Boneshaker IPA “When the burp is as good as the beer, you’ve got a real winner.” - Noah V “It’s like sleeping with the wrong, sexy person.” - Meghan H Amsterdam Brewing Co - Toronto, ON lager pilsner American Pale Ale IPA County Dark Ale “It’s trying so hard to be stoic and strong but really it’s sensitive and needs a shoulder to cry on.” - Alan J “Grown-up candy.” - Sydney G Wellington Brewery - Guelph, ON AMBER Amsterdam Big Wheel “Just the right amount of bitterness. Like a girl who plays hard to get.” - Dylan H “I just got my mouth washed out with soap.” - Bianca O Amsterdam Brewery - Toronto, ON Iron Duke “Nice and strong, like one of those men in one of those men’s health magazines.” - Alan J “If a philosophy professor was a beer.” - Sydney G Wellington Brewery - Guelph, ON Plowman’s Ale “Smells like walking into a shop in Kensington that sells grains.” - Bianca O “Maybe Charles Bukowski would like it.” - Amanda J Grand River Brewing Co - Cambridge, ON Spring Thaw Maple Ale “Great faux fancy beer.” - Kevin H “Tastes like it was brewed in the hollow of a maple trunk.” - David S Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON Alexander Keith’s Cascade “Sort of tastes like asthma inhaler.” - Isaac T “Like a Florida orange.” - Marsha M Labatt Brewing Co - London, ON Hawaiian Style Pale Ale “Bitterness balances out sweet citrus; a perfect (tropical) storm.” - Cara S “Hint of honey in a sea of bitterness, like a bee pollinating a field of barbed wire flowers.” - Sebastian G Spearhead Brewing Co - Etobicoke, ON dark ale King Dark Lager “Like caramel’s sweet alcoholic brother.” - Dylan H “Tastes like a hug.” - Isaac T King Brewery - Nobleton, ON Organic Lager “Tastes like it should be served by McDonald’s, the McBeer.” - Lenny P “Not feeling the frat aftertaste.” - Marsha M Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON Budweiser “Makes me feel happy and sunny.” - Isaac T “Fruity with hints of nut-of-some-kind.” - Yukon D Labatt Brewing Co - London, ON Creemore Kellerbier “Karate chops the back of my tongue.” - Manaal I “For British rainy afternoons, like marmalade and Wellington boots.” - Lauren P. Creemore Springs LTD - Clearview, ON Stella Artois “Smells like dank, tastes like men.” - Odessa K “Bubbles kind of mask any flavour, but as a beer nonconnoisseur, who cares?” - Marsha M Labatt Brewing Co - London, ON Vienna King Lager “Tastes like sticky toffee I stole from my parents.” - Bianca O “Full flavour start with a smooth flush. Just like a prom date.” - Max R King Brewery - Nobleton, ON Spring Imp “Reminds me of all the vegetables I avoided eating as a kid.” - Manaal I “A bit too sure of itself, like too much body spray.” - Lauren P❋ Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON Black Oak Nut Brown “If you’re into burnt toast this beer is for you.” - Jane K “Tastes like what my grandpa smells like, smoke and old pennies, almost antique.” - Rhiannon W Black Oak Brewing Co - Etobicoke, ON King Pilsner “Smells like North End Halifax brewery air.” - Meghan H “Tastes like a 24 from dial-a-bottle.” - Sydney G King Brewery - Nobleton, ON Steam Whistle Pilsner “Like a cornfield, broad, vast, ubiquitous.” - Yukon D “Minimalist decadence.” - David S Steam Whistle Brewery - Toronto, ON Hannenberg Pilsner “Tastes like elves innocently dancing in a forest.” - Amanda J “Like fresh baked buttered bread.” - Noah V Grand River Brewing Co - Cambridge, ON Although Pilsner is rela- tively young – it was developed in Pilsnen in the present day Czech Republic in the mid- 1800s – it is one of the most popular styles of beer today. Made with hard or neutral water and partially malted barley, Pilsner usually has a hoppy aroma, a dense white head, a light taste and refresh- ing finish. Serve cold. Cobblestone Stout “Straight up fucking delicious.” - Chelsea H “Almost like drinking really strong iced coffee on a cold winter’s day.” - Bodi B Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON Hallertauer Hop Ale “The aftertaste reminds me of an empty warehouse.” - Marsha M “This amber ale is an escape from your bland self and into bolder territory.” - Noah V Labatt Brewing Co - London, ON❋ Crazy Canuck “Has structure and a signature.” - Brendan G “You drink this in between fights.” - Noah V. Great Lakes Brewery - Etobicoke, ON Black Oak Pale Ale “Malt and hops dueling like frenemies.” - Noah V “Sort of tastes like bitter banana.” - Isaac T Black Oak Brewing Co - Etobicoke, ON English Bay Pale Ale “This is how bubblegum should taste. Delicious.” - Cara S “Vanilla flavour makes this beer pop.” - Ted R Creemore Springs LTD - Clearview, ON Tankhouse Ale “Smooth ride down the gullet” - Mark W “Like a sparse but easy forest walk.” - Kevin H Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON Amsterdam 416 “Imagine if President’s Choice ginger ale suddenly turned into a beer.” - Dan C “The type of beer to drink out of a 2L stein in Prague.” - Noah V Amsterdam Brewery - Toronto, ON Pale Ale was first used as a term in the early 18th cen- tury. It has a pale-golden to amber colour, is usually clear, and often has a bready, toasty, biscuity flavour. ABV 4.5-6%. Serve cool (8-12 degrees celsius). Ambers are made with a hop-malt balance that usually leans toward the malts, creating a sweet, some- times caramel flavour. Crystal malt gives it its darker copper or amber colour. ABV 4.5-6%. Serve cool (8-12 degrees celsius). We endured a series of in- tense blind tastings for your enjoyment. Judges were either affiliated with the making of the boozepaper or kidnapped from the streets of Toronto and forced to drink numerous types of beer so you wouldn’t have to (but we recommend you do). Thanks to all the participating brewers. Enjoy. India Pale Ale was developed in England in the 1790s by increasing ales’ alcohol and hop content in order to solve the problem of beer going flat or sour during long ocean voyages. Malts are used to balance the hops, sometimes creating a mildly sweet flavour. ABV 5-7.6%. Serve cellar (12-14 degrees Celsius). WINNER Originating in late 17th century London, brown ale has taken on a significantly dif- ferent connotation than its original meaning. While 18th-century brown ales were brewed from 100% brown malt and lightly hopped, today’s brown ales are of me- dium strength and are usually low alcohol. They range from brown to deep amber in colouration, and are most often sweet and/or nutty. Chocolate and caramel fla- vours are also noticeable. Best served mildly chilled for optimum haziness. Lager originated in Central Europe in the early 15th century. After initial fermentation, the beer is stored at low temperatures (a process known as “lagering”) to allow for the produc- tion of bottom-fermenting yeast. This yeast is more aggressive than ale yeast, and produces a clean, crisp beer with a smooth finish. Lagers are typically served cold. Originating from 18th century Britain and Ire- land, a stout is chiefly considered to be a dark, bitter, and distinctly Irish brew, typically with a creamy, impenetrable head. stout 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.4 1.9 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.1 4.1 3.5 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.6 2.4 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 SCORED FROM 1 to 5 5 - Get off your ass and go get this. I said NOW! 4 - Next time you see this, drop everything and drink. 3 - Order this to impress your beer snob of a date. 2 - Drinkable 1 - We’ll drink it anyway
The Beer Review 2013
Mar 07, 2016
10th annual Ontario beer review by students for students as part of the boozepaper 2013, the U of T independent weekly's special edition featuring all things alcohol related. Our panel of student judges undergoes a series of blind tastings. Enjoy our results responsibly. Thanks to all the participating breweries.
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Boneshaker IPA“When the burp is as good as the beer, you’ve got a real
winner.” - Noah V“It’s like sleeping with the wrong, sexy person.” - Meghan H
Amsterdam Brewing Co - Toronto, ON
lager
pilsner
American Pale Ale
IPA
County Dark Ale “It’s trying so hard to be stoic
and strong but really it’s sensitive and needs a shoulder to cry on.” - Alan J“Grown-up candy.” - Sydney GWellington Brewery - Guelph, ON
AMBER
Amsterdam Big Wheel “Just the right amount of bitterness. Like a girl who plays hard to get.” - Dylan H“I just got my mouth washed out with soap.” - Bianca OAmsterdam Brewery - Toronto, ON
Iron Duke “Nice and strong, like one of those men in one of those men’s health magazines.” - Alan J“If a philosophy professor was a beer.” - Sydney GWellington Brewery - Guelph, ON
Plowman’s Ale “Smells like walking into a shop in Kensington that sells grains.” - Bianca O“Maybe Charles Bukowski would like it.” - Amanda J Grand River Brewing Co - Cambridge, ON
Spring Thaw
Maple Ale “Great faux fancy
beer.” - Kevin H“Tastes like it was
brewed in the hollow of a maple trunk.” - David S
Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON
Alexander Keith’s Cascade“Sort of tastes like asthma inhaler.” - Isaac T
“Like a Florida orange.” - Marsha MLabatt Brewing Co - London, ON
Hawaiian Style Pale Ale
“Bitterness balances out sweet citrus; a perfect (tropical) storm.” - Cara S“Hint of honey in a sea of bitterness, like a bee pollinating a field of barbed wire
flowers.” - Sebastian GSpearhead Brewing Co - Etobicoke, ON
dark ale
King Dark Lager “Like caramel’s sweet alcoholic brother.” - Dylan H
“Tastes like a hug.” - Isaac TKing Brewery - Nobleton, ON
Organic Lager “Tastes like it should be served by McDonald’s, the McBeer.” - Lenny P“Not feeling the frat aftertaste.” - Marsha MMill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON
Budweiser “Makes me feel happy and sunny.” - Isaac T“Fruity with hints of nut-of-some-kind.” - Yukon DLabatt Brewing Co - London, ON
Creemore Kellerbier“Karate chops the back of my tongue.” - Manaal I“For British rainy afternoons, like marmalade and Wellington boots.” - Lauren P.Creemore Springs LTD - Clearview, ON
Stella Artois
“Smells like dank, tastes like men.” - Odessa K“Bubbles kind of mask any flavour, but as a beer nonconnoisseur, who cares?”
- Marsha MLabatt Brewing Co - London, ON
Vienna King Lager “Tastes like sticky toffee I stole from my parents.” - Bianca O“Full flavour start with a smooth flush. Just like a prom date.” - Max RKing Brewery - Nobleton, ON
Spring Imp “Reminds me of all the vegetables I avoided eating as a kid.” - Manaal I
“A bit too sure of itself, like too much body spray.” - Lauren P❋ Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON
Black Oak Nut Brown
“If you’re into burnt toast this beer is for you.” - Jane K“Tastes like what my grandpa smells like, smoke and old
pennies, almost antique.” - Rhiannon WBlack Oak Brewing Co - Etobicoke, ON
King Pilsner
“Smells like North End Halifax brewery air.” - Meghan H“Tastes like a 24 from dial-a-bottle.” - Sydney G
King Brewery - Nobleton, ON
Steam Whistle Pilsner
“Like a cornfield, broad, vast, ubiquitous.” - Yukon D
“Minimalist decadence.” - David S
Steam Whistle Brewery - Toronto, ON
Hannenberg Pilsner
“Tastes like elves innocently dancing in a forest.” - Amanda J
“Like fresh baked buttered bread.” - Noah V
Grand River Brewing Co - Cambridge, ON
Although Pilsner is rela-tively young – it was developed in Pilsnen in the present day Czech Republic in the mid-1800s – it is one of the most popular styles of beer today. Made with hard or neutral water and partially malted barley, Pilsner usually has a hoppy aroma, a dense white head, a light taste and refresh-ing finish. Serve cold.
Cobblestone Stout“Straight up fucking delicious.” - Chelsea H“Almost like drinking really strong iced coffee on a cold winter’s day.” - Bodi BMill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON
Hallertauer Hop Ale
“The aftertaste reminds m
e of an empty warehouse.” -
Marsha M
“This amber ale is an escape from
your bland self and into
bolder territory.” - Noah V
Labatt Brewing Co - London, ON❋
Crazy Canuck
“Has structure and a signature.” - Brendan G
“You drink this in between fights.” - Noah V.
Great Lakes Brewery - Etobicoke, ON
Black Oak Pale Ale
“Malt and hops dueling like frenem
ies.” - Noah V
“Sort of tastes like bitter banana.” - Isaac T
Black Oak Brew
ing Co - Etobicoke, ON
English Bay Pale Ale
“This is how bubblegum should taste. Delicious.” - Cara S
“Vanilla flavour makes this beer pop.” - Ted R
Creemore Springs LTD - Clearview, ON
Tankhouse Ale “Smooth ride down the gullet” - Mark W
“Like a sparse but easy forest walk.” - Kevin H
Mill Street Brewery - Toronto, ON
Amsterdam 416
“Imagine if President’s Choice ginger ale suddenly turned into a beer.” - Dan C
“The type of beer to drink out of a 2L stein in Prague.” - Noah V
Amsterdam Brewery - Toronto, ON
Pale Ale was first used as a term in the early 18th cen-tury. It has a pale-golden to amber colour, is usually clear, and often has a bready, toasty, biscuity flavour. ABV 4.5-6%. Serve cool (8-12 degrees celsius).
Ambers are made with a hop-malt balance that usually leans toward the malts, creating a sweet, some-times caramel flavour. Crystal malt gives it its darker copper or amber colour. ABV 4.5-6%. Serve cool (8-12 degrees celsius).
We endured a series of in-tense blind tastings for your enjoyment. Judges were either affiliated with the making of the boozepaper or kidnapped from the streets of Toronto and forced to drink numerous types of beer so you wouldn’t have to (but we recommend you do). Thanks to all the participating brewers. Enjoy.
India Pale Ale was developed in England in the 1790s by increasing ales’ alcohol and hop content in order to solve the problem of beer going flat or sour during long ocean voyages. Malts are used to balance the hops, sometimes creating a mildly sweet flavour. ABV 5-7.6%. Serve cellar (12-14 degrees Celsius). WINNER
Originating in late 17th century London, brown ale has taken on a significantly dif-ferent connotation than its original meaning. While 18th-century brown ales were brewed from 100% brown malt and lightly hopped, today’s brown ales are of me-dium strength and are usually low alcohol. They range from brown to deep amber in colouration, and are most often sweet and/or nutty. Chocolate and caramel fla-vours are also noticeable. Best served mildly chilled for optimum haziness.
Lager originated in Central Europe in the early 15th century. After initial fermentation, the
beer is stored at low temperatures (a process known as “lagering”) to allow for the produc-
tion of bottom-fermenting yeast. This yeast is more aggressive than ale yeast, and produces
a clean, crisp beer with a smooth finish. Lagers are typically served cold.
Originating from 18th century Britain and Ire-land, a stout is chiefly considered to be a dark, bitter, and distinctly Irish brew, typically with a creamy, impenetrable head.
stout
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SCORED FROM 1 to 55 - Get off your ass and go get this. I said NOW!4 - Next time you see this, drop everything and drink.3 - Order this to impress your beer snob of a date.2 - Drinkable1 - We’ll drink it anyway
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