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Helsdon

Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 Member

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Deeply underachieving beer snob. I'll occasionally have a drink, and when I do I want it to be a good one. Oh, and if I give a detailed rating on a beer, rather than a quick tick, you can ignore the specifics. I don't need to judge appearance, or whatever. I just don't want to leave a rating rounded to the nearest .5, like the quick tick limits you to.

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7.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked La Divine from Brasserie de Silly 2 weeks ago

Bottle from the lcbo. Pours a vaguely cloudy copper, with a finger of off white head. Taste is sweet malts with toasted notes, esters, some bitterness and some Citrus pith plastic. Your thought makes any sense. It's good, good balance

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2026 at 23:31

Helsdon has a new country beer tick achievement

Level 1 for Sweden ticks with a total of 5 from this country.
Aon Pecan Mud Cake from Omnipollo was the one that did it!
2 weeks ago

8.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Aon Pecan Mud Cake from Omnipollo 2 weeks ago

The brewed and canned in Toronto version. Can LCBO. Wow Thick roasted malt, sweetness, a bit of booze, nuttiness a pastry richness. Excellent.

Tried from Can on 15 Jan 2026 at 23:57

Helsdon (1068) ticked Kombine from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 4 weeks ago

Bottle from the LCBO here in Toronto. Decently thick malt, with a mild sweetness, toasty hay, with mild bitterness on top. A nice example of the style.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2026 at 00:34

6.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Together We're Bitter American Brown Ale from TWB (Together We're Bitter) Co-Operative Brewing 1 month ago

Nutty roasted malt, mildly thin, slight bitter finish. Passable. Can from St Jacob's Market.

Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2025 at 01:57

7.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Jaguar Shark from Rainhard Brewing 1 month ago

Can from LCBO. Cloudy blonde with a decent layer of soapy head. Sweet mild malt base, hop up front with clementine citrus, moderate resin, some....cilantro? Pretty clean finish. Decent.

Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2025 at 00:08

5.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Ename Pater from Brouwerij Roman 1 month ago

High hopes for this one, but taste is thin dry hay malts mildly sweet, a little orange, but really I'm burying the lead as there is a solid bitter off flavour over the whole thing. Bad bottle? Bottle from the LCBO

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2025 at 23:15

6.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Ghost Orchid IPA from Bellwoods Brewery 2 months ago

Hey malt with mildly resonance hops, some plastic pith, mild bitterness. Can LCBO

Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2025 at 23:05

Helsdon has a new beer style achievement

Level 5 for IPA - New England / Hazy ticks with a total of 50 ticks of this sub style.
Hopeye from Rouge River Brewing was the one that did it!
2 months ago

7.4

Helsdon (1068) reviewed Hopeye from Rouge River Brewing 2 months ago

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

Can from the LCBO. Taste jumps right into the hops. Bitter, some resin, a touch of chocolate, over barely noticeable sweet malt. Bitterness lingers. It's a pretty angry beer, but tasty.

Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2025 at 21:30