Black Lab Brewing

Microbrewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Black Lab Brewing

Established in 2018

Contact
818 Eastern Avenue, Toronto, M4L 1A1, Canada

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6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A milky yellow ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with peach pulp, light tropical fruits, light doughy character, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous hops, light mineral notes, light peaches, OK. On tap at Cheshire Cat.

Tried from Draft at The Cheshire Cat Pub on 15 Oct 2025 at 17:15


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16oz can smuggled back from Toronto. Checks all the boxes. Translucent deep brown black. Nose has malt and bread and brown sugar. Flavor has some coffee grounds, carob, brown sugar, burnt toast. Off dry finish. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2024 at 23:35


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

10oz pour in Toronto. Murky orange white head.  Malt and bread, sugary, doesn't read Vienna.  Flavors same.  Flabby finish.  Meh.  5 3 5 2 9

Tried on 13 Jun 2024 at 12:56


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Nitro goblet pours a murky brown with some off white head. Nose has malt and licorice. Some oat. Flavor is malted milk balls, licorice and molasses and malt. Creamy off dry finish.

Tried on 08 Jun 2024 at 20:45


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Brown bottle, 500 ml, from and with Jean-Frédéric Pleau, (merci!) at my place, savoured on December 11, 2021; eye: orange with a golden hue, slightly cloudy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: citric, fresh, balsamic vinegar, fresh, slight bubble gum; mouth: citric, fresh, balsamic vinegar, fresh, slight bubble gum, woody, light yeast, citric finale with light woody presence, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, de et avec Jean-Frédéric Pleau, (merci!) chez nous, savourée le 11 décembre 2021; œil : orangée avec une teinte dorée, très légèrement voilée, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : citrique, frais, vinaigre balsamique, frais, très léger gomme-balloune; bouche : citrique, frais, vinaigre balsamique, frais, très léger gomme-balloune, boisé, léger levure, finale citrique avec légère présence boisée, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2022 at 20:11


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Jet brown with with a small light beige head. Sweet light toast. Touch of toast and light finish. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2022 at 09:16


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Tasting at Salesforce, bottle
Dark brown, almost black; it seem ropey. Strange aroma, coffee, dusty, wet cardboard. Dry, some cardboard, chocolate, not horrible, but now I'm put off by the ropey pour.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2022 at 20:45


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Poured from 500mL bottle. Dark brown with very minimal beige head. Mild caramel, toast malt, and coffee, mild fruit sweetness. Nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2022 at 06:18


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

500mL bottle, pours dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted caramel, light roast coffee, and almost a tart fruitiness. Flavour is much the same, with dry toasted caramel, light roasted coffee, and some gentle fruitiness. I suppose it's true to style. Very light, dry, and rather oily. Inoffensive and drinkable; just nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2022 at 06:11


7

An intense cherry red with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity cherry malt with light acidic notes, Epsom salts, light Brett, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light cherry, cactus fruit, light acidity, light mineral notes, pleasant.

Tried on 22 Jan 2022 at 21:57