Burdock

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

Established in 2015

Contact
1184 Bloor St W, Toronto, M6H 1N2, Canada
Description
Burdock brewery set up shop in what used to be an old Portuguese chicken restaurant, and they transformed the space into an artist-driven bar/restaurant/music hall/microbrewery run by a group of musicians and music lovers. They offer a rotating list of clean pale ales, complex saisons, crisp pilsners, zippy sours, and beer-wine hybrids that are all brewed in house.

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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pale gold, slight haze, thick head. Grainy aroma with slight fruitiness. Body is soft, with some bready pale malt. Low bitterness and hop expression. Still grainy on the palate but less so than on the aroma. Like drinking in my grandfather'�s basement in Hamilton.

Tried on 26 Aug 2023 at 04:53


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

Hazy pale amber. Thick head. Aroma is herbal, with lots of bitterness. Light fruitiness, almost minty. Good malt base.

Tried on 21 Aug 2023 at 03:53


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Dark brown. Butter? Ew. Tart, but there's not much you can do when the diacetyl comes in.

Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2023 at 03:52


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

Hazy, with light cherry. There's a floral accent here, too. Low bitterness, mellow malt character.

Tried on 21 Aug 2023 at 03:51


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Hazy, with no head. Earthy, vinous, a nice chardonnay character with a solid saison base.

Tried on 21 Aug 2023 at 03:50


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can at Ryan's
Murky pale blond colour. Aroma of zests, a bit dank. Dry, some wheat and oats base, a bit of starch; low bitterness, the hop has some zest character.
Pretty good.

Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2023 at 06:41


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

Cloudy and pale. Light brett C, soft malts. Light body, and refreshing acidity. Tasty, and easy-drinking light beer.

Tried on 17 Aug 2023 at 04:12


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330mL can, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle saison yeast and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is pretty neutral, with dry biscuity malt and light champagne-like effervescence. Crisp and clean. Good stuff.

Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2023 at 00:10


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

Pale and greenish, with no head. Big vinous nose, hint of alcohol, unsurprising given the strength of the beer. Soft beautiful grape character, this comes together really well with mellow pale malts.

Tried on 14 Aug 2023 at 04:26


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2023, pours a cloudy blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out grainy, mineraly notes, with earthy, rustic saison yeast. Flavour is earthy and muddled, with earthy rustic saison yeast and mineraly notes. Earthy, muddled and muted. Pleasant enough.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2023 at 06:26