Bellwoods Brewery

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

Established in 2012

Contact
20 Hafis Road, Toronto, M6M 2V6, Canada
001
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.

     Show


8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours black with tan head. Aroma has bourbon and spicy rye malts. Flavour is a rich combination of rye malts and bourbon barrels. Fantastic.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 23:30

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours cloudy pale yellow with a white head. Aroma has Brett, lemon citrus, and bready malts. Flavour has light lemon citrus, soft bready malts, and an underlying sweetness. Kind of like if a lemon shortbread were a beer.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 23:28

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours cloudy red with minimal head. Aroma has red wine grapes, some leafy fibres. Flavour has some red wine grapes, leafy stems, sour throughout. Very solid.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 23:26

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Golden, hazy with an amber highlights, warm whitish, frothy-bubbly head, good stay and some light lacing spots. Fresh orange juice aromas with a touch of raisins, grassiness and oats. The mouthfeel is smooth with a tad tart left, and a decent-milder building dryness. A milder tasting juicy IPA that goes down easy, but lots of orange juices in the nose.
Tried on 12 Aug 2024 at 00:20

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is rich, with big bourbon barrels, some spicy rye, and earthy roasted malt. Flavour is rich and complex, with big bourbon barrels, lots of sweet brown sugar, some earthiness from the eye. Very sweet, almost a bit too cloying, but it works in small amounts. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 04:39

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours an opaque bright pinkish red with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of bright tart cherries, wild yeast, and oak in wonderful cohesion. Flavour is bright, with a wonderful cherry expression—cherry pith and are skins—and oak and wild yeast in wonderful cohesion. Carbonation is above average and very fittingly so. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 04:39

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours a cloudy bright golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of rough brett, some farmhouse funk, and general mustiness. Flavour is very bright, with tart stone fruits, oak, rough brett, and a touch of wild yeast. Musty, nicely tart and wild yeast. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 04:39

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours an opaque orange and mango juice colour with almost no head. Aroma is juicy, with lots of dried out mango juice, gentle wild yeast, and some oak. Dried out mango juice, with an oaky, funky finish. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 04:38

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
FHF 2024. Appearance: nice clear reddish. Aroma: tart, fruity. Taste: along the same lines, on the acidic aide, raspberries, grapes. Overall: meh.
Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 20:22

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
FHF 2024. Appearance: clear pale copper with a bit rose head. Aroma: cherries, cherry stones, dry, some rustic notes. Taste: faded cherries, tart, a bit of rustic notes. Overall: not prominent, ok.
Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 20:14