Can thanks to Chad. Pours brown with cream head. Nose and taste of vanilla, coffee creamer, vanilla latte and creamy white chocolate. Lighter body.

A reddish brown ale with a thin brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with dark fruits and chocolate, vanilla, nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light chocolate, light Chipotle burn, dark fruits, well done. On tap at Ottawa location.

Can 440ml. @ [ The pre Fastelavn Smagning - Carnival Tasting, Ulfborg ]. [ As Mill Street Cobblestone Stout ].Clear dark brown color with a large, creamy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark roasted, burnt, dusty malt, light chocolate. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft. [20140228]

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...

Growler from the Ottawa brewpub. Pours a clear amber colour with a frothy warm cap, good retention and thick creamy lace. Nice hoppy hose with the grapefruit-pine mix, and some caramel malts. The mouthfeel is pretty hoppy, but not really dry. Kind of a bitter grassy-alcohol taste, almost chemically. Maybe like a bunch of citrus zest, but lacking the malt in the flavours. Just hints of burnt ones in the background. Smells good, but the taste has to be balanced a bit more. Thankfully get better as I drink it.

Missed this one last year and was sad, so this year (2013) jumped on it. Pours a hazy rich amber colour with a warm cap, decent retention and sloppy lace. Quite a spicy nose with cinnamon, cloves, ginger and some light nutmeg with the fruity malt. Amber base malt flavours with the spices a little more balanced, with some hints of maple syrup. A decent easy-drinking Christmas spiced beer.

Enjoyed at the Ottawa Brewpub. Pours a clean dark copper colour with a small beige head and minimal lacing. Pretty sure this is not with nitro (no creamy head, not much retention). Chocolate malt nose with coffee cutting the sweetness. Fruity notes eventually come out, like dates, and even some caramel. Silky mouthfeel with no burning at all from the alcohol. Mild tasting with some watery chocolate, also with some prunes and hints of coffee. Light heat comes on the palate in the finish. A nice dark fruit and chocolate brew that goes down well, with that little warming feel from the chipotle.

An orange amber ale with a thin layer off white head. In aroma, big caramel malt with grapefruit pulp, nice floral hops, butterscotch, OK. In mouth, a smooth caramel malt with resinous floral hops, burned Caramel, alcohol warmth, OK. On tap at Ottawa location.

Can at Fastelavn Smagning 2014 @ J&C’s beer palace, Jutland 28/02/14, acquired from a CA guy in an IP trade. Light black with a moderate tan swirl cleating to edgework. Nose is light roast, chocolate, dark malts. Taste follows, pretty basic stouty profile. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so - basic affair.

A dark golden amber bock with a thin off white head. In aroma,loads of caramel malt with light maple and solvent notes, alcohol, mashed bananas, OK. In mouth, a lighter than expected sweet caramel malt with fruity esters, burned caramel, faint German hops, maple, watery bodied, scotch finale. Bottle from LCBO, prob 9 months old.