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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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Pungent, catty aroma, winey, and acidic. Seems like sauvin was a main hop in this one. Nice balance between the hops and the cereals. The alcohol is well hidden, the beer is refreshing and deceivingly light. Nice ipa.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery.
Jet black pour, huge dark brown mocha head. Huge amounts of dark, charred, burnt malts. Notes of bitter cocoa, espresso, and hints of tart cherries. The mouthfeel is thick and luscious. The carb is soft but doesnt detract from the beer. The finish is highly bitter, loads of burnt malts, and hints of bitter hops. the barrel comes through in the finish slightly, but the malts just overpower everything. this is a big beer.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
This was a BIG beer. Not sure of the alcohol, but it felt like atleast 12%. Aroma of sour malts, coffee, cherries, and booze. The mouth feel was thick and oily, and the carb was almost gone. The finish was warming and boozy, with tart, charred malts. Interesting, but not my thing.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Bellwoods.
Hazy orange pour, big, sticky head. Aroma of juicy, citric hops, with some light pine resins. This is quite a floral beer, i feel it could fill a room with the aroma, i could smell it before even getting close to the glass. The mouth feel is perfect, but the carb is quite soft. The finish is to be expected, quite bitter, but there are huge citrus notes, with more pine resins. A pretty straight foreward DIPA, but quite well executed.
Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from brewery. Black pour, beige head. Great roasty smoky aroma with hints of coffee, soy and cocoa. The body is light, and refreshing. The finish is dry, lightly bitter, with a great solid roasty semi sweet finish. Incredible stout!
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
750ml bottle. Great artwork....as usual. Gorgeous mahogany pour, with an ample beige head. Earthy, leathery aroma, mixed with tart apples, and general funkiness. Hints of toffee, and molasses, and some tobacco. The carb is a little over the top, but it mellows as the beer warms. The mouthfeel is spot on. The finish is funky, but extremly rich in dark, sweet fruits. The malts and chewy, bready, but also subtle. The dark fruit reall comes through As the beer warms, and the funk is evident and cuts the sweetness. The alcohol is extremely well hidden, this is a gorgeous sipping beer.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Great juicy, green, fresh orange,sweet mandarin hop aroma. Incredibly refreshing, unbelievably drinkable. You get the benefit of the hops with low bitterness and increbile drinkability. Possibly one of the best session ales ive ever had.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Impressive! Big juicy sweetorange aroma, fresh and green. But more f a sweet orange aroma than. Sharp citrus hop. Pretty impressive stuff, refreshing and an absolute joy to drink.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cloudy, pale gold, big white head. Sharp grassy hops, slight tartness, soft carbonation. Incredibly drinkable, super refreshing. Lightly bready, cereals and a soft malts. Finish is tart, and crisp. A great beer for a patio.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle.
Possibly the thickest beer ive ever poured. Jet, black hole, black. Medium brown head. As the beer sits the head turns chocolate brown, wow.
Deep aroma of soy, charred malts, bitter cocoa, molasses, and touches of wood and alcohol. The mouth feel is very viscous, with a super soft carbonation. The finish is quite sweet, with a light to medium bitter end. More charred malts nd soy come through. The barrel is hard to find. I think its emparting a woody sweetness, but its slight at best. Still an impressive impy.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38