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

February 4, 2012<br> LCBO Outlet #217 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Queen’s Quay)<br> 500ml can <br> 4.4% ABV <br> $2.25 <br> The beer poured a translucent medium gold colour with a thin white head which quickly disappeared. The aroma was grainy malt, vegetables and acids. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium-high carbonation. The flavour was wretched and metallic. Very acidic and left me not able to discern much in the way of malt or hops. Possibly a drainpour.

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

February 2, 2012<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> $2.59<br> Part of a Wellington 4-Pack available at the LCBO. The beer pours a translucent golden red colour with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet malt, caramel, and light fruits. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is toasted caramel, bread, and a weak hoppish finish.

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

550ml draught <br> 8.0% ABV <br> C'est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 3, 2012 <br> The beer poured a very dark brown with blackened hues. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, molasses, and licorice. The mouthfeel was medium-full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was bitter coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, and some citrusy backdrops. Quite bitter.

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

February 3, 2012 <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 355ml bottle <br> 4.16% ABV<br> $4.65<br> Beer was tried as Amsterdam 416 Urban Wheat. The beer poured a clear gold colour with a slight haze and almost no head. The aroma was wheat, grass, and some floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was wheat and some mild citrus.

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 2, 2012 <br> 2012 Garrison LCBO Feature<br> The beer poured a translucent coppery red colour with a bubbly tan head. The aroma was nutmeg, caramel, sweet malt and weak floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt and spices and a hint of yeastiness.

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

500ml bottle <br> 4.8% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 2, 2012 <br> 2012 Garrison LCBO Feature<br> The beer poured a translucent gold colour with a thin off-white head and plenty of effervescence. The aroma was grainy malt, and hops. Very clean. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was crisp, clean grain with a nice bitter finish. No sweetness or garbage detected.

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

500ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 1, 2012 <br> 2012 Garrison LCBO Feature<br> The beer poured a translucent reddish brown with a very thin head. Aroma is smoked malt, spruce, molasses and some earthy funk. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is roast malt, vegetation, and a definite pronounced sweet syrupy taste like newly made maple syrup.

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

500ml bottle <br> 6.2% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 1, 2012 <br> 2012 Garrison LCBO Feature<br> The beer poured a very dark brown, semi-translucent when heald to light, with a this rocky tan head. The aroma is citrusy hops, a little roasted malt, and some caramel. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is citrus hops, not quite grapefruity, some sweet malt, and some spiciness.

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

January 13, 2011<br> The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 250ml Draught<br> 9.00% ABV <br> $6.49<br> The beer poured a solid brown colour with translucent edges. The cap was tan coloured and thin. The aroma was plums, caramel, and spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour came across as dry with caramnel, citrus, fruit and peppery notes. A good beer.

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

September 19, 2014<br> The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 530ml Draught<br> 6.00% ABV <br> $6.49<br> The beer poured a golden orange colour with a thick light tan head. Not even close to the copper colour mentioned on the menu (although the accompanying menu picture was close to what was in my stein). The aroma was grains and citrusy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, citrisy hops, and anise. Eventually the taste was the same as the smell of shoe polish.

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

600ml bottle <br> 5.2% ABV <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 26, 2012 <br> $3.95<br> The beer poured a translucent pale gold colour with a generous fluffy snow white head. The aroma was grainy malt and floral hops, pretty simple. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, some woody flavours and a hoppy finish. Not a fan of the style, and this did nothing to change my fandom (or lack thereof).

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 20, 2012 <br> The beer poured a solid dark brown with a thin tan head. The aroma was dark malt, sugar, fruit tones. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet dark malt, molasses, and fruit.

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

330ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV (as written on the bottle) <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 20, 2012 <br> The beer poured a medium dark brown with a huge tan head that was easily resurrected. The aroma was dark malt, sugar, apples, and toffee. The mouthfeel was light to medium bodied, with high carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, caramel, licorice, and fruit.

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

440ml can <br> 4.8% ABV (as marked on can) <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 13, 2012 <br> $2.25<br> The beer poured a translucent golden red with a creamy tan cap, no doubt aided by the nitro-widget, and mild effervescence. Aroma was a pungent caramel right as the can opened, however in the glass, plenty of grain and metallic notes. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. Flavour was slightly sweet, a bit soapy, and slightly acidic.

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

355ml bottle <br> 10.3% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> 2011 bottle <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 13, 2012 <br> The beer poured a hazy golden-red with a thin tan head. The aroma was sweet malt, fruit, citrusy hops and some grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The alcohol was definitely noticeable in this beer. There was a sweet fruity note to the flavour along with a bitter citrusy finish....but again, the alcohol was the winner (or is that loser) in the flavour category.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

500ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 14, 2012 <br> The beer poured a slightly hazed reddish-brown colour with a rocky 1" tan coloured head. Aroma is yeast, sugar, sweet malt, and spices. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavour is sweet and fruity with a dry spicy finish. Alcohol is extremely well hidden.

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

550ml draught <br> 7.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on January 13, 2012 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a clear red colour with a creamy tan coloured head that laced extremely well. The aroma was caramel malt, and citrusy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was mild grapefruit, some caramel sweetness, and well balanced.

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

550ml draught &#60;br&#62; 5.5&#37; ABV &#40;as written on the menu &#60;br&#62; C&#39;est What? &#40;Toronto, Ontario, Canada&#41;&#60;br&#62; January 16, 2012&#60;br&#62; &#36;6.65&#60;br&#62; I tried this beer on draught on January 16,2012 at &#34;C&#39;est What&#34; in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent red colour with gold hues and a thin creamy tan coloured cap. The aroma was butterscotch, grains, and weak citrusy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, caramel,butter, and weak citrus. A pretty good beer.

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

Nickel Brook Imperial Stout 550ml draught <br> 9.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on December 30, 2011 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a solid dark brown with black edges and a creamy brown coloured cap. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate with hints of bourbon. The mouthfeel was full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, lots of coffee, and a splash of vanilla. The best Nickel Brook beer I've had to date.

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

550ml draught <br> 5.8% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on December 30, 2011 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent reddish-gold with a thin white head. The aroma was cereal malts, some light fruit, and weak floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, some fruitish notes, and a decent hop finish.

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.5% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> A gift from a friend. A nice pleasant abbey dubbel which is easy drinking and full of flavour. A dark brown pour with reddish edges, the aroma consists of sweet malt, sugar, and fruits. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour is similar with a nice bitter end. Every once in a while there is a whiff of alcohol.

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

500ml draught <br> 4.8% ABV <br> I tried this beer on December 16, 2011 at "Bar Volo" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a beautiful translucent red with a thin tan coloured ring for a head. The aroma consisted of some sweet malt, citrus hints, and grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was a decent balkance between the sweetness of the malt, and the mild grapefruity tasting hops. The hoppiest altbier I've ever had.

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

330ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on December 16, 2011 at "Bar Volo" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer pours a medium reddish brown with a thin tan coloured cap. The aroma consists of yeast, dark sugars, malt, and plums. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is sweet malt, fruit, sugar, grains, butterscotch, and yeast. Nothing like a good Belgian yeast.

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

December 16, 2011 <br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 500ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> $13.50 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a thin creamy tan coloured head. Aroma was pretty standard with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, creamy with medium carbonation. The flavour mirrored the aroma with coffee and chocolate notes. .

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

June 4, 2018<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.8% ABV<br> $2.45<br> The beer poured a very dark brown with golden-brown edges and a frothy cream coloured cap. Lacing was light. The aroma was roasted malt, light wheat, caramel, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour on the sweet side with notes of caramel and molasses, and a spicy hop bite.