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.
7.5/10
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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
7/10
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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
8.1/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
8.5/10
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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
7.2/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
8.1/10
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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
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Smells super citrusy, heavy citra hops presence. Some pine too, like the description reads. Pours golden with a little murkiness and orange. Taste is strong bitter. Smell also has some nice nectarine or other fruitiness. On tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2012
at 15:25
6.5/10
Roasted flavors mix with a bit of coal, cold coffee, chocolate and some smoky wood. A bit chalky though
Tried
on 27 Sep 2012
at 17:48