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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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Enjoyed on draft at the Brother Beer Bistro. Pours a hazy golden colour with an off-white head, decent retention and lacing. Fruity malt nose with peach, bananas and apple notes. The yeast also adds to the fruitiness. Same for the taste but with a little grass in the finish. Hints of apricots. Refreshing triple with mild tart. A nice fruity strong ale well representing the style with good yeast.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2015 at 23:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

2018-12-08, bottle at Black Christmas 2018, vintage 2018, 11.4% ABV, 7-4-8-4-15
Black colour. Cognac and spirit aroma. Full bodied, strong dark chocolate flavour, liquorice, salty, a bit boozy.
Doesn't come together very well, but it's bold.

2015-06-30, tasting at Matt's, bottle 0432/2100, vintage 2014, 6-3-6-2-11=28
Black color with small head. Smells like a primitive imperial stout, roasted malts and a lot of phenol, but wait till the taste to feel the huge phenol wave; there are hints of chocolate and tobacco, and the boozy barrel aging. Burning final.
Very messy and clumsy.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2015 at 22:01

7/10
Tried on 01 Jul 2015 at 15:35

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out loads of cognac upfront, perfumey notes and booze. Flavour is really big and decadent, with loads of cognac upfront, some booze, and an oily slick palate. For a BA impie, it's all cognac with nothing else. Not overly complex. Finishes with a big alcohol, liqueur burn. Good stuff for what it is, but it's not elegant in any way.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2015 at 00:46

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught (7,3%) @ Lambic Foeder. Rated on 25.06.2015
Aroma has fruit candy, some citrus and mild biscuity tones. Flavour has sweet and soapy citrus, some herbal notes and gooseberry bush. Also gooseberry bush. A wit on the sweet-ish side.
Tried from Can on 28 Jun 2015 at 04:05

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught (6.8%) @ Lambic Foeder. Rated on 25.06.2015
Aroma has resin and pineapples. Very brewdog-like. Flavour has pineapple juice, biscuits, somewhat aggressive fruits and minerals. Also some gooseberry bush. Quite Punk Ipa -like, a bit better though.
Tried on 28 Jun 2015 at 04:03

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught (7%) @ Lambic Foeder. Rated on 25.06.2015
Aroma has sour cream, tart apples and milky tones. Flavour has tartish apple juice, some milky notes and some grapefruit. Weird, like a mixture of cider and gueuze.
Tried on 28 Jun 2015 at 03:48

7/10
Tried on 28 Jun 2015 at 00:04

7/10
Tried on 26 Jun 2015 at 22:58

7/10
Tried on 26 Jun 2015 at 22:32