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Helsdon

Toronto, ON, 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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Helsdon added a new beer Kerplunk - Mango wheat ale by Elora Brewing
8 months ago

Helsdon (1082) reviewed

Darren The One Eyed Cat (2025 Pinot Gris) from Slake Brewing

8 months ago

7.6/10 — 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
8 months ago

Helsdon (1082) ticked

Devil's Sauce from Blood Brothers Brewing

9 months ago

7.5/10

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

Helsdon (1082) ticked

Summer Ale from Great Lakes Brewery (Canada)

9 months ago

7.5/10

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 (1082) reviewed

Westetobicoken from Great Lakes Brewery (Canada)

9 months ago

8/10 — 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)
9 months ago

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

Helsdon (5) reviewed

Indie Ale House

9 months ago

8/10 — 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

Helsdon (1082) reviewed

10-4-23 from Indie Alehouse Brewing Co.

9 months ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Bottle from the brewery, which sadly, just closed. But not gone. Still at Eataly and apparently setting up brewing at the West End icon the Cheese Boutique, if that's even true. Regardless, this anniversary beer, now aged by Indie for two years...Pours a rich copper, with strong pink undertones. Nose of vanilla/oak barrel, strawberry and a little funk. Taste is lighter than I expected, grassy malts, fresh berries, mildly sweet with some light sock funk supporting. Very accessible, and refreshing yet funky.

Tried from Bottle at Indie Ale House on 15 Oct 2025 at 22:29