Bellwoods Brewery

Microbrewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

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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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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(Sample of a friend’s on draught at the brewpub, Sept 28, 2012) Poured a slightly hazed orange with a fairly frothy, lacy white head. Aroma of citrus (orange, some pith) and biscuit malt, slight yeast funk and some sugary sweetness and leafy hops. Flavour fruity orange, slightly leafy hop character, spices and pepper, very faint yeast. Light sweetness from the malt, lightly bitter and slightly boozy finish. Medium mouthfeel, lively and effervescent carbonation, alcohol not hidden but not overwhelming. Well-balanced, quite drinkable take on a tripel with good use of Amarillo hops.

Tried on 05 Oct 2012 at 09:03


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

(On draught at the brewpub, Sept 28 2012) Pours a clear amber with a fluffy white head that left lacing. Aroma very complex: sour plum aroma definitely present but not overpowering, woody barrel, grape, banana and clove esters, citrus, light funk. Flavour brings the plums to the fore, definitely sour, some candy sugar sweetness, light wine grape, funky hay, slightly buttery like a barrel-aged Chardonnay, a little vanilla, finishes sour and a bit bitter as well. Body medium-full, soft active carbonation, alcohol mostly hidden. So complex, well-balanced sweet/sour/funky/bitter, delicious riot of fruity flavours and barrel characters. Superb sour, needed another the next day!

Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2012 at 17:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(On draught at the brewpub Sept 29 2012) Poured black with a small brownish head. Aroma of dark heavily roasted malts, cocoa, coffee, soya, a bit of pine and fruit. Flavour big dark roasted malts, brown sugar sweetness at first, some chocolate, dark stewed fruit, a bit of woody vanilla and the sweetness tempered at the finish by piney hops as it warmed up and the bitterness kicked in more. Rich flavours. Fairly full mouthfeel, soft to medium carb, a fair bit of alcohol on the finish as it warmed up. A pretty good impy, quite big but not quite as perfectly balanced as it could be. Great effort though.

Tried on 04 Oct 2012 at 17:15


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

(On draught at the brewpub, Sept 29 2012) Poured a blonde colour with an inch of foamy white head that hung around and left lacing. Aroma of fresh grassy hops, floral, some bready yeast and pale malt character and Belgian-esque esters. Flavour follows, very grassy and rather vegetal hops and pale malts with yeast characters both fruity and bready. Fairly dry the whole way through, but fading to a mild bitterness in the finish. Fairly full-bodied, lively carbonation, alcohol on the finish. A pretty good, slightly unusual hopped strong golden Belgian, but not quite enough interest to match some of the other beers from this brewer.

Tried on 04 Oct 2012 at 17:03


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(draught at the brewpub, Sept 28 2012) Pours a slightly hazy pale gold with a decent-sized fluffy white head that left lots of lace. Aroma conveys lots of both yeast and hops - there is a slightly white grape and gooseberry character, grass, herbs, lemon, wheat, yeast funk, amazing nose. Flavour is grassy, a bit of funky yeast, lemony bitterness, peppery spice, coriander and mild wheat grain. Finishes dry and spicy with hop bitterness. Mouthfeel quite full for a saison with active carbonation. Balanced, refreshing and very flavourful, great use of Nelson Sauvin in a saison!

Tried on 04 Oct 2012 at 16:58


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

(draught sample of a friend’s pint at the brewpub, Sept 28 2012) Poured a slightly hazed pale orange with a thin white head that left no lacing. Aroma fruity and tropical, orange and mango noticeable along with a good helping of pine. More fruit in the taste giving some acidity, a little malt sweetness but not much, and spicy, sticky pine resin. Bitterness fairly restrained on the finish. Light to medium body, soft carb. Very good, balanced and tasty IPA.

Tried on 04 Oct 2012 at 16:52


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

(On draught at the brewpub, Sept 28 2012) Pours a clear amber with an inch of fine, dissipating white head that left a little lace. Aroma big on grapefruit-heavy citrus, some pine, tropical hints, very little malt coming through. Flavour big juicy citrus up front, some floral greenness, pine and just a little caramel. Bitterness comes in mid-palate and finishes quite dry but not overwhelming. Body is moderately full, carbonation active but fairly light with no detectable alcohol. This is a perfectly balanced hop-forward DIPA that keeps sweetness and bitterness both in check and lets the flavour shine. Great job Bellwoods!

Tried on 04 Oct 2012 at 16:44


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle: Poured a hazy dirty blonde color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma consists of sweet Belgian malt notes with light fruity ester. Taste is a good mix between a solid malt backbone with some fruity ester and a quite sweet finish. Body is quite full with limited filtration and good carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Good offering with nice fruity ester though a tad too sweet and maybe lacking some attenuation.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2012 at 11:19


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

The smell is relatively light. Smells a bit like fermenting coffee beans - a bit funky even. Some malt, some basement musk, also some kind of soy sauce like taste or something. Huge on the palate - I would rate it a six out of five if I could on the palate. Alcohol is well hidden. Some coffee taste and whisky barrel bitterness with hops. Some lacing, pitch black with some reddish tinge on foam and beer in light. On tap at brewpub.

Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2012 at 18:58


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Smells super rich. Like a barrel of rotting, fermenting fruit. Finishes sour and a little bitter. Pours orange with decent head, medium carbonation. Taste has oaky barrel, lots of sour plum. On tap at brewpub.

Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2012 at 16:20