Pint can from Bella's Sault St. Marie, 7/11/21. Bought last weekend, best by 3/20/2018. Shame on that place. I'll rate this with that in consideration. It looks nice. Hazy amber, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of stale citrus hops, grain. Taste is grapefruit, lime, resin, toasted malt. Flat, thin. This seems like it would have been very nice three years ago. I will double my ratings for aroma, taste, and overall to make up for Bella's.

Pours a hazy golden-orange colour with a thick, creamy warm cap, great retention and some nice creamy lacing left. Big banana candy nose. A tad sweetness in the taste, but do not think it is infection. The mild banana and wheat lingers. Some decent hops cuts the sweetness from lingering, and a nice light dryness appears. Easy-drinking, just not sure about this mild sourness. The rest is nice.

This stout poured a deep black colour with a creamy, brown head. Nice lacing. Scents include heavy malt, whiskey and Melloids cough drops. First swig was smooth, with flavours of black cherries, smoke, toffee and dark roast coffee. Finish is roasted dark caramel with med-smoke flavour lingering.

Clearish gold with a decent white head. Banana. Candied banana and wheat.

Can. Pours black with a large light brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has sweet dark grains and as bit of nuttiness with whiskey and oak supporting. Flavor has sweet dark grains and whiskey with a bit of roasted malts and a slightly thin finish.

16 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 5/17/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nuttiness, pepper, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nuttiness, pepper, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nuttiness, pepper, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes present. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness/carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very nice Czech pilsner. All around nice robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Felt a bit maltier than expected, but a nice style example. Very clean/rich Pils/Munich malts; with nice noble hop presence/balance; minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering.

16 ounce can into weizen glass, canned on 4/20/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Mild herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; peppery yeast spiciness; and wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. High carbonation and light-medium body, with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly crisp, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious hefeweizen. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp to drink with the minimally bitter/spicy finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Perfectly balanced classic German yeast complexity and pale/wheat malts; with mild noble hop presence against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example; though lacking the usual yeast sediment haze.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/30/2017. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky tan head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, whisky, toasted oak, nuts, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, molasses, smoke, dark fruit, herbal, pepper, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, whisky barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, whisky, toasted oak, nuts, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, molasses, smoke, dark fruit, herbal, pepper, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light roast/char/herbal bitterness and whisky/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, whisky, toasted oak, nuts, dark/brown bread, light molasses/smoke, herbal, pepper, and roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, whisky barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.7%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is a delicious barrel aged American stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, whisky barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Not huge on barrels, but definitely adequate. Nicely rich and well rounded stout malt complexity, with nice barrel presence. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.