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

Pours a slightly cloudy golden, with a finger of solid fluffy white head. Taste is plain straw malt that works to support solid citrus and grapefruit, both zest and some pithy bitterness, some vauge resin. Finish is mild sweetness balanced by a lingering citrus bitterness. Great balance. Good beer. Can from the brewery.

Hay malt with fairly strong ginger that comes up quickly, mild lemon undertones. Pretty tasty, though the ginger is a little on the heavy side.

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9

Can from the brewery. Pours a nice blonde with thick white head that sticks around. Taste is light biscuit malts, vague citrus, light esters, with a mild bitterness in the finish. Honestly this is a great beer. Well done Great Lakes

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

Decent blonde pour, vague cloudiness, with white fluffy head that sticks around. Taste is slightly sweet grassy malt, with mild citrus running though, with a little resinous bitterness that lingers. Really quite good. Can from the brewery

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 0.5l, more than three years aged. Trade with boys from GLB, many thanks! Vintage 2022, 9.5%abv. Seems clear, black colored. AROMA- roasted, alcohol, chocolate, nuts. FLAVOR- velvety, lightly sweet, moderately bitter, bourbon, dark chocolate pralines, cocoa nibs. Fuller to full bodied.
Really good.

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

Can from the LCBO. Hazy medium amber under a lingering frothy cream coloured head that produces spotty lace. Nose has generous grains, citrus, pine, grass, light honey and some mineral notes. Light malt sweetness with a big citrus peel and pine bitterness. Mouth is medium+ and creamy with average carbonation and a bitter finish. A little fuller and more warming than the regular Octo.

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 15

Roasted grain and honey lead the nose and the taste profile. Smooth with some light citrus notes. Refreshing new world Pilsner.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16

Fresh, three dimensional citrus fruit, fruit punch, sweet bready malt, and some tropical notes. Sweet, but very clean, pulpy, and refreshing.

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 18

Low tan head on a near black body. The aroma is sumptuous with chocolate fudge, bourbon and biscuit malt. Big, rich, slick and warming, this is a superior RIS. The chocolate fudge leads the taste profile with bourbon, fresh coffee, toffee, butter and dark berries adding to the blend. Hints of vanilla, macaroons, fruity hops and wood shavings create a superior complexity. Whoof.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 15

Is it cheating to make a solid, refreshing IPA, and then call it a pale ale to make it even more impressive? Refreshing and fresh hop profile plays bigger than the listed 35 ibu. Bready malt and a touch of soapiness round it out, with strong effervescence adding to the drinkability.