6

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

Can from LCBO. Obvious black pour, with light ruby hues allowed through, and a medium brown head. Aroma is light cocoa nibs, light roast, hints of espresso, with a sweet vanilla end. Mouth feel is thin, but not too bad. Carb is soft, but pleasant. Finish is light to medium bitter, with a strong vanilla sweetness, that balances well with the nice roasty notes. Not bad, but i dont see any resemblance to schwarzbier.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

This is what I imagine hop juice would taste like. The hop flavours are very very fruity, light citrus, but just a round, sweet orange aroma, and flavour. There is a bit of a homebrew hop kit thing going on. The beer is almost flat, it's reminiscent of homebrew cask ale. Hoppy, lightly bitter, light and very drinkable.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from the lcbo. Dark brown pour, with a small beige head. Aroma is extremely roasty, with some intense nuttiness. Notes of toffee, caramel, peanut brittle, even some hazelnuts. Low to medium bitterness, intense nutty finish. Decent stuff.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at the crown and beaver in North Bay Ontario. Pours a hazy orange with a medium off white head. Aroma is very tropical fruit forward. Strong notes of sweet citrus oils, mango and papaya. Mouth feel is solid, carb is medium. Finish is what I would say medium on the bitterness scale, with a floral citrus / tropical finish. Quite nice, a pleasant surprise.

5.6

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

Can from the lcbo. Pale straw pour, small white head. Aroma is light, pale cereals, light malts, not much in way of hops. Light bodied, lively carb. Clean and crisp, but boring. Just a pale malt forward lager, with not much else going on. Some grassy hops would be nice and would suit the style.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from the LCBO. Hazy yellow pour, huge white head. Bananas, and hints of clove, and light spice. Standard hefe aroma, with a grassier, greener hop note. Light orange zest, and wet grass. low bitterness, crisp mouth feel, solid carb.

6.4

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

Can from the lcbo. Murky brown pour, medium beige head. Aroma is very green. Smells of green, raw hop pellets, and some soft brown sugar and cereals. Body and mouth feel are normal. The finish is lightly bitter, with more very green hop cones and subtle pine with some cereals and subtle sweet brown sugar.. It’s pleasant but tastes raw at times, and a touch mudddled, and messy.

5

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

Hazy orange pour, medium white head. Very grassy, some dry hay, and some bready cereals. Very round mouth feel, and soft carb. More cereals in the end, low bitterness. Kinda boring. By the way, isn’t a kolsch a lagered ale? Meaning using ale yeast and fermenting a cold temperatures? So if you use ale yeast and ferment at warm temperatures, isn’t this just a regular golden lager?

6.8

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

Lightly hazed, golden colour with an orange highlight, a white frothy cap, decent stay and a foamy coat over the brew. Orange juice aromas with lemon-lime zest, and some grassy hops to complete. The citruses continue into the flavours with a juicy mouthfeel, very mild dryness. Hints of tropical fruits as well. A pretty decent juicy IPA.

6.6

It’s a red ale basically. But kinda stuck between styles, it’s fine enough. Malty more than hoppy. Can in sk