Bottle from The Beer Store. Pours a clear deep reddish brown with a small off white head that disappears quickly. Nose is strong smoke with a maple backing. Nice sweet start with the smoke providing a nice accent to the maple. Medium slick mouth with soft carbonation.

Bottle from their spring 2014 seasonal six-pack. Nose not that strong on this beer. Mostly malts with just the occasional hint of maple. Pours a clear dark brown with a beige head that reduces to a ring around the edge of the glass. Tastes heavy on the malts, an upfront hit of smoke, some bitterness that sticks around for the finish. And maple floating around the back as a general sweetness. This is the third one I’ve had of these (3 per pack) and while I’ve enjoyed the beer, I’m not overwhelmed. Used to be enthralled with Mill St as it was right a the forefront, in Toronto, of this craft brew renaissance we’re in right now. Super hoppy (for the time) Tankhouse, innovative Organic, etc. But they’ve failed to really keep pace with the awesome brews being produced out there. Not to say they don’t have a few good ones for sale both in-store and at their brew-pub but...

Not very good. Just a light amber or lager with some maple. Pours amber without much head or lacing. Finishes a little bitter, a little sweet. Nothing special here. Tap at Winterbrewed.

A dark amber ale with a thin light mocha head. In aroma, sweet maple caramel malt with light spicy notes, dark fruits, smooth coffee. In mouth, dark fruity malt with molasses, maple, nutty notes, not bad.

This ale pored a deep amber colour with a big, frothy, light brown head. To the nose there are scents of malt, caramel and cereal. First sip was slightly thin and very malty. Flavors of light maple, toast, slight coffee and caramel. Finish is medium sweet with heavy malt flavours lingering. Very nice.

Bouteille 355ml. De couleur ambrée foncée et claire. Nez de grains de malt sucrés, légèrement rôti et aux notes terreuses, légèrement épicé (poivre doux) avec des notes de sirop d’érable, de fumée de bois et de houblon herbeux. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture aux notes crémeuses. Léger goût épicé (poivre très doux) avec des notes fumées (fumée de bois, traces de tourbe) ainsi que des traces végétales (légumes bouillis sucrés) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt sucré légèrement rôti avec des petites notes de caramel terreux puis en finale l’on retrouve une très légère amertume de houblon herbeux avec des traces de sirop d’érable. Post-goût moyen, composé d’un léger goût de malt rôti aux petites notes terreuses et fumées avec des notes de houblon herbeux.

Comes in a 6-pack of their 2013 Spring Sampler (3 of these, and 3 of the Spring Imp). Pours a dark amber colour, clean, with a big frothy beige head that lasts quite a while and gives out spiderweb lacing. Smells like a nut brown ale with lots of malt character (sweet and toasted), nutty notes and light hop. Medium-light bodied and wet mouthfeel. Mild hoppy start flavours with the roasted malt showing in the finish with just a tad of sweetness. I do not taste the maple syrup though, nor do I smell it. Still, a pretty good brown ale.