6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
(bottle) clear very dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of cocoa liqueur; dry flavour; creamy palate; decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2014
at 16:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Working my way, gratefully, through Bellwoods’ brews. Pours a slightly cloudy golden amber with a bit of white head. Not surpriasingly this IPA’s nose is all about the hops, citrus and resin, with a little pine. You also get the hay malts in there but they really take a back seat. The taste of the beer is also heavy on the hops, but not overwhelming. Some hoppy bitterness, resin and pine. Softer malts support the beer. Bitter aftertaste. Overall good job.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2014
at 15:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(On tap at the brewpub, Oct 3, 2014) Pours hazy medium gold with a small loose white head that lingers with some lace. Aroma is surprisingly sweet for Monogamy, with orange flesh, Meyer lemon, faintly tropical, fresh pine needle, wet earth and grass with a pale malt core. On the palate, sweetish again, orange and grapefruit flesh, hint of stone fruit, earthy but not very resinous pine, herbal. Bitterness is very restrained on the finish with pine, grass and a little earth lingering and a little grain. Quite clean. Medium light body, soft carb. Less crisp than the normal dry hop version and the nose and bitterness are a little less punchy, but the fruit character is very nice. Tasted side by side, the carb is softer on this one which sways me in its favour, but I also like the earthy, slightly richer nature. Wet hopping with their own hops was definitely a winner.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2014
at 12:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(500mL bottle from the brewery) Pours lightly hazed (chill?) near black, mahogany highlights, small dense dark tan head that lingers pretty well with lots of lace. Aroma of stronger milk chocolate, medium roast coffee, a slight caramel-like sweetness, fairly big aroma for a lighter stout. Palate has dark, lightly roasted malts in the forefront with a slight fruitiness but almost no sweetness. Dry roast in the middle, lightly ashy, unsweetened roasted cacao bean which carries through to the finish. Lightish body, moderate bubbly soda carb. Smells nice, very dry on the palate, bit too watery and light on flavor for me though I’m not a huge dry stout fan. Nitro might flatter it more. I know it’s just an experiment, but I think it needs more of everything.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2014
at 12:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(On tap at the brewpub, Sept 29 2014) Pours a lightly hazed medium reddish brown with a moderate tan head that was frothy but left little lace. Aroma has definite orange zest and flesh (Amarillo?), leafy green hops with some pine resin, caramel and a bit of brown bread from the malts in support. Palate less hop-driven than aroma with pine and citrus pith mixing with caramel and a bit of dark fruit malt character with hints of toast. Pretty sweet most of the way through with some drying hop bitterness on the finish, though only lightly bitter in an IPA context. Body just the full side of average, with average carb. This is a pretty good “regular beer” and a little like a hop-detuned version of GLB’s Devil’s Pale, but it is a touch more inoffensive and without overly big flavours. Nothing wrong with the beer, but not my favourite Bellwoods by a stretch.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2014
at 12:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(On tap at the brewpub, Sept 29 2014) Pours a hazy pale gold with a moderate bubbly white head, lingers a bit with a little lace too. Aroma has moderate-strong hop aromas, fresh pine/leafy/floral character as expected, grapefruit zest, a little lemony and very bright. On the palate, lightly sweet pale/pils malts at first with grapefruit and lemon zest and a bit of citrus flesh, slightly orange-like. Lots of fresh pine and leafy character too, very lightly spicy, drying nicely from the middle on with lingering fruity “green” flavors and some cereal grains building up - my girlfriend says it reminded her of Trix. Moderately bitter pine/pith and grain aftertaste. Medium bodied with moderately high active carb. Not my all time favourite Monogamy but one of the better ones, nice showcase of a hop that balances pine and citrus. Refreshing, very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2014
at 12:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(750mL 2012 bottle from the brewery, cellared ~20mo) Pours a hazed dark brownish orange with a big pillowy white head that really lingers with lots of lace. Aroma of bready malt, slight banana ester, cloves, orange peel, and a tart slightly lemony sour mash note. Palate initially kind of sweet, bready, orange. Bit of tartness pops up in the middle, it’s no Berliner but there’s a hint of lemon to it. Some slightly sweet malt persists alongside to the finish, with orange peel and an herbal bitterness for some balance. Mouthfeel is medium full with soft and effervescent carb that is creamy on the tongue and spritzes on the top of the throat. Drinks well with little alcohol present. Did not try this fresh but think the time helped it, the clove was not overpowering and the booze/sweetness seemed nicely muted. Not as tart or, in my opinion, as good as the 2013 but a nice big pale Belgian nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2014
at 12:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
It’s Thanksgiving and I’m giving thanks to all the beer I’ve been imbibing. This devil pours a cloudy yellow with a finger that sticks around with a little lacing, which I note is rather different than some of the reviewers I follow, notably Freaky_tiki and jercraigs who a year ago describe an orange-er version of this beer. The nose delivers some resin-pine hops, but not much malt. The taste delivers very similar results, with that pine, hops dominating and the malts really not doing much. Feels a bit thin, but it is a session, but the prominent hops fills it out a bit. It’s alright for a session.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 16:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @Bellwoods. Pours clear orange, medium off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is faint citrus, dank leaves, spruce, grapefruit. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter, a bit harsh. Medium body, pretty solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2014
at 16:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500mL bottle, sent from beerhugger (thanks Steve), pours a hazy faded golden with a small white head. Aroma is strong on the hibiscus, with orange and light floral notes in there as well. Flavour is fresh and vibrant, with hibiscus notes upfront, light floral notes and some mineraly biscuity notes. Nice and fresh, with a dominating hibiscus finish. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2014
at 16:59