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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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Love the idea behind the Monogamy beers. Bellwoods is giving us a clear shot at what we’re tasting I like that. I also learned that I don’t like Summit Hops. Wondered what that weird, what I called, off flavour, was in this or that beer. Apparently it’s was Summit. Good to know. So it poured golden and clear with some white head which reduces to nothing. The nose is lots of resin and a touch of pine. Similar notes on the taste, the resin hops is a little like a overly warm-brewed off flavours. I didn’t love this beer. But that’s okay I’ve learned something too. I’ll look forward to the next Monogamy and the new Bellwoods location, congrats! Thanks!
Tried on 22 Aug 2014 at 19:22

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
nice golden with a little haze, finger of white head. Really rice nose of citrus and some floral hops, but I’m getting a hint of Summit in there which is seriously not a favourite of mine. The taste well balanced cereal malts, little sweetness, good mouthful of hops that mirrors some of the noses, but there is that Summit. It’s a good beer, and you can tell it. but that Summit pulls it down for me. Ah well.
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2014 at 15:26

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. A lovely light copper gold with a nice filmy white head. A clean bready pine aroma. Impressively full bodied with a soft smooth round mouthfeel. The taste has a bitter earthy pine bark hit upfront then tons of fruitiness in the finish:  tangerines, peaches, mango. A wonderfully satisfying session ale. 
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2014 at 20:22

7.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at the source. Gusher, but well anticipated by staff. Cloudy yellow color, fluffy white head. Aroma of feet and sour lemon. Taste is tart lemon, hi carbonation interferes with the flavor a bit. Still pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2014 at 10:22

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at the source. Dark amber color, tan head. Aroma of baking brownies. Taste is toasted brownie with some hoppy bitterness.
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2014 at 10:20

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at the source. Cloudy pale yellow color, fluffy white head. Aroma of dusty lemons and white pepper. Taste is funky and tart lemon. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2014 at 10:19

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of piney and floral hops, with dry biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with strong piney and floral hops, crisp crackery malt, and some light grassiness from what tastes like pils malt. A little mineraly on the finish which detracts a bit. Very dry, hoppy and crisp, with a good balance, but again with the mineral quality. Good stuff, but not quite up to usual Bellwoods standard.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2014 at 21:18

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from the brewery. Dark brown pour with reddish highlights. Large thick khaki head that lingers and leaves spotty lace. Nose is dominated by pine with a moderate amount of coffee and cocoa with lighter notes of grapefruit and smoke. Moderate sweet chocolate at the front with a a bigger pine bitterness in the middle leading to a dry bitter finish. Medium full creamy mouth with soft carbonation. Should have gotten more of this when I had the chance.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2014 at 17:55

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
(650mL bottle from brewery, 1 day post bottling) Deep mahogany pour, clear but with lots of little floaties, dense tan frothy head and some spotty lace. In the nose, dark malt, light roast coffee, cocoa powder, lots of pine/hop resin, light citrus zest and smoke. On the palate, dark malt with sweet mocha character, pine resin, roast, blackberry. Light roast, citrus pith, pine resin on the finish with a little lingering coffee. Moderate bitterness, slight alcohol heat, quite dry for its sweet malt core. Mouthfeel is medium-full and slightly oily, soft carb. Fairly complex on the palate in particular, very hop-forward but has a fairly strong malt core. A touch sweet but also doesn’t just taste like a hoppy porter, much more like an IPA in character. Very nice stuff, hides its alcohol well so it could be dangerous...
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2014 at 16:09

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Dry-hopped Berliner, 3.5% vey light slightly cloudy gold. Wheat, sour,tart, toejsm, funky yoghurt aroma. Nice wheaty beer, tart and salty with a touch of a lactic quality and for the low ABV it has quite a satisfying body. Good stuff & my first Berliner Weisse on tap.
Tried from Draft on 12 Aug 2014 at 10:56