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

April 30, 2018 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 7.7% Abv <br> $5.30<br> The beer pours a dark brown, almost black with a creamy brown head that recedes to a thin film. The aroma is roasted malt, rye, hops, and licorice. The mouthfeel is full bodied, very creamy, and with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, some rye spiciness, and a nice bitter finish. A very good beer.

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

473ml can <br> 4.50% Abv <br> Canned On: March 28, 2018 <br> Yonge Eglinton Centre LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br? August 4, 2018 <br> $3.35 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a short-lived light brown bubbly head. The aroma is light coffee and Chocolate notes with stringer aromas of nuts and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is medium bodies with below average carbonation, The flavour is bitter coffee and light chocolate notes with a bitter roasty finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

340ml draught &#60;br&#62; 5.5&#37; ABV &#40;as marked on menu&#41; &#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; November 23, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;6.19&#60;br&#62; The beer poured a solid black colour with a thin brown ring for a head. The aroma was burnt wood, almost barrel like notes, roasted malt, dark chocolate, and some tart fruit. The mouthfeel was thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was sour funk with notes or roasted malt and coffee. An interesting beer, but not something I would reach for again.

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

340ml Draught &#60;br&#62; 7.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; C’est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; December 14, 2018 &#60;br&#62; &#36;7.30&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with a medium brown creamy head. The peppery aroma of the scotch bonnets hits you right away before noting that there are also notes of roasted malt, coffee and bourbon. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is hot and spicy with the peppery notes up front, and notes of bourbon, coffee and chocolate in the finish. The description lists chocolate and coconut but my palate detects no coconut and very little chocolate, nonetheless a very well done beer.

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

473ml can&#60;br&#62; 5.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: June 5, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; January 11, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.45&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a coca-cola colour with absolutely no head. Kind of disappointing from the head perspective. The aroma is all roasted malt and coffee with a minor hint of vanilla. Not much in the way of multiple dimensions here. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with below average carbonation. I am now pretty sure that this beer is flat or old. Either way, quite disappointed. The flavour is similar to the aroma with a lot of roasted malts and bitter coffee notes hiding a weak vanilla and chocolate presence. I may try again down the road but this was a disappointment.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.7&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: December 6, 2018 &#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 7, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.25 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous creamymy chocolate milk coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and a hint of vanilla. It says barrel aged on the can, but I can’t detect any in the aroma. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation, a bit disappointed it isn’t creamy and more full bodied. The barrel aging can be tasted in the flavour as there is definitely some wood notes on the tongue, very dry wood notes. Not as much coffee in the flavour as the aroma. A decent effort by a small brewer.

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

330ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 6.1&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: November 1, 2019 &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; April 1, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;4.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very dark brown colour with a generous rocky light brown head which lasts several minutes. The aroma was burnt wood, molasses, whiskey, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel was full bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour lacks the punch of the aroma with notes of roasted malt, some bitter soy sauce notes, dark chocolate, and minor hints of burnt wood and whiskey. While I’m not a fan of in your face barrel aged beers, I do expect there to be some barrel character and this has it, but not enough of it.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

April 26, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.50% ABV <br> Canned On: February 23, 2022<br> $2.40<br> The beer pours a solid black with a bubbly brown head that stays for a few minutes. There is no lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, nuts, soy sauce, and coffee. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma with roasted malt, soy sauce, and coffee as the predominant notes. Nickel Brook can make a much better stout than this. Having been canned only 9 weeks ago I would have expected.

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

750ml bottle<br> 13.0<br> Best Before: September 20, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill<br> September 23, 2019<br> 14.95<br> The beer pours a translucent dark brown colour with a minimal white ring for a head. The ring lasts a long time. The aroma is burnt wood, roasted malt, weak molasses, grass, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is charred wood, alcohol, roasted malt, and Maple syrup. The beer is very sweet, probably too sweet for my liking

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

750ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> May 10, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent golden-red with a half inch white head that quickly settles down. Aroma is grainy with some sweet and spicy notes. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Quite possibly the fullest bodied golden ale I've had. Flavour is not my cup of tea. Very acidic and a leathery note predominates, while hints of grains and caramel are hidden. Not something I would try again.

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

650ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> July 29, 2014 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a half inch white head. The aroma is light fruit, caramel, and spices. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light citrus, weak caramel, spice, and sharp sweetness to finish.

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

500ml bottle <br> 7.3% ABV <br> Royal Bank Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 11, 2014 <br> My first Finnish beer. The beer pours a hazed copper colour with a very thin white head. The aroma is Juniper, caramel, raisins, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet, smoky with caramel and molasses sweetness, and a smoked wood aftertaste. This is definitely a winter warmer and the alcohol is slightly noticeable in the aftertaste

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

400ml draught <br> 7.2% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<vr> February 17, 2015 <br> The beer poured a tranlucent dark copper colour with a foamy light tan coloured head. The aroma is citrusy hops, grains, and caramel. The mouthfeel is medium full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grapefruit hops, burnt caramel, and weak yeast notes. Best new beer of 2015 so far.

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

750ml bottle <br> 6.9% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)<br> November 28, 2015 <br> The beer pours a cloudy golden orange with a thin tan coloured cap for a head. The aroma is grains, floral hops, weak peppery spices, and yeasr. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is earthy hops, grains, yeast, and spice. Not bad, but not something I'll keep runnung back for.

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

July 18, 2008<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 650ml bottle<br> 7.80% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $18.95<br> The beer poured a translucent red colour with some brown hues. The head was tan in colour, and maybe half an inch in thickness. The aroma was weakly floral with some sweet malt in the mix. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was primarily grapefruit and citrus hoppiness, some peppery tones, and a little maltiness.

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

750ml bottle <br> 14.5% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> RBC Plaza LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 26, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid dark brown, syrupy in nature with a creamy light brown head. Aroma is alcohol, caramel, and molasses. Mouthfeel is full bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour is over the top sweet and the alcohol is definitely noticeable. Dark fruit and roasted malt round out the flavour. Definitely a beer for sharing.

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

651ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV (as written on the bottle) <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 8, 2013 <br> The beer pours a translucent dark copper colour with a creamy tan coloured head. Aroma is caramel, citrus, and brown sugar. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is weak grapefruit hops, caramel, and grain. Not too sweet and not too bitter.

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

625ml bottle <br> 5.8% ABV <br> Six Pints Brewing/Beer Academy (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> Bottled on June 13, 2013 <br> July 27, 2013 <br> $6.58<br> The beer poured a hazed golden-brown with a generoud tan coloured head. The aroma was wheat, citrus, banana, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was slightly sweet wheat malt, some spices, and a definite hoppy finish.

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

750ml bottle <br> 9.5% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> October 19, 2013 <br The beer pours a translucent dark rusty red with a thin tan coloured bubbly head. The aroma is caramel, dark fruit, pine, and grass. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and average carbonation. Flavour is citrusy hops, caramel, and tropical fruit and grains. Grapefruity aftertaste sticks to the back of the mouth.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 6

1November 21, 2008<br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 12oz Bottle<br> 12.90%ABV (as marked on the bottle)<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $21.35<br> The beer poured a solid golden-brown with a thin light tan coloured head. The aroma was floral in nature with some sweet malt. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, creamily thick, with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, maple sugar, with a strong hop flavour. Unlike the 60min and 90min IPAs, this beer is way too sweet, having something of a barleywine feel to it.

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

June 15, 2010 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 8.2% ABV <br> $3.25 <br> The beer poured a murky orange gold into the Erdinger World Cup glass with a thin off-white head. The aroma was sweet wheat malt, bananas, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium/full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet wheat malt, some light fruit, spices, and a bitter finish.

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

355ml bottle <br> 12.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 18, 2010 <br> The beer poured a very dark brown with a thick light brown bubbly head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and molasses. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet, but not too sweet, lots of roasted malt, some chocolate, and a bitter finish. A great beer.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

1.5oz snifter <br> 41.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 12, 2011 <br> The beer was a translucent golden red with no head. The aroma was alcohol, pine, and hops. The mouthfeel was full bodied with no carbonation and burned going down. The flavour was citrusy hops and tons of alcohol.

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

750ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 21, 2012 <br> The beer pours a translucent yellow with a white ring of a head. The aroma is yeast, light fruit, spices, and musty grains. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is dry, with ample yeast, grain, and spicy flavours.

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

750ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 2, 2012 <br> The beer poured a translucent scarlet red with a generous tan coloured head. The aroma was sweet malt, alcohol, weak fruits, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was caramel malt, some fruit (cherry?), a little graininess, and a bitter finish.