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7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(375ml bottle from 4th and 7, Toronto) Pours black with a tight little mocha head. Aroma starts with a brutally strong hit of black olives, salty/umami overload that the dessert pastry vibes can't really compete with. Fortunately 5 minutes of air clears the umami, revealing notes of dark caramel and chocolate blend, sweet and lightly floral vanilla, wafer-like cookie vibes, moderate hazelnut, some roast and earth from the cacao and coffee. Flavour never gets the same umami hits, thankfully; very sweet up front with caramel and toffee candies, wafers for sure, fair bit of vanilla, chocolate chunks, creamy hazelnut coffee, dark roast. Finish dries just a little but becomes much roastier and a bit more bitter, hazelnut with some cream, cacao earth, coffee grounds, still dessert AF though. Touch of booze. Medium-bodied, oily, very softly carbonated. Once the umami overdose got over itself this was pretty solid pastry for Ontario.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2021 at 15:29

7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Poured from 375mL bottle. Very dark brown with small tan head and a touch of sediment. Toasted coconut and chocolate, quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2021 at 02:37

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Dark brown. Lots of coconut on the nose, with a mellow toffee note. On the palate, lots of coconut, toffee, vanilla. Big alcohol, lots of fruity, chocolate, some roast. A lot going on, and it's also tasty. So much stuff here.
Tried on 19 Jun 2021 at 02:36

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Jet brown black with a nice light brown head. Soft toasted coconut and light chocolate. Sweet chocolate, molasses and some coconut in the finish. Viscous and pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2021 at 02:33

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
(500ml 2019 bottle from the brewery webshop) Pours moderately hazy medium orange with a bit loose eggshell head that recedes quickly without lace. Aroma of fresh tangerine pulp and zest, soft lactic grapefruit/lemon acidity, smooth mulchy barnyard with just a little sulphur, feeling of candy sugar which I think is just the orange, a little woody structure and oaky vanilla. Flavour is lightly sweet and very lightly tart, quite mineral and crisp, with tangerine pulp sweetness and pith (with light bitterness) in the lead, lactic quench, funk is very light and restrained, maybe a little vinous with soft berry notes but the wood is also pretty restrained as well. Lightly tart tangerine sour powder candy finish, mineral crispness wipes it a bit clean though. Light to medium bodied and very highly carbonated despite pouring with a massive head; a swirl improves the mouthfeel. Not the most complex wild ale, especially on the palate, but definitely a fun one.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2021 at 01:34

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
355mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is very sweet, with lots of maple, lactose, and toasted nuts. Flavour is full of maple and toasted bitter walnut upfront, followed by bitter cocoa. The body is on the thicker side for a non-imperial. Overall, good stuff. Not the most complex stout, but it's pretty solid.
Tried from Can on 07 May 2021 at 06:07

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
(375ml bottle from the brewery webshop) Pours near-black with a small tan head and no lace. Aroma is blackberry jam over heavily roasted malts, a lot of toasted and burnt grains, spent coffee grounds, cacao, some crushed peanuts, caramel. Flavour is sweet caramel and blackberry jam at the core, dusty peanuts, heavily roasted and burnt grains with some acidity and ash, bitter black coffee and cacao, drying into the finish with a lot of bitter burnt grains and coffee, unsweetened chocolate, dusty peanuts again, some blackberry sweetness but also pip astringency, mineral-type drydown into the aftertaste. Lingering dusty blackberry jam. Medium-bodied, oily, a little alcohol warmth. This has a few months of age on it so the peanut may have faded partly because of that. Felt more jelly and roast than PB&J but still pretty tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2021 at 12:40

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
375mL bottle, pours black with a small light brown head. Aroma is full of mezcal barrels, with lots of wood and roast. Flavour is remarkably rich and complex, with a wonderful mezcal barrel character upfront and dominating—imparting a nice agave character. There's lots of wood and the usual roastiness, with medium residual sweetness. Wonderful mezcal barrel character. Lovely.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2021 at 03:14

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
375mL bottle, pours jet black with a small brown head. Nose is very woody and tannic, with lots of red vinous notes upfront, followed by deep roasted malt, and a touch of molasses. Flavour is along the same lines, with loads of red wine barrels upfront, molasses, burnt brown sugar, and rich roasted malt. Love the red wine barrel here—accentuated the base beer beautifully. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2021 at 06:02

5.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lactose, some cocoa and faint cherry. Flavour is quite bitter, with bitter cocoa, faint cherry and gently sweet lactose. There's not a lot of depth here. It's thin and bitter, with little depth. Not so good.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2021 at 06:34