Beer Reviews by CYRENAICA
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201 | Sleeping Giant Brewing White Out | Canada | IPA | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 May 16, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.1% ABV <br> Canned On: February 18, 2022<br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a white bubbly head which lasts a few minutes. The aroma is bready malts, light citrus, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is citrusy and tangy with a light bitter hop bite in the finish. |
Jun 20, 2022 02:23:55 PM |
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202 | Wellington Faces Double IPA (Citra and Idaho) | Canada | Imperial IPA | 3.8
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 May 16, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #483b (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Canned On: February 14, 2022<br> $4.50<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed straw gold colour with a light white cap which leaves some decent lacing. The aroma is biscuit malt, orange citrus notes, and old musty hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is light sweet malt, weak caramel, citrus notes, grassy malt notes and a mild bitter finish. |
Jun 20, 2022 02:21:26 PM |
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203 | Amsterdam 2017 Helles Golden Lager | Canada | Helles / Dortmunder | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 May 16, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: April 1, 2022<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a translucent gold colour with a bubbly white head which doesn’t last very long. Lacing is minimal. The aroma is grassy malts, fresh bread, and some weak metallic notes. The Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is bready malt, some acidic flavours, and a light bitter finish. |
Jun 20, 2022 02:17:34 PM |
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204 | Town Brewery Outside Jokes | Canada | American Pale Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 May 15, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #483b (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Royal Bank Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: March 10, 2022 <br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a hazed medium gold colour with a thin creamy white head that lasts a few minutes. The aroma is cereal malts, light tropical fruit, citrus, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is medium full with average carbonation. The flavours are citrus, grassy malts and are accompanied by a mild bitter finish. |
Jun 20, 2022 02:14:38 PM |
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205 | Collective Arts Dark Fruit Citrus Gose | Canada | Gose | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 May 6, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.90% ABV <br> Canned On: January 24, 2022<br> $4.55<br> The beer pours a dark fruity red colour with a generous pink head which doesn’t last very long. The aroma is tart berries, yeast, and some weak acidic notes. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was tart fruit, some yeasty flavour, with a tart finish. |
Jun 20, 2022 02:12:26 PM |
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206 | Furnace Room Mosaic Single Hop Pale Ale | Canada | American Pale Ale | 3.0
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 May 2, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.90% ABV <br> $3.75<br The beer poured a very hazed straw gold colour with a weak bubbly head that didn’t leave a lot of lacing. The aroma was cereal grains with light citrus and yeast. The mouthfeel was light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour was bready malts, light caramel, and light orange notes. The finish was mildly bitter. |
May 2, 2022 02:15:53 PM |
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207 | Spearhead Brewing Queen Of Wheat | Canada | Witbier | 2.9
Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 May 2, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> $3.25<br> The beer poured a hazy straw gold colour with a generous frothy white cap that overflowed the glass. Lacing was surprisingly minimal. The aroma was wheat, vomit, and light banana notes. Certyaonly less than inviting. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is dominated by the wheat malt with light sweet notes and yeast in the background. There is very little bitterness in the finish |
May 2, 2022 02:13:33 PM |
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208 | Kingsville Brewing Czech Lager | Canada | Lager | 3.1
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 May 2, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.0% ABV <br> Canned On: July 31, 2021<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a translucent copper colour with some light haze. The cap is huge, white, and results in decent lacing. The aroma is light bread, caramel, yeast, and earthy hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is burnt caramel and grass with a very bitter finish. Gets better as it warms up a bit. |
May 2, 2022 02:09:51 PM |
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209 | Nickel Brook Black Light All Night Stout | Canada | Stout | 2.8
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. |
May 2, 2022 02:05:18 PM |
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210 | Lake Of Bays Low Tide Zero IBU IPA | Canada | IPA | 2.7
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 April 26, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 2.50% ABV <br> Canned On: February 28, 2022<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a slightly hazes medium gold colour with a white bubbly cap and light lacing. The aroma starts off with Dawn lemon dish detergent before giving way to notes of caramel, light grapefruit, yeast, and grassy malt. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and average carbonation. The flavour is light caramel balanced by light citrus. As described, there is no bitterness in the finish. |
May 2, 2022 02:01:53 PM |
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211 | Stiegl Goldbrau | Austria | Lager | 2.7
Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6 April 25, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 500ml can <br> 5.10% ABV <br> Best Before: August 28, 2022<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a translucent medium gold with a fluffy snow white head and plenty of effervescence. The lacing is decent. Bready malt, noble hops, and light yeast comprise the aroma. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is similar to the aroma is that it is grains balanced by hops. A decent European lager. |
May 2, 2022 01:58:52 PM |
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212 | Broadhead Guava Strawberry Saison | Canada | Saison | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 April 25, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Canned On: February 3, 2022<br> $3.85<br> The beer pours a hazed pinkish-gold colour with an off-white creamy cap which lingers for a few minutes. The aroma is dominated by strawberries, triopical fruits, tart berries, light grass, and yeast. A very fruit forward aroma. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is fruit forward as well with notes of tart berries leading the way, followed by hints of strawberry sweetness and a very bitter finish. |
May 2, 2022 01:57:37 PM |
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213 | Bellwoods Jelly King (Mango, Guava, and Passionfruit) | Canada | Wild Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 April 22, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 5.6% ABV <br> Bottled On: February 17, 2022 <br> $7.50<br> The beer pours a very hazed golden orange colour with a generous white bubbly head that quickly recedes and provides minimal lacing. The aroma is grains, tart citrus, mango, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation, and quite puckering. The flavour is dominated by the tart fruit notes which eventually give way to light citrus notes. The finish is more tart than bitter. |
May 2, 2022 12:44:07 PM |
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214 | Mill Street Blue Wave | Canada | Lager | 3.2
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7 April 21, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.8% ABV <br> Canned On: February 24, 2022<br> $3.40<br> The beer pours a hazed gold colour with a generous short lived snow white head that produces some decent lacing. The aroma is grassy malts, tropical fruits and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between light sweet grainy notes and mild bitter citrus notes. |
May 2, 2022 12:38:06 PM |
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215 | Cowbell Brewing Smooth Sailing | Canada | Light / Lite Lager | 2.9
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 April 19, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.0% ABV <br> Canned On: February 14, 2022<br> $3.35 <br> The beer pours a translucent straw gold colour with a short lived white head that quickly becomes a film. The aroma is weak caramel, light grass, noble hop notes, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malts, light hoppy notes and a nice balance between the two. The finish is lightly bitter. |
May 2, 2022 12:34:05 PM |
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216 | Rally Golden Ale | Canada | Blonde Ale | 2.9
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 April 19, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 4.9% ABV <br> Canned On: February 1, 2022<br> $3.25<br> The beer pours a very hazed orange gold colour with a generous off white head that produces some light lacing. The aroma is grassy malts, light caramel, and light citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt and a tart tanginess, with the tanginess quickly coming to the forefront. No discernible hop bitterness whatsoever. |
May 2, 2022 12:31:57 PM |
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217 | Manitoulin Swingbridge Blonde Ale | Canada | Blonde Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 April 18, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 5.00% ABV <br> Canned ON: January 23, 2022 <br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a lightly hazed gold colour with a fluffy white head that quickly disappears. Lacing is minimal. The aroma is bready malt, spicy hops, weak citrus, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, with average carbonation. The flavour is grains, weak toffee notes, slightly sweet and finishes with a citrusy hop bite. |
May 2, 2022 12:29:36 PM |
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218 | Left Field Brewery Ice Cold Beer | Canada | Blonde Ale | 3.3
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 April 18, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 355ml can<br> 4.5% ABV <br> Canned On: January 24, 2022<br> $2.80<br> The beer pours a translucent straw gold colour with a white bubbly head and lots of effervescence. Lacing is minimal. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus, yeast, and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, but not too sweet with a mildly bitter finish |
May 2, 2022 12:28:19 PM |
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219 | Collective Arts Collective Project: IPA No. 020 / Collective Arts Citra Four Ways | Canada | IPA | 3.6
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 April 14, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.5% ABV <br> Canned On: January 20, 2022<br> $4.75<br> The beer pours a hazed pale orange gold with a generous white head which eventually recedes to a film on the top of the beer. The aroma is bready malt, tropical fruit, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malts, light tropical fruit, and a mildly bitter finish. |
May 2, 2022 12:23:07 PM |
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220 | Bellwoods Monogamy (Citra) | Canada | American Pale Ale | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 April 14, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.4% ABV <br> Canned On: January 14, 2022<br> $5.00<br> The beer pours a very cloudy pale yellow with a weak white head that doesn’t last and leaves only a slight bit of lacing. The aroma is grassy malts and light citrus notes. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grassy malts, followed by some orange citrus notes light yeast, and a light bitter finish |
May 2, 2022 10:58:03 AM |
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221 | Great Lakes Brewery Tank Ten Series: RoboHop | Canada | Imperial IPA | 3.5
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 April 12, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 8.5% ABV <br> Canned On: January 13, 2022 <br> $4.50<br> The beer pours a hazed orange-gold with a bubbly white head which lasts a couple of minutes but leaves a nice amount of lacing. The aroma is cereal grains, citrus, tropical fruit, and some floral hop notes. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is a light mix of sweet caramel notes, and bitter citrusy notes. You cannot taste the alcohol, but you can feel it going down. Another good beer from the fine folks on the QEW. |
Apr 12, 2022 10:11:40 AM |
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222 | Woodhouse Double IPA | Canada | Imperial IPA | 3.7
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 April 9, 2022 <br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 7.8% ABV <br> Canned On: January 10, 2022 <br> $3.95<br> The beer pours a hazed golden orange with a generous off-white which lasts a couple of minutes before receding to a creamy thin film. There is a bit of lacing. The aroma is cereal grains, caramel, citrusy hops, and yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is well balanced between the caramel maltiness and the citrusy bitterness. Definitely some grapefuity notes on the tongue. |
Apr 12, 2022 10:09:42 AM |
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223 | Mill Street Juice Cloud IPA | Canada | IPA | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 April 6, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.6% ABV <br> Canned On: December 17, 2021 <br> $3.55<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed gold colour with a generous off-white head. There is a lot of lacing. The aroma is bready grains, tropical citrus, hay, and light yeast. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between the citrus and grass notes. Alcohol is well hidden. Finish is mild, not very hoppy. |
Apr 12, 2022 10:06:24 AM |
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224 | Rally Extra Mile (Low-Cal) Session IPA | Canada | IPA | 2.5
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4 April 5, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 3.5% ABV <br> Canned On: September 8, 2021<br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a hazed yellow colour with a generous white bubbly head which lasts a few minutes before finishing as a long lasting film on top. The aroma is bready grains, lots of orangy citrus notes, and yeast. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is not to my liking. It tastes like a weak iced tea with cereal malts mixed in. A bit overpriced at $3.15 for a 355ml can if you ask me (and you may not be aware of it…but you did ask!) |
Apr 12, 2022 10:02:42 AM |
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225 | Hop Valley Bubble Stash | United States | IPA | 3.3
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6 Brewed in Canada by Creemore Spring Brewing Company<br> Canned On: September 9, 2021<br> April 4, 2022<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 473ml can <br> 6.2% ABV <br> $3.15<br> The beer pours a slightly hazed medium gold colour with a generous off-white foamy cap that lasts several minutes. There is a nice amount of lacing left down the glass. The aroma is bready malt, citrus, light yeast, and musty hops. The mouthfeel is full bodied, slightly creamy, and has good carbonation. The flavour is nicely balanced between the caramel maltiness, and the citrusy hops, but neither side really yields a lot of flavour punch. |
Apr 12, 2022 10:00:32 AM |