Ferris (26026) reviewed No Sleep Till Brooklyn from Bellwoods Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle - Dark roast malts, oak and some sour berry. Jet black with thin brown head. First sour stout I have ever liked. Dark roast, berry, barrel and sourness. Brilliant.
mcberko (47456) reviewed No Sleep Till Brooklyn from Bellwoods Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma brings out acidic fruit, roasted malt, and oak - very complex and nice mix of sour and stout qualities. Flavour brings out loads of oak barrels, moderate tartness, slight acidic fruit qualities and a little residual roast from the malt. This combines sour and stout extremely well. Quite complex, with the oak and tartness front and centre. Nothing is overbearing, but it all meshes well. Great stuff.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a pale yellow color ale with a large pure white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light coriander and wheat malt is refreshing. Taste is a mix between light coriander with some wheat malt and light cereal notes with a spicy finish. Body is light with aggressive carbonation that is not fitting for the style. Enjoyable though carbonation is too aggressive in my opinion.
TimE (11146) reviewed Grandma's Boy (2012-2014) from Bellwoods Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Deep amber golden color. Amazing lactic nose with oak, vanilla, creamy, moderately sour. Some marmalade pops its nose out. Amazing nose. Wow. Hoppier mouth than expected, not so intense, oak, creamy, tons of malt, soo well balanced. Has to be Chardonnay barrels. Oak shines. Drinks amazingly light for 10%. Superb.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Vanilla and cream, fruity, caramel, sweetened condensed milk in the nose. Apple, oak, wine. More plums in the mouth, oak, vanilla, light sourness, more tart than sour. Great fruit, great lactic flavor, yogurt, white wine with oak. Very nice and elegant.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Fortune Cookie Tripel from Bellwoods Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
19th April 2013
Almost clear amber beer with a small white head. Palate is slightly viscous with fine carbonation. Sweet malt. Touch of something spicy - maybe cinnamon. Sweet generic fruits. Little aniseed and drying alcohol. Trace of sweet apples and pears esters. Quite a dry finish. A curious beer but not unpleasant. Light spicy aftertaste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
(Draught at the brewpub, Sept 28 2013) Pours a cloudy orange-tinged gold with a loose white head, dissipated quickly, no lace. Aroma hop-forward, candied lemon peel, orange, slight wheat note. No real sour/funky Brett character on the nose, maybe contributing some of the fruit though. Flavour follows the nose at first, citrus hops, lemon rind, slightly funky/fruity Brett character, wheat malt, moderate leafy hop bitterness from mid-palate to finish, slightly grainy. Lightish body, average carb. Definitely a hoppy wheat with a bit of Brett rather than vice versa, but good. The tap sample I had at Bar Hop the week before seemed less hoppy, more sweaty Brett funk from the middle of the palate on. Interested to see how the bottles I have pan out.
neongolden (4416) reviewed Monogamy - Kohatu from Bellwoods Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(500mL bottle from brewery) Pours a cloudy dark yellow, slight orange tints, small white bubbly head didn’t last. Aroma fairly subdued, hops contribute a bit of a tropical fruit mix, pineapple stood out a bit. Light citrus, seems like lime. Some earthy tones, pale malt in the background. Flavour is tropical fruit again to start, maybe a bit of a berry character, sweetness from pale malt. A lime rind/citrus pith character in the middle, green pine and earth notes. Finishes dry but only lightly bitter, earthy, some wheat, and the long aftertaste reminds me of iced tea with lemon. Mouthfeel moderate, carb soft, on style for APA. This is an interesting hop to try, and that is the raison d’etre of Monogamy. I like it, but feel it maybe the hopping could be more aggressive given its characteristics.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Feb, 2013 bottle from tom10101 - 6.5%. Aroma is very nice with light pear, moderate citrus, medium light oak. Some nice Brett notes add a hint of horse blanket and some light cherry and pineapple. Hints of acidity in the aroma. Pours a slightly cloudy pale straw yellow with a big, pillowy white head. Head steadily recedes leaving light lacing and faint legs. Faint graininess at first taste, but this is quickly washed away by a light lactic acid note. Moderate citrus note with some lighter pear and faint red apple cider. Medium oak character with some light tannins. Hints of ripe melons and faint cherry notes. Medium light spicy phenolic note. Low hop bitterness and only faint floral hop character. A touch of a barnyard note. Some lingering notes of faint oak and ripe melon along with a touch of phenolics. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with very high carbonation. Low acidic astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a very nice beer, but I have to knock it for being to carbonated; it explodes into bubbles in your mouth making it difficult to truly appreciate. It is otherwise fantastic with a great light acidity and wonderful fruit notes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
4th March 2013
Hazy amber beer with a small cream coloured head. Palate is light and crisp. Minerals. A little wet wood and lagerish malt. Mild noble hop bitterness. Mild lactose. Minerally crisp finish. Okay but wanted more hops.