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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
This has a pale salmon colour, with a thin head. There are some harsh phenols on this - sort of a toasted bike tire thing, with a hint of rhubarb. There is a night fruitiness - lots of tart rhubarb goodness. The strawberry is basically light on this one.
Tried on 06 Sep 2016 at 20:22

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tasting at Matt’s
Cloudy pale pinkish color. Surely it has some raspberry aroma, light yeast too. Smooth, mild but nice raspberry juice flavor, moderately tart, light spices.
Sensibly brewed. Nice.
Tried on 01 Sep 2016 at 12:25

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Cloudy pale blond color. Overly carbonated, overly dry, the aroma shows some delicate flowery hops, but the body is missing, too thin, and no specific flavor.
Tried on 31 Aug 2016 at 23:28

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tasting at Matt’s
Cloudy pale blond color. Nice citrusy hops aroma. The mouthfeel is lean but not too dry, crackery malts, and very resiny hops.
Very good Pale Ale.
Tried on 31 Aug 2016 at 22:38

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle - Touch of pith and fleshy orange. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Nice light citrus and some light peel. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 22:31

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tasting at Matt’s
Hazy blond color. Very nice aroma, mandarin, mango, white grapes, apples. Dry mouthfeel, but with good body strength; it has a quite good malt backbone, with juicy fruity hops, peach, hop resins, and a long final,
Excellent, fresh IPA.
Tried on 31 Aug 2016 at 22:30

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Slight haze. Light amber. Very nice orangey aroma with an attractive pale malt note. Sweet - the pale malts are exceptional. The orangey character is delicious, and there’s a hint of grapefruit. Almost herbal in the finish, with good body and a touch of alcohol. Quality.
Tried on 31 Aug 2016 at 22:29

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of tropical fruits upfront, with lots of melon, pineapple, mango, and piney hops. Flavour is quite dry and bright, with lots of tropical fruity melon, piney hops, and dry biscuity malt. Nice fruity astringency on the finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 22:27

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours a hazy yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out notes of melon, followed by English bready malt, and earthy hops. Flavour is quite dry, with biscuity malt and light piney hops. Not very enthralling. It's balanced and drinkable, but boring.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 22:06

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle - Very nic citrus and some peel. Pale clear gold with a small white head. Lots of grains and citrus with a light butter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 22:04