Bellwoods Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2012
Contact
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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500mL bottle (mine says the ABV is 8.5%), sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours black with a small beige head. Nose brings out dry cocoa, lots of roasted malt, and small hint od dried dark fruits. Flavour brings out roasted malts upfront, followed by some dry cocoa powder. Very robust flavour profile, more so than usual for a porter. Great silky body, with high drinkability. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2014
at 22:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(bottle) bright clear very dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of chocolate, smoked fruit; creamy palate; rich, balanced flavour with a long medium bitter finish; very nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2014
at 16:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
500mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours black with a medium brown head. Aroma brings out dry cocoa powder, not a whole else. Flavour brings out robust notes of roasted malt and cocoa, with a very dry palate - not much of the vanilla and coconut coming out. Extremely full-bodied with no residual sweetness. Quite dry and chocolate, with loads of roast. Very good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2014
at 22:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A dark brown porter with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with licorice, molasses, pleasant floral hops, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with light grassy floral hops, licorice, alcohol warmth, nice. Cask Days 2014.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2014
at 11:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of Matt
Black color with brown large head. Mild aroma of roasted malt, cardboard, roasted coconut, light yeast. Very smooth mouthfeel; the body is not too strong; a lot of dark chocolate flavor, some roasted malt, light leather and tobacco, traces of coconut.
Excellent.
Black color with brown large head. Mild aroma of roasted malt, cardboard, roasted coconut, light yeast. Very smooth mouthfeel; the body is not too strong; a lot of dark chocolate flavor, some roasted malt, light leather and tobacco, traces of coconut.
Excellent.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2014
at 01:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed reddish amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light cherry notes, Brett notes, cork, OK. In mouth, a tart cherry ale with light grassy hops, lemon juice character, light Brett, Epsom salts, OK. Cask Days 2014.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2014
at 11:28
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A deep dark stout with a thin dark brown head. In aroma, dark sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, molasses, licorice, alcohol warmth, bourbon barrel, beautiful. In mouth, wow. Dark chocolate with peated scotch notes, bitter chocolate, licorice notes, molasses, alcohol warmth, beautiful. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2014
at 18:44
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, beautiful fruity malt with smooth Brett, cork character, ground cherries, lactic acid, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with orange pulp, coriander, smooth Brett, cork, grassy hops, citrus pulp, excellent. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2014
at 18:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice fruity caramel malt with grassy floral hops, resinous character, esters, pleasant. In mouth, a nice fruity malt with grassy floral hops, citrus pulp, very nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2014
at 18:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Cask @ Volo?, from old notes) Black pour with a small tan bubbly cask head, a bit of lace. Aroma is as one would expect, a big hit of sour cherry, nice dark chocolate, some light to moderate roast. Flavour also has a bunch nice sourish fruity cherry character, quite a bit of dark chocolate, a little coffee and moderate roast/dark malt imperial stout character. Fruit persists all the way through to the fairly dry finish, lending some tartness. Medium bodied but a bit oily, nice cask feel, good balance of acidity, sweetness and roast, alcohol fairly restrained. Pretty much what you’d expect, a good base imperial stout with a lot of sour cherry character added to it, but very nicely balanced sipper of a package. Chocolate and cherries a super combination.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2014
at 03:53