Grizzly Beer
Bellwoods Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
7.05
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An American brown ale with a distinctive hoppy bitterness and notes of roasted malt, chocolate, pine, nuts, citrus rind and dark fruit.
Pilot batch was called American Brown Ale.
Pilot batch was called American Brown Ale.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from the brewpub. Dark, hazy ruby/brown pour, small beige head. Roasted cocoa malts, sweet nuttiness and light pine hops.
Solid mouth feel, good carb. Solid pine bitterness, good nutty matls. A great brown ale!
Solid mouth feel, good carb. Solid pine bitterness, good nutty matls. A great brown ale!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 500ml, gracieuseté de msjpearson, Thanks Mike! Couleur acajou foncée presque opaque, mousse beige foncée onctueuse laissant une dentelle éparse, particules en suspension. Arôme de malt caramélisé, houblon résineux, pin, café moulu, malt grillé. Goût de houblon résineux qui s’estompe rapidement, malt grillé, amertume moyenne, pain grillé, alcool en fin de bouche. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen-dense.
Tried
on 17 May 2015
at 07:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a medium brown color ale with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of caramelized malt with light citrus notes is quite pleasant. Taste is also dominated by caramelized malt with light citrus notes. Light nutty notes are also discernable. Body is light with good carbonation. Good drinkability with just the right amount of complexity. Nicely done for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2015
at 16:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(bottle) clear dark brown colour with a medium tall brown head; aroma starts with stewed fruit, then roast, smoke; slightly creamy palate; light, balanced flavour, long medium bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2014
at 16:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Sammy. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose and taste of roasted caramel malt, cocoa, pine, citrus rind and earthy nuts. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2014
at 19:21
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Rated on June 7th, 2014. Pours dark brown with a nice beige foam head. Aroma improves while the beer warms, has roast chocolate, toffee and has a good hop bite. Taste has several levels. The first sip is hop-bitter and nicely carbonated, then it evolves into nice long roast flavour. Excellent balance, long bitter chocolate aftertaste. Truly enjoyable.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2014
at 07:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Dark amber color, tan head. Aroma of baking brownies. Taste is toasted brownie with some hoppy bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2014
at 10:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep mahogany color. Very deep chocolate malt, woody character, with a touch of tobacco leaf notes. The mouth is very malty, med full bodied, rich and characterful. The wood and chocolate malt stand above the hops. Big woody chocolate finish. Excellent example of the style. Another winner from Bellwoods.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2014
at 03:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
The last beer of my recent run to Bellwoods, which resulted in discovering some very nice beers. Didn’t expect the hoppy IPA-ness of this one. Pours a dark opaque brown with a finger of tan head. Nose of this guy is being taken over by piney hops. The taste is cereal, but mostly HOPS (pine, floral). The hops bitterness lingers, but isn’t unpleasant. Not a bad beer but the hops supersedes the brown ale characteristics.
Tried
on 22 May 2014
at 15:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewery. Pours a deep hazy brown with a generous tan head that fades slowly. Nose is roasted malt and chocolate with a big helping of pine. Flavour is light sweet chocolate with some coffee but nicely bitter like a black IPA rather than a brown ale. Medium palate with average carbonation and long dry bitter finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2014
at 18:07