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

10oz draught <br> 6.0% ABV <br> House Beer Tasting (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 5, 2020<br> The beer pours a very dark brown, and almost black. The head is chocolate brown, creamy, and half an inch thick. Lacing is generous. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted nuts, coffee, and vanilla. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation, a little weak for the style. This is a bitter beer. There is a little sweetness, but for the most part the coffee and hops give this a bitter finish.

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

10oz draught <br> 6.0% ABV <br> House Beer Tasting (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 5, 2020<br> The beer pours a clear gold colour, the head is white, minimal, and lasts a few seconds maximum. Aroma is light yeast, weak apple, and funky grains. Mouthfeel is thin bodied and carbonation is high, but typical for style. The flavour is light apple and weak grains. Again, nothing that strays from a typical hard cider.

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

10oz draught <br> 5.8% ABV <br> House Beer Tasting (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 5, 2020<br> A clear light copper colour with a huge white head that sticks around. Lacing is good. Aroma is biscuit malt, light apple scents, weak caramel, and floral hops. The mouthfeel is full bodied, slightly creamy with average carbonation. The flavour is light and fruity up front, and a weak bitter finish which is typical of the style.

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

10oz draught <br> 7.6% ABV <br> House Beer Tasting (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> September 5, 2020<br> The beer pours a cloudy metallic gold colour and the head is white, thin, and short-lived. The aroma is yeast, light grass, weak fruit like cantaloupe, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light sweet malt, and spicy hops. Meh at best!

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

750ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> June 7, 2013 <br> $22.80 <br> The beer pours a hazed golden brown with a rocky white head that lingers. The aroma is funky earth, garage floor, and vinegar. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with above average carbonation. The flavour is sour and woody with plenty of funky flavours. There is both a sweetness and a sourness to the finish with the sour winning out.

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

April 7, 2013 <br> LCBO Outlet #483B (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 7.3% ABV <br> $6.25 <br> The beer pours a reddish gold colour with a thin white head and some effervescence. The aroma was citrusy hops, tropical fruit, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit and citrus and bready malts. Very refreshing, and very good! An easy drinking IPA.

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

October 4, 2013<br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> $7.10 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a 1" foamy brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, bitter coffee, dark chocolate, and anise. Mouthfeel is creamy, full bodied and average carbonation. The flavour is dark bitter chocolate

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

September 30, 2018<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 750ml bottle <br> 5.40% ABV <br> $13.50<br> No discernible date code anywhere on the bottle, but it's a Flanders Red, it will still be good to drink in 20 years. I bought myself this as a reward for getting a new job contract. <br> <br> The beer pours a translucent cherry red with a huge generous rocky head, light tan in colour. The sides of the glass display plenty of bubbles. The aroma is very pungent and consists of vinegar tones, tart cherries, and some weak spices. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, and heavily carbonated. The flavour is mellower than the aroma with more cherry flavour, both sweet and tart, and well as some smoky oak notes I did not detect in the nose. Not as yeast forward as the better Belgian Flanders Reds but quite good.

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

April 12, 2012 <br> LCBO #217 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Queen’s Quay) <br> 500ml bottle <br> 4.7% ABV <br> $2.40 <br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold colour with a thin bubbly white head. Aroma was grainy malt, and hops. Mouthfeel was light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour was very grainy, slightly sweet, with metallic tastes and a bitter finish.

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

330ml <br> 6.3% ABV <br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street) <br> April 16, 2009 <br> $11.95 <br> The beer poured an opaque dark brown with a medium sized, bubbly light-brown head. The aroma was dark malt, yeast, caramel, and plums. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, some caramel, and a nice bitter finish.

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

750ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina <br> May 11, 2013 <br> $8.30 <br> The beer pours a copper-tinged gold with a this white cap. Aroma is light fruits, sweet malt, must and yeast. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is very musty with yeast, tart fruits, and some burnt wood. Quite enjoyable.

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

330ml bottle <br> 6.0% ABV <br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina)<br> June 4, 2013 <br> $2.80 <br> The beer pours a clouded dark gold colour with a half inch white head. Aroma is wheat, spices, and yeast. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavour is a bit funky with notes of yeast, wheat, and spices.

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> July 16, 2007 <br> $11.80 <br> I loved the label.........I'm not a religious person, but the label was beautiful. Anyway, the beer poured a dark brown into the glass with a half inch head that lasted throughout the experience. The aroma was very yeasty with some hints of pears. It was silky smoth and full-bodied on the tongue with hints of carbonation. The flavour was outstanding...malty, yeasty, with a tinge of sweetness. Just a smidgen below the St. Bernardus Abt 12.........but not much.

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.5% ABV (as written on the bottle) <br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> December 15, 2010 <br> $12.95<br> The beer poured a translucent reddish-brown (when held to the light) with a huge genrous foamy light brown head that lasted long after the beer did. The aroma was dark caramel malt, candy sugar, plums, and yeast. The mouthfeel was full-bodied with ample carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, candy sugar, yeast, dark fruit.....and a nice bitter finish. An excellent beer.

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

330ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina) <br> March 7, 2014 <br> $3.05 <br> The beer pours a light copper colour, murky, with a very thin white head. Aroma is tart fruit, funk, yeast, and some fruit notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is sweet, yeasty, with some tart funky notes in the mix. Not on par with the better Abbaye des Rocs BSAs.

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 391 King Street West) <br> February 8, 2013 <br> $9.95 <br> The beer poured a dark murky reddish-brown with a half inch tan head that lasted throughout. The aroma was plums, yeast, bread, and sugar. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, molasses, dark fruit, sugar, and yeast

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

September 16, 2017 <br> Real Canadian Superstore –Main/Thompson (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> 473ml can <br> 4.8% ABV <br> $2.53 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a thin white head which sticks around for 10-15 minutes. The aroma is cereal malts and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is cereal grains, some hop earthiness, and some light spiciness in the finish.

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

March 15, 2016 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.9% ABV <br> $2.50 <br> The beer pours a translucent light gold colour with a generous white bubbly head that lingers a while. The aroma is grainy malt, macro style and weak floral hops. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very malty with grainy malt, and a weak hoppish bitterness in the finish. Again, not something I would revisit.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 8

December 9, 2008 <br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml can <br> 7.0% ABV <br> $8.95<br> The cider poured a nice transparent reddish-gold with no head. The aroma was sour apples, pears, and raspberries. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with high carbonation. The flavour was fruity and sweet with a strong berry presence. I really enjoyed the taste of this. I almost felt guilty not having another 3-4 of them.

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

August 17, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 5.50% ABV <br> Canned On: March 4, 2021<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a hazy straw yellow colour with a generous creamy head that takes a while to recede, but leaves a lot of lacing. Once you open the can, the pineapple aroma is in your face. Once in the glass, aromas of cereal malts, light yeast, and musty hops join the party. The mouthfeel is ligt to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour tends to the tart side of the spectrum, with some grains and a definite salty presence on the tongue. Finish is more salty than bitter

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

March 13, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 6, 2018<br> $2.95<br> The beer pours a translucent pale straw colour with a generous white head which sticks around a couple of minutes. The aroma is cereal grains, weak herbal hops, and some spicy notes. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is weak grainy malt with a bitter hop finish. Not a lot going for this one. Very bland.

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

June 5, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 473ml can <br> 3.0% ABV <br> Canned On: April 22, 2019 <br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a highly hazed golden orange colour with a bubbly white head which lasts a few moments. The aroma is light grass, like, oranges, and ginger. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. There is a lot of lime in the flavour, and next to no beer. As with their other two radlers, this is a great tasting alcoholic juice beverage, but really isn’t beery enough for me to call a radler or shandy.

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

September 15, 2017 <br> Real Canadian Superstore (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Thompson)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.9% ABV <br> $2.62 <br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold colour with a generous foamy white head which receded faster than you can type out the letter ‘I’. The aroma was grainy malt and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt with a bitter hop finish. This beer is not a bad beer, but it isn’t a good beer either.

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

October 20, 2018 <br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 473ml can <br> 4.90% ABV <br> Canned On: July 19, 2018<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a murky grapefruit colour with a generous white head which disappears right before your eyes. The aroma is more herbal than fruit, although one can detect notes of citrus, especially oranges, and there are milky notes. The aroma is pleasant, but nothing like a beer should smell like. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with high carbonation, and I’m talking soft drink carbonation levels. The flavour is fruity with notes of orange, grapefruit, and lime and a touch of grainy malt. As a beer, this isn’t what I was hoping for, but it would make a great summer cooler/alcoholic soft drink for those who are into that sort of thing. .

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

April 20, 2018<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 473ml can<br> 5.0% ABV <br> $3.05<br> The beer pours a translucent red-tinged gold colour with a generous foamy white head which quickly recedes to a thin rocky layer of islands. The aroma is very grainy, some herbal hops, and some off-putting acidic notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with slightly above average carbonation. The flavour is grains and some bitter hops but for the most part is very non-descript.