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

16oz draught<br> 4.6% ABV <br> Granite Brewery and Tied House (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> March 22, 2019<br> $8.50<br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a light tan coloured creamy head which laced extremely well down the glass. The aroma was milk chocolate, chili peppers, roasted malt, and coffee. The mouthfeel was full bodied, creamy, and with average carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt and chocolate up front, with the chilis creeping up and catching the back of the tongue. The finish was decently bitter.

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

473ml can <br> 5.60% ABV <br> LCBO #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> March 18, 2019<br> $2.955<br> The beer pours a hazed golden orange colpour with a thin lace covering for a head. The aroma is orange, mango, and grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma with a piney, bitter aftertaste. It’s a nice IPA, not as tropical as the trend has been, but not as citrusy as the 2000s decade.

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

473ml can <br> 6.3% ABV <br> Canned On: January 10, 2019 <br> LCBO #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> March 17, 2019<br> $3.75<br> A blend of American and Belgian brewing styles for this year’s Saint Me day beer. It pours a hazed medium gold colour with a generous foamy off-white head which lasts throughout. The aroma is very yeasty, definitely a Belgian influence here, followed by notes of tropical citrus juices, and a hint of biscuit malts. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. First thing I taste is pine resing, which gives way to some grain notes, followed by some tropical fruit juice flavours, almost similar to ‘Five Alive’. Still not a fan of these juice bombs…..I want beer, not breakfast juice!

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

March 16, 2019<br> LCBO #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 473ml can<br> 5.5% ABV<br> Canned On: January 30, 2019<br> $3.75<br> The beer pours a solid coca-cola colour with a half inch creamy tan coloured head which sadly, did not last more than a few seconds. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and notes of vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, and not much else. Quite one dimensional for a stout, and weak tasting.

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

March 16, 2019 <br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 568ml can <br> 4.2% ABV <br> Canned On: February 25, 2019<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a medium gold colour with very little head, and what head there is, lasts less than a couple of minutes. Lots of effervescence. The aroma is grainy malt, weak herbal hops, and weak peppery note. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is weak grains, some light hops, and grass. It tastes better than a lot of 4.2%; pale lagers, that is for sure. But still....568ml is too much!

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

March 13, 2019<br> LCBO Outlet #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 473ml can <br> 3.0% ABv <br> Canned On: November 29, 2018<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a hazy orange colour, reminiscent of C-Plus Orange Soda from the 1980s, with a loose foamy light tan coloured head which doesn’t last. The aroma is dishsoap, oranges, weak herbal hops, and ginger. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, almost powdery, with below average carbonation, which is expected in a radler. You can taste both the fruit and ginger in the flavour, which is rather unique. Again, as a ‘drink’, I would try this again based on flavour alone, but still looking for more beer quality.

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

750ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 6.60&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Bottled On: October 31, 2018&#60;br&#62; Best Before: October 31, 2020&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; March 9, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;13.80&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a slightly translucent coca-cola colour when held to a strong white light, with a huge frothy light tan coloured head which lasts a while. The aroma is quite complex as both the tart cherries, and burnt wood are prominent. There are hints of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee as well, but it is the tart cherries and wood that dominate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, and with above average carbonation. The flavour is both chocolatey and tart at the same time. There are also notes of roast and coffee in the mix. Looks good, smells good, feels good, but does not taste good. Nor am I a fan of the dark frosted bottle as I can’t see how much yeast was left on the bottom.

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

300ml draught &#60;br&#62; 5.20&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; The Beerbistro &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41; &#60;br&#62; March 6, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;5.53 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent light gold colour with a thin white head. The aroma was grainy malt, light cereal, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour cereal grains, light spicy notes, and a not so bitter hoppy finish.

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

March 6, 2019 <br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 355ml can <br> 4.60% <br> Canned On: June 4, 2019<br> $6.86<br> The beer poured a translucent dark brown colour with plenty of effervescence holding up a foamy tan head which lasts. The aroma was roasted malt, toast, nuts, chocolate, and some musty hops. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was light roast, bready malt, coffee, and a bitter hop finish.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; March 2, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent amber colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is sweet caramel, cereal malt, weak maple notes, some yeast, and come herbal hops. The mouthfeel is weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is not as sweet as the aroma would suggest. Notes of caramel and maple, and hints of hops in the bitter finish. A little one dimensional but with calling it a ‘butter tart ale’, I think that is what they were going for.

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

March 2, 2019<br> LCBO #457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Eglinton)<br> 473ml can<br> 6.8% ABV<br> Best Before: June 20, 2019<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a cloudy dark gold colour with a long lasting foamy white head. The aroma is passion fruit, oranges, cereal grains, and dishsoap. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is mellow compared to the aroma. More tropical fruit flavours, some grains, with a mildly hoppy finish. Great fruitiness in this one.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: October 23, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; March 2, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.05 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazy medium gold colour with a geberous white cap which quickly dissipates to nothing. The aroma is light notes of caramel, biscuit malt, citrusy hops, and weak spices. The mouithfeel is medium bodies with average carbonation. The flavour is light caramel, light spices, weak biscuity malt and a decent hoppy finish. Not a bad beer but nothing I would willingly try again.

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

5.0&#37; ABV&#60;br&#62; 473ml can&#60;br&#62; Canned On: December 19, 2018&#60;b&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; March 2, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.10&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a burnt amber colour with a generous light tan coloured head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is rye malt, sopme weak spices, light citrus hops, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is rye and peppery spices up front followed by a citrusy hop bite with hints of yeast and cereal grains in the mix.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: December 20, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; March 2, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.15&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a dark golden brown colour with a generous foamy off-white head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is light citrus, biscuit grains, light yeast, and weak spice notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bitter citrus, toasted caramel, biscuit grains, and a weak bitter hop finish. Decent, but not worth trying again&#33;

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: September 21, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; February 23, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.30&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very hazy dark straw colour with a huge generous foamy head that only lasts a couple of minutes. The aroma is light tropical fruit, grains, yeast, and a hint of pine. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with below average carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit, bread, and yeast. Not a lot of bitterness in the finish.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.7&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: December 12, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #457 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge &#47; Eglinton&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 23, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.95&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a peachy-gold colour, slight haze, with a half inch off-white head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is cereal malt, pineapple, mango, and light yeast notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is tropical fruit, some grainy malt flavour, followed by a bitter hop bite for a finish. An excellent choice for this soon to be rainy day&#33;

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.7&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: &#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 16, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.15 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a foamy white head that lasts a minute or two. The aroma is tropical fruit, stale grass, herbal hops and…..cheese? Not sure what to make of the aroma but that cheese smell takes away from everything. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grass, tropical fruit, and herbal hops. In fact, I enjoy the flavour. It wouldn’t be a “go to” beer, but I would never turn one down.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 7.2&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: November 20, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 16, 2019 &#60;br&#62; &#36;3.60 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a dark gold colour with a creamy off-white head that lasts a few minutes. Very lively in the chalice. The aroma is tropical citrus fruits, light spices, grains, and yeast. More Belgian than IPA in my opinion. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with slightly above average carbonation. The flavour is more IPA than Belgian with the tropical fruit notes front and centre before giving way to grass and a hint of yeast. A very good beer.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 4.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: November 3, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 13, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.35 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a very hazy light yellow-orange colour with a thin white film for a head. The aroma is tropical fruit juice, very akin to a Five Alive drink, with hints of biscuit grains, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very similar to my morning Five Alive with an alcohol bite. Not my glass of beer. I keep hoping I like one of these session juicuy IPAs but so far….nada&#33;

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 13, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.05 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a pale translucent gold colour with a generous bubbly off-white head which disappears within seconds. The aroma is cereal malt, weak yeast, and some herbal hops notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is quite malty up front with lots of grains, followed by a decent bitter hop finish. Not a bad beer, but for some reason I was hoping for something more than ‘average’

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 5.0&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: August 15, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 12, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;2.95 &#60;br&#62; I was a bit disappointed. After seeing the name, I half expected Allen Iverson to pop out of the can. He didn’t. The beer poured a light straw colour, with plenty of effervescence feeding a quickly disappearing white cap. The aroma was bready balt, some spice, and weak herbal hops. The mouthfeel was weak to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was bready malt, weak spice, and a slightly bitter hop finish. There were times I thought that the beer tasted something like a Labatt Blue from the 80s.

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

473ml can &#60;br&#62; 6.5&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Canned On: November 19, 2018&#60;br&#62; LCBO #010 &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Summerhill&#41;&#60;br&#62; February 12, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;3.35 &#60;br&#62; The beer pours a translucent light copper colour with a generous light tan coloured head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is pine, grapefruity hops, biscuit grains and light spice notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is reminiscent of a solid American west coast IPA pre-2012 with notes of pine, caramel, and grapefruit finished with a bitter hop bite. Quite good when given the abundance of tropical fruit IPAs these days.

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

750ml bottle &#60;br&#62; 5.60&#37; ABV &#60;br&#62; Best Before: November 13, 2019&#60;br&#62; LCBO # 255 &#40;Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main &#47; Bronte&#41; &#60;br&#62; February 9, 2019&#60;br&#62; &#36;8.25&#60;br&#62; The beer pours a slightly hazed honey gold colour with a 1: white bubbly cap supported by a large amount of effervescence. The aroma is more barley than wheat, with herbal hops, some spices, and a definite yeasty note. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, crisp, with average carbonation. The flavour is wheat, some tart fruity notes, and a definite yeasty flavour. Witbiers aren’t my favourite style, and this champagne take on the style didn’t help that opinion any.

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.