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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Initial smell of hibiscus is very nice. Aroma has light orange and citrus hops, a little malt. Pours light pinkish with good head and lacing. Finishes is nice, well-balanced with bitter perfume. Some sourness as well. Great. Bottle from Bellwoods.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2013
at 12:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours a cloudy, opaque pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings tons of soft pine and floral notes, like a fresh meadow, with some crackery malt in the back. Flavour brings out loads of floral notes, again like a fresh meadow, some mild citrus, and biscuity malt. Very fresh, floral and dry on the palate. Highly drinkable pale. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 20:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice, well-rounded saison. Better than the samurai. Pours slightly cloudy blond with good lacing, a little head. Aromas of banana, clove, some barnyard funk and hay mulch. Average carbonation. Finishes sweet and sour. Tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2013
at 20:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice original beer here. Follows the whole white ipa trend and does a better job than most i’ve tried so far. Pours cloudy password good lacing and head. Citrus hops on nose with some florals and yeast. Lively carbonation. Finishes slightly bitter with an almost minty tang. On tap at Bellwoods.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2013
at 19:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 750ml, courtoisie de Johnsense. De couleur noire-brune et opaque. Nez de malt très rôti, légèrement brûlé et aux notes terreuses, de chocolat noir, léger de chocolat au lait (faibles notes lactiques), léger de mélasse avec des notes d’alcool, de fruits foncés, de noix et de café. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-doux ainsi qu’une texture riche, légèrement sirupeuse et aux notes crémeuses. Léger goût fruité (pruneaux, traces de raisins) accompagné de notes de chocolat au lait (traces lactiques) et de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de malt assez rôti et légèrement brûlé avec un goût de chocolat noir et un léger goût de mélasse terreuse. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un léger goût d’alcool réchauffant auquel se rajoute progressivement une légère amertume de houblon herbeux (notes de menthe) ainsi qu’un léger goût de café, jusqu’en finale. Post-goût long, léger-moyen amer de rôti (notes brûlées), moyen-léger d’alcool et de chocolat noir, léger de houblon herbeux avec des notes de noix et de café.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2013
at 19:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 750ml, courtoisie de Johnsense. De couleur orangée-cuivrée et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes, notes d’abricots, petites traces de fruits tropicaux), épicées (poivre, notes de clou de girofle, traces de gingembre et de coriandre) et aux petites notes terreuses, de houblon floral et légèrement herbeux avec des notes de pain et de malt plutôt pâle. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-élevé ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes, notes d’abricots) aux notes terreuses accompagné d’un goût d’épices (poivre, moyen de clou de girofle, léger de coriandre, notes de gingembre et traces de muscade) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de malt pâle sucré avec des traces de pain et de biscuits. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une légère-moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon floral et herbeux appuyé d’un léger-moyen goût d’alcool réchauffant et ce, jusqu’en finale. Post-goût long et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de houblon floral et herbeux, de levures fruitées (zeste d’agrumes), d’épices et avec un léger goût d’alcool.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2013
at 18:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This Hefe poured a light yellow color, very cloudy. Scents include pineapple (citrus), dough and bread. First sip was a little thin feeling but not in a bad way. Flavors of citrus and grass most predominant. Finish is citrus juicy!
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This ipa poured a medium amber colour with a beautiful, rich, frothy head. Scents include grass, spruce and citrus hopp scent most predominant. First sip was very hoppy but not quite astringent tasting.Hand full of hop though. Finish is bitter with grassy notes lingering.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Citrus, lemon, grass and yeast. Cloudy gold with a thin head. Effervescent, citrus, hay and the typical yeast. Great farmhouse, perfect for a patio. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2013
at 12:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Decent, but among all their great saisons, this one doesn’t quite match up to the other Bellwoods. Pours cloudy pale blond with some lacing and a little head. Some soft yeast, a tiny bit of bubblegum and some hay. Nice overall feel. Finishes slightly bitter. Average body.
Tried
on 24 May 2013
at 21:27