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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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7
great robust aroma of deep roasted malt. The taste follows through with caramel, coffee bitter and a note of raisin even. The after taste that fills up the first breath is potent. A little tracing and black to dark brown poor with durable ceam head. This place continues to surprise me with its quality brews. Easily the consistent top in Ontario with the few beers they ve made so far. On tap at brewpub.
Tried from Draft on 31 May 2012 at 15:29

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Amber w a slight haze. Aroma is minty w other herbs. Lots if sweet sugary malts, too. Moderate bitterness and lots of pale malt sweetness. Earthy hops and finishes with a little extra bitterness. Decent example, glad it is not too chewy.
Tried on 30 May 2012 at 18:57

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Amber, lovely colour and almost bright. Bright, foresty aroma with slightly biscuity malt. Snappy with lots of bitterness, and foresty, slightly herbal hops. Lean and mean with the malts and I like that. Balanced and refreshing. My kind of IPA.
Tried on 30 May 2012 at 18:51

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy amber-brown. Not much head. Very fruity and perfumey aroma and phenols. Sweet and fruity with sticky sugars. Fairly intense. Probably, I would prefer this to be earthier and with deeper fruits.
Tried on 30 May 2012 at 18:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Reddish dark brown. Thick head. Aroma is chocolatey and a little nutty. Rich and chocolatey, with malty intensity reminscent of a baltic but without the subtle fruits or alcoholic intensity. Dryish finish, but w some residual dark sugars. Probably better to think of it as a strong porter rather than baltic.
Tried on 30 May 2012 at 18:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Almost greenish hazy colour. No head. Smells Berliner - with a hint of stank yeast, abundant wheat, and light celery. Light body, very wheaty and just a hint of acidity. Again a touch of footiness from the yeast. Authentic and decent, though I personally like them trater. I hope they buried a couple cases in the backyard and dig them up in two years.

They also do seasonal syrups, on this visit rhubarb. Nice touch, they’ve got style.
Tried on 30 May 2012 at 18:22

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Golden and slightly hazy. Lots of coriander in the nose, along with orange and a hint of footy yeastiness. Complex, w lots of yeasty character and again a big coriander finish. Light melon fruitiness late. Good saison, just refreshing enough.
Tried on 30 May 2012 at 18:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Orangey-amber. Earthy hop aroma w light caramel. Earthy character, shows hints of toasty malt. Good balance if a little underhopped...I guess this is inspired by Bass as that is the impression I get.
Tried on 30 May 2012 at 18:10

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Smells fruity and hoppy. Taste has heavy bitterness with some more fruit. The high alcohol is hidden well in the taste. Good to better than average for style. Carbonation is a little high - I bet this would taste better on cask. Floral, bitter hoppy notes have a long lasting power, especially as you breath. On tap at Bellwoods.
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2012 at 08:43

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Has a floral hops scent. A golden hue to it with good cloudiness, good carbonation. More floral hops in the taste. Some bitterness mixed in. A good mix of their Saison and a tripel style. The florals even out the barnyard tastes of the Saison. On tap at Bellwoods
Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2012 at 08:39