad beer until the flavour score killed it&#33;

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

September 19, 2022<br> Beer Store #2003 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Millside Drive)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: August 24, 2022<br> $3.24<br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a light tan head that starts out huge but quickly dies to a thin film. The aroma is grass, nuts, and coffee….but in general, weak in aroma. The mouthfeel is light bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a little more robust than the aroma with notes of coffee, roasted nuts, and yeast.

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

November 24, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.70% ABV <br> Canned On: October 20, 2022<br> $3.40<br> The beer pours an opaque black colour with a creamy tan head that lasts a few seconds but doesn’t lace well. The aroma is chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is milk chocolate, light coffee, and the finish is mildly bitter.

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

December 3, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV<br> Canned On: September 21, 2022<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a solid coca-ciola colour with a brown bubbly head which leaves just a little lacing. The aroma is nuts, roasted malt, vanilla, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is oats, coffee, and vanilla. Looks good, smells good, and tastes good.

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

473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 8, 2014 <br> The beer pours a sold black colour with a thin rocky tan coloured head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and weak herbal hops. The mouthfeel was thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was watered down coffee, with chocolate and roast certainly prevalent. Not as good as Silversmith for a Canadian schwarzbier

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Canada: Ontario<br> July 25, 2014 <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 391 King Street West)<br> 20oz Draught <br> 5.6% ABV (as listed on the Menu) <br> $6.95 <br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a creamy light tan head that lingers. The aroma is roasted malt and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet coffee, roasted malt, and chocolate. Another enjoyable beer.

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

650ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> September 6, 2014 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a 1" frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, and coffee. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is quite similar to the aroma wioth notes of roasted malt, slightly sweet chocolate, and coffee. There is a somewhat tart aftertaste that takes away slightly from the flavour, but otherwise a good beer.

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

473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV <br> Canned On: March 28, 2018 <br> Main/Thompson LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> April 27, 2018 <br> $3.20<br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a dark brown foamy head that doesn’t last very long. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and some vanilla hints. The mouthfeel was thin to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, nuts, and weak hints of chocolate. I was hoping for better.

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

May 5, 2023<br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 355ml can <br> 4.50% ABV <br> Canned On: Unknown<br> $10.35<br> The beer pours a dark brown colour with a creamy tan cap. Effervescence is high and lacing is decent. The aroma is grains, coffee, light caramel, and some roasted malt. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt and coffee with a mild bitter finish.

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

473ml can <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Canned On: December 5, 2021 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> March 4, 2022<br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a translucent dark cherry red colour with a thin creamy light tan coloured cap that lasts several minutes. The aroma is roasted malt, molasses, and some floral hops in the background. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet up front with notes of molasses and roasted malt, and finishes with a sharp bitter hop kick. This is a style that more Ontario brewers need to get behind, because when done well like this one, it’s one enjoyable style.

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

November 23, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.70% ABV <br> Canned On: June 2, 2022<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a lightly hazed amber with a fairly thin bubbly cap which doesn’t lace. The aroms is toasded malt, caramel, and weak musty hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light caramel, weak citrus, and the finish is lightly bitter.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 4.80&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: January 20, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; November 23, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.66&#60;br&#62; Part of the 2018 Belhaven Craft Christmas 6-Pack. The beer pours a dark brown colour with a fluffy off-white head that is about 1cm thick. The aroma is funky yeast, roasted malt, and caramel. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet caramel malt, some molasses notes, which I expect in a 90 Shilling &#47; Scotch Ale, and a bitter hoppishness in the finish. A pleasant beer.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 5.20&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: October 20, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; December 8, 2018&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.66&#60;br&#62; Part of the 2018 Belhaven Craft Christmas 6-Pack. The beer pours a beautiful translucent dark copper colour with a thin film for a head. The aroma is toasted malts, light caramel, floral hops, and some weak spiciness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation and is slightly creamy. The flavour is light sweet caramel, cereal grains, a little yeastiness and a nice bitter hop finish. This is quite good for a ‘Scottish’ ale.

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

Scottish Ale 473ml can&#60;br&#62; 6.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: March 21, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; April 13, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.40&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent reddish brown colour with a thick tan coloured head that lasts several minutes. The aroma is roasted malt, molasses, nuts, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a tad on the bitter side. It starts off sweet, but the bitterness overpowers it by the time it reaches the throat. So, a tad thin for a Wee Heavy and a little too bitter for the style.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

October 26, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge Eglinton Centre)<br> 330ml bottle with case<br> 9.0% ABV<br> Bottle #972 of 4344<br> Best Before: July 31, 2022<br> $4.95<br> &#36;4.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very foamy pour. And it takes 5 or so minutes to settle down. Once settles, the beer is a translucent dark copper colour with a HUGE bubble tan coloured head which lasts. The aroma is molasses, whisky, roasted malt, and caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is alcohol, smoked wood, peat, caramel, and leather. A lot of barrel, not a lot of Scotch ale. Not a favourite of mine.

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

500ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 12, 2015 <br> The beer pours a trasnlucent reddish-brown with a thin creamy light brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, molasses, weak licorice notes, and weak floral notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is burnt molasses, roasted malt, and grains. Looks and smells better than it tastes.