Beer Reviews by PAULCARDOM

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
476 Beau's All Natural Lug Tread Lagered Ale Canada Kölsch 2.0

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

If you watch Big Brother Canada, you’ve seen them drink this beer like it is going out of style. Note to self…it isn’t! This is Canada’s best selling Kolsch style beer, and there is really nothing to it. A translucent blonde colour with a thin snow white head. Grainy malt and earthy hops supply the majority of the aroma and flavour. This is really a gutless beer.

Apr 8, 2018
12:00:00 PM
477 Big Rock Rhine Stone Cowboy Kölsch Style Ale Canada Kölsch 2.0

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

I opened the bottle and I expected Glen Campbell to pop out and start singing. Being a fan of Glen Campbell, I would have liked that because this beer misses the point on everything else. It describes itself as a Kolsch, but has more of that blonde ale boringness attached to it. A very light gold colour with weak grainy aromas. Flavour is just not there, again, leaning towards the boring blonde ale malty style.

Apr 8, 2018
12:00:00 PM
478 Heineken Lager Netherlands Pale Lager 2.0

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

I have acquaintances who measure how good a bar is based on whether or not you can get a Heineken. If you can – it’s a go to bar. If you can’t, then it is to be avoided at all costs. Heineken to me is a bad beer. A pale golden beer with a soft white cap that smells like old grains and skunks. It tastes like stale grains and bathwater. Surprisingly, there are worse beers out there.

Apr 22, 2020
01:27:22 PM
479 Busch NA United States Reduced Alcohol 1.9

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

For a non-alcoholic, this is far from the worst beer out there. The colour is quite decent, and you can get a sense of hops in the aroma. If only it tasted better.

Jun 8, 2011
12:00:00 PM
480 Alexander Keith's Honey Brown Ale Canada Brown Ale 1.9

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

The first negative thing I noticed about this beer was that it was the same colour as diarrhea (and that is never a good thing). The second negative thing I noticed about this beer was the metallic aroma. I found no honey. Same with the flavour, on the sweet side but no honey.

Sep 25, 2011
12:00:00 PM
481 Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale Canada IPA 1.9

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

The Pride of Nova Scotia is not something a beer geek would be proud of. Thios is an old turn of the century English IPA according to the beerhunter Michael Jackson. I'm not convinced that it is. A very clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aroma is corn, metal, and not much else. Flavour is just gross. The fact that I have not reviewed this before astounds me.

Jun 6, 2014
12:00:00 PM
482 Alpine Lager Canada Pale Lager 1.9

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

There was a time when one could easily sample 90% of the beers brewed in Canada, mainly just by visiting the capital city in each province and asking for directions to the bar with the most taps. Then the 80s turned into the 90s and there was change afoot. It was during those mid-80s days when I tried the Oland and Moosehead beers for the first time on a trip to Halifax. Sadly, I was presented with a string of pale gold beers with white heads, and a definite grainy malt presence in the nose and taste. Fast forward 30 years, and nothing has changed.

Apr 8, 2018
12:00:00 PM
483 Heineken Buckler Netherlands Reduced Alcohol 1.9

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

I've known about Buckler beer for decades, they used to sponsor a team on the World Cycling Tour in the 1980s. Jelle Nijdam won a TdF prologue while racing for Buckler. It is a very clear gold, and the head starts out large but quickly disappears. Aroma is typical of the pale lager style, but the flavour is severely lacking. The bottle lists hops, but none can be detected.

Jul 2, 2020
03:35:02 PM
484 Baltika 2 Svetloe Russia Pale Lager 1.9

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

Purchased at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Store. This is a typical Eastern European pale lager, which means not much different than your typical North American pale lager. It pours a clear golden colour with a white head. Both the aroma and the flavour are grainy malt with metallic and acidic off-flavours.

Apr 22, 2020
01:11:22 PM
485 Labatt Ice Canada Strong Lager 1.8

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

There are some rather positive reviews for this beer - I won't be one of them. This beer sucked! Any beer in which you are instructed to drink ice cold obviously isn't wotrh drinking at all.

Jun 6, 2011
12:00:00 PM
486 Labatt Skol Canada Lager 1.8

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

This is the world's beer. And the world can have it back. Another in a long line of bland, coloureless lagers that North Americans have come to know and love.

Jun 6, 2011
12:00:00 PM
487 Molson Light Canada Light / Lite Lager 1.8

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

You gotta have heart..........miles and miles and miles of heart. If you want a beer with great taste, there's only one place to start.....Molson Light has got heart! The beer is forgettable...........the jingle is not.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
488 Molson Ice Canada Pale Lager 1.8

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

This is wretched stuff that will turn your stomach if you drink enough of it. It was originally marketed in the US as Black Ice, before the 'real' Black Ice came.

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM
489 Bavaria Holland Beer Netherlands Lager 1.8

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

Another typical European Pale Lager that probably oinly exists so that the brewer can have an entry into the space. Pale gold in colour, the head is snow white and generous. The aroma is metallic, grassy, and weak hops, probably Saaz. The flavour is typical of a North American adjunct lager with the metallic and acidic flavours of the malt and adjuncts coming through.

Jun 6, 2014
12:00:00 PM
490 Ceres Royal Selection Denmark Helles / Dortmunder 1.8

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

I assume that the target audience for this beer is high school kids looking to get a huge buzz on for a Saturday night, or prior to the high school dance. This is a malt liquor. It is clear gold in colour and all you can really smell is alcohol. Not much in the way of grains or hops are present unfortunately.

Apr 8, 2018
12:00:00 PM
491 Hockley Valley 100 Canada Mild Ale 1.8

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

At one time Hockley Valley made decent beer. Those days seem to have passed. This is described as a blonde ale which means anything is possible. It pours a light gold colour, a little bit of haze, and thin whitish ring for a head. The aroma is light fruit, cereal grains, and earthy hops. The flavour is gross however, the grains taste old, and the hops just don’t come through. Plenty of metallic notes however.

Apr 9, 2018
12:00:00 PM
492 Hockley Valley Gold Canada Blonde Ale 1.8

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

This pours a transparent light gold colour with a generous white frothy head and lots of carbonation. The aroma is very grassy with hints of hops and yeast. The flavour is very grainy and devoid of hops. Quite a disappointment.

Apr 9, 2018
12:00:00 PM
493 Wellington Silver Wheat Ale Canada American Wheat 1.8

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

This beer is in the running for the worst American Wheat style I have tried. It just isn’t that good. It is a pale straw colour with a weak white head. Aroma is metallic in nature, some weak wheat and barley notes, and I’ve yet to notice a hop. Flavour is a hit mess of off-flavours that are inconsistent with wheat beers.

Apr 17, 2018
12:00:00 PM
494 Baltika 6 (Porter) Russia Baltic Porter 1.8

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

Purchased at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Store. One would think a Baltic porter brewed in a Baltic seaport would be amazeballs, but they forgot to include the Baltic Brewery because this Baltic Porter is shit. It pours a dark blackish-brown colour with a light brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, molasses, funk, and vomit. The flavour mirrors the aroma, especially the vomit, it was all I could do to get this beer down.

Apr 22, 2020
01:11:22 PM
495 Labatt Extra Dry Canada Pale Lager 1.7

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

The only thing worse than Labatt Dry was the commercials, although back in the day it was 'Genuine Dry', like anybody would think there was anything fake about it (aside from the adjuncts). One beer from Canada that is best forgotten.

Jun 6, 2011
12:00:00 PM
496 Labatt Genuine Honey Canada Lager 1.7

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

This is god awful stuff, worse that the Labatt Honey brown from a couple of years ago. The honey is present in the aroma and flavour, but there's very little beer to go along with it.

Jun 6, 2011
12:00:00 PM
497 John Labatt Honey Brown Lager Canada Vienna / Amber Lager 1.7

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

A wretched draught honey brown that Labatt hoisted on unsuspecting Canadian beer drinkers in 2004. A clear honey-brown beer with very little aroma or flavour. Par for the course for Labatt...a honey beer should have honey!

Jun 6, 2011
12:00:00 PM
498 Bud Dry United States Pale Lager 1.7

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

The first time I had Bud Dry, I thought it was a pretty good beer. It was smooth and crisp and went down well. Each subsequent trime I had it, the first time seemed farther and farther away.

Jun 8, 2011
12:00:00 PM
499 Michelob Ultra United States Light / Lite Lager 1.7

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

I was unaware that this was a low carbohydrate beer until I started entering this rating, I guess that pushes the beer up a notch, or not. It was still pretty bad.

Jun 8, 2011
12:00:00 PM
500 Carling Old Vienna / Molson OV Canada Pale Lager 1.7

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

This is a beer I have never enjoyed, either as a Carling O'Keefe product, or it's later Molson days. It's one of those beers that you order late night at a half empty bar when you want a drink, and they are out of everything else!

Jun 9, 2011
12:00:00 PM