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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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6.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Kerplunk - Mango wheat ale from Elora Brewing 3 months ago

Pours very cloudy blonde with thick white head. Taste is mildly sweet, but flat hay malt, with light but fairly indistinct mango, with a lingering, but notable bitterness. Meh. Can LCBO

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2025 at 23:51

Helsdon added a new beer Kerplunk - Mango wheat ale by Elora Brewing
3 months ago

7.6

Helsdon (1068) reviewed Darren The One Eyed Cat (2025 Pinot Gris) from Slake Brewing 3 months ago

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

Pours a golden with a slight pink tinge, fluffy white head which reduces very quickly. Very light carbonation. Taste is primarily smooth vinous grapes, minerals, with mild off flavour funk that lingers. Very mellow Bottle from the brewery.

Tried from Bottle at Slake Brewing on 31 Oct 2025 at 23:45

Helsdon added a new beer Darren The One Eyed Cat (2025 Pinot Gris) by Slake Brewing
3 months ago

7.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Devil's Sauce from Blood Brothers Brewing 3 months ago

Can from LCBO. Taste is fairly sweet malt, tropical fruit, chocolate, resin with a lingering sweet and resin finish.

Tried from Can on 26 Oct 2025 at 00:43

7.5

Helsdon (1068) ticked Summer Ale from Great Lakes Brewery (Canada) 3 months ago

Hay malt with fairly strong ginger that comes up quickly, mild lemon undertones. Pretty tasty, though the ginger is a little on the heavy side.

Tried from Can at Great Lakes Brewery on 22 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Helsdon (1068) reviewed Westetobicoken from Great Lakes Brewery (Canada) 3 months ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9

Can from the brewery. Pours a nice blonde with thick white head that sticks around. Taste is light biscuit malts, vague citrus, light esters, with a mild bitterness in the finish. Honestly this is a great beer. Well done Great Lakes

Tried from Can at Great Lakes Brewery on 17 Oct 2025 at 23:27

Helsdon added a new beer Westetobicoken by Great Lakes Brewery (Canada)
3 months ago

Helsdon updated a venue: Indie Ale House located in Toronto, Canada
3 months ago

Helsdon (5) reviewed Indie Ale House 3 months ago

Setting - 8 | Selection - 8 | Service - 9 | Food - 9 | Value - 7 | Overall - 8

Last review? The indie alehouse is now closed. I'm a little surprised I never reviewed it, or maybe it got.lost in the Ratebeer transition. Great bar, amazing beer, delicious food. Just hard times post covid for restaurants and brewery. I'll miss this place.

Visited on 15 Oct 2025 at 22:33