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

December 12, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #754 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Yonge)<br> 473ml <br> 5.50% ABV <br> Canned On: August 10, 2022<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a translucent red colour with a short lived white head that quickly reduces to a film. Effervescence is high. The aroma is bready malts, toast, light caramel, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, toast, and caramel followed by a bitter finish

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

December 12, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #754 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Yonge)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: January 4, 2022 <br> $3.60<br> The beer pours a translucent pale gold colour with a white head which lasts a few minutes leaving a little lacing. The aroma is bready malts, light yeast, and floral hop notes. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is malted grains, a slight berry sweetness, and follows with a bitter finish.

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

December 7, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 6, 2022<br> $3.99<br> The beer pours a translucent rust colour with a generous off-white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. The aroma is grassy malt, caramel, pine, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grapefruit heavy with notes of toasted malt and caramel.

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

December 8, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 11.9% ABV <br> Bottled On: March 5, 2022<br> $13.95<br> The beer pours a hazed reddish-gold with a long lasting cream head. The aroma is grains, Belgian yeast, honey, and citrus notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, light fruit (apples?), citrus, and honey. Quite good.

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

December 6, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Canned On: September 1, 2022<br> $3.99<br> Part of a seasonal 6-Pack. The beer pours a hazy gold colour with a generous, but short-lived, cap that ends up as a filmy ring. The aroma is grains, yeast, earthy hops, and some tropical fruit notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by notes of tropical fruit accompanied by notes of grass, pine, and caramel. Finish is lightly bitter.

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

December 5, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.2% ABV <br> Canned On: August 25, 2022<br> $3.99<br> The beer pours a hazed orange gold colour with a short-lived bubbly head. Lacing is minimal. The aroma is grainy malt, citrus, light yeast, and some musty hops. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt with a hint of fruity sweetness. Unfortunately, the alcohol taste is not well hidden.

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

December 4, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.60%<BR> Canned On: September 6, 2022<br> $3.80<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed gold colour with a thin white ring for a head. The aroma is grainy malt, some toasted notes, and some sugary notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour mimics the aroma with plenty of toasted malt and light caramel notes. Not the best Oktoberfest I’ve had, but definitely not the worst either.

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

December 2, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Canned On: August 18, 2022<br> $4.16<br> The beer pours a hazed reddish gold colour with an off-white cap. Some weak lacing is evident. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus, light pine, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is IPA heavy with notes of grapefruit and pine and backed by notes of citrus zest and caramel.

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

December 1, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 7.0% ABV<br> Canned On: August 15, 2022<br> $4.50<br> The beer pours a hazed golden colour with a generous cream coloured head that disappears, but still leaves lacing down the glass. The aroma is bready malt, some definite tropical fruit and citrus notes, and a hint of yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grains, citrus, and tropical fruit notes. There was not a lot of bitterness in the finish

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

November 30, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.5% ABV<br> Canned On: September 8, 2022<br> $3.95<br> The bee pours an amber-hued gold colour with a weak short-lived head. Lacing is also weak. The aroma is toasted malt, light caramel, and floral hops. Smells good. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is ligt toast and caramel, but there’s a nagging tanginess that takes over the finish.

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

November 29, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.3% ABV<br> Canned On: January 13, 2022<br> $4.85<br> The beer pours a hazed gold colour with a one inch frothy white cap that doesn’t last as long as I wanted it to. The aroma is funky grains, yeast, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was tart and funky, not much else to say.

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

November 28, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.3% ABV<br> $3.75<br> The beer pours an opaque black colour with a short-lived tan coloured head which laces decently. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and milk chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is chocolate, nuts, and roasted malt. Finish is mildly bitter

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

November 27, 2022 <br> Gift <br> 355ml can <br> 4.50% ABV <br> $0.00<br> The beer pours a hazy gold colour with a snow white bubbly cap. The aroma is grassy malt, light tropical fruit, yeast, and plenty of earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grains with light citrus notes, followed by a light bitter finish.

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

November 26, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> $3.80<br> One of the first craft beers I tried many many years was the Nickel Brook Green Apple Pilsener. I think that beer is long gone now. This Apple IPA pours a heavily hazed gold colour with a short lived white head which leaves decent lacing. The aroma is grassy malts, light yeast, citrus, and there is a weak hint of apple. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a balance between the tart apple notes, and the grassy malt. The finish is more tart than bitter.

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

November 25, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.50% ABV <br> Best Before: July 21, 2023 <br> $3.06<br> From the 2022 McAuslan Gift Pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a dark brown with a generous bubbly brown head which sticks around a few moments. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is somewhat chalky, medium to full bodied, and carbonation is average. The flavour is well balanced between the milk chocolate and coffee notes.

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

November 25, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.20% ABV <br> Best Before: December 23, 2023 <br> $3.06<br> From the 2022 McAuslan Gift Pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a solid black with a creamy brown head which quickly recedes to a ring. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, with hints of alcohol and wood as well. The mouthfeel is creamy and full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, anise, and woody notes with a nice bitter finish.

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

November 23, 2022 <br> 355ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> $0.00<br> The beer pours a hazed gold with a loose bubbly head that quickly dies. The aroma is grainy malt, light yeast, and a weak herbal hop note. The mouthfeel is slightly creamy, medium bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt with some unexpected tanginess and a mild bitter finish

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

November 21, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.50% ABV <br> Best Before: March 23, 2023 <br> $3.06 <br> From the 2022 McAuslan Gift Pack at the LCBO. The beer pours a dark brownish-black with a bubbly tan coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and citrus. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a nice balance between the roasted malt and coffee flavours with the citrusy hops notes. Finish is mildly bitter.

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

November 20, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Best Before: December 31, 2025 <br> $8.95<br> The 2022 Birthday beer. The beer pours a transparent copper colour with a creamy tan head which quickly recedes to a filmy ring. The aroma is light caramel, raisins, and alcohol. The mouthfeel is creamy, full bodied and carbonation is average. The flavour is quite different from the aroma and quite different from past vintages with notes of wood, and citrus zest dominating. The caramel is present, but way in the back.

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

November 11, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Canned On: August 25, 2022<br> $4.45<br> The beer pours a hazed gold colour with a creamy thin white cap.that provides minimal lacing. The aroma is grassy malts, with yeast and a light citrus punch in the mix. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grains, some resinous tones, and light citrus. The finish was quite bitter.

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

November 9, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.0% ABV <br> Canned On: September 26, 2022 <br> $4.49<br> The beer pours an opaque orange colour with a bubbly off-white head which disappears and leaves minimal lacing. The aroma is fruit forward with notes of mango and peach backed by hints of grass and earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, hints of mango and peach, and a mild bitter finish.

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

November 7, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Canned On: September 22, 2022<br> $4.49<br> The beer pours an opaque orange-gold colour with a thin bubbly white cap which leaves a little lacing on the way down. The aroma is bready malt, light yeast, and lots of tropical citrus notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malts, some bitter hoppish notes, and balanced by a fruity sweetness. Quite good.