Bellwoods Brewery

Microbrewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
20 Hafis Road, Toronto, M6M 2V6, Canada
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Description
Bellwoods Brewery began as a small brewpub in the west end of Toronto in 2012, and underwent a couple modest growth spurts over the years to encompass two retail shops (selling fresh cans and bottles), and a production brewery in North York (mostly to house The Foeder Pyramid). These days, we produce about 18,000hL a year, which is a mere blip in the grand scheme of Ontario beer, but keeps us pretty busy. The styles we’re interested in brewing range greatly, and we always remain open to new ways of making beer. For the most part, our current efforts are devoted to aromatic hoppy stuff, crisp lagers, barrel aged wild blends, fruit-forward zingers, and the occasional barrel aged stout. There’s always a new, creative project waiting in the wings. We’re still a relatively small, collaborative team, forever dedicated to the pursuit of perfect beer–thanks so much for partaking in the fruits of our labour.

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8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
[1/31/16] Draught sample at RateBeer Best festival in Santa Rosa. Black. Wonderful aroma of bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, cookies. Sweet flavor with chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, roast, bitter finish, a bit boozy. Full-bodied.
Tried on 13 Feb 2016 at 02:40

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
[1/31/16] Draught sample at RateBeer Best festival in Santa Rosa. Black with brown foam. Chocolate, cherries, roast. Bittersweet-sour. Full-bodied.
Tried on 13 Feb 2016 at 02:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! black with a tan head. Toast, spice, wood, some fruitiness. Sweet, bitter finish. Full-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2016 at 18:45

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Thanks TimE for sharing the bottle! Poured into a taster showing a very cloudy neon yellow with half a finger of white foam. The nose shows lime with hints of orange zest and a light background of mint. The palate shows a lot of lime and pineapple with a light acidity. Moderately carbonated and medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2016 at 23:04

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared at Ratebeer Tokyo W & CB Tasting. Thanks Tim! Orange juice, pineapple, bretty nose with a nice zesty aroma. Average carbonation. Lots of citrus, muscat . Light bitterness and brett character. Nice dry finish with some lingering horseblanket. --- Beer merged from original tick of Barn Owl (No. 2) on 10 Feb 2016 at 22:31 - Score: 8
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2016 at 21:24

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hazy golden white color. Brett, pears, muscat and bread notes. Very carbonated. Pears and muscat with Brett subdued. Very light fairly aggressive bitterness. Lovely.
Tried on 10 Feb 2016 at 06:01

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Bottle from the brewery. Opaque dark brown with a two finger lingering dark khaki head. Nose is chocolate, molasses, coffee, plum, candied fruit and light vanilla. Light sweet malt supports a medium bitter chocolate and coffee. Mouth is full and creamy with soft carbonation and a lingering finish where the alcohol just manages to make itself known. Excellent. 9-/5-/8/4+/16+
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2016 at 17:08

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Bottle at RBWG. It pours a pale, hazy yellow color with a white head. The aroma has some nice soft funk and peaches. A little white wine. The flavor is big, soft and creamy with peaches. Light tartness. Very creamy on the palate, funky, light and frothy. So good. This one is right up my alley.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2016 at 20:37

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(500ml bottle) Pours black with a smallish pale brown head and lace. Aroma noticeably fruit-forward (cherry dominant in the bottle, more raspberry in the tap), behind is roasted malts with chocolate and light smoke. Raspberry is in behind in the bottle version. Palate is equally fruit forward or moreso (perhaps less fruit-dominated on tap). Raspberry is more apparent in the flavour, but with tart cherry juice forming the middle along with a light toffee sweetness, light to moderate roasted malts and a bit of cacao. Dry roast in the aftertaste, a bit tannic and woody. Medium bodied with below average carbonation and no alcohol. The tap version conveyed more stout character to balance the fruit, while the bottle was really fruit forward. On the whole I think the tap was the better package. Fruit character in this version is very nice but I like the roasty chocolate heft to come through as well.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2016 at 15:33

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at RB festival
Black with a small tan head, some lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel and sweet chocolate. Flavors of roasted malts, coffee and woody
Nice and smooth. My first beer of the fest and one of the better ones of the day.
Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2016 at 11:15