Steven

Toronto

Wild about wild ale, serious about (authentic) saison, IPAs and BBA stouts. Spontaneous fermentation is your friend!

Checkins

31

General rating

3.97

 

Magic Lambic (2020)

Super funky and schtanky on the opening, leads into a big cherry center with smooth vanilla and sour tartness on the finish.

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

Vigneronne (2019)

Nice and vinuous white grape character, light and funk, approachable and complex.

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

KBS Hazelnut (2022)

Nice to have this again... huge hazelnut flavor, Nutella in a glass... thanks Sandeep R.

4.0

about 1 year ago

 

Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2018)

This is a real kicker... doesn't seem to have aged at all... feels like it could age forever... rustic, funky and complex. Not for everyone but I can dig it.

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2019)

This bastard is starting to fade... still good but drink em if you've got em!

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2023)

Fresh and dense... one of the better iterations in my opinion

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard

Nice spicy caramel character in this batch, smooth and warming... a nice sipper for a cool evening.

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2022)

Smooth and sweet with hints of smoke, molasses, and leather... delicious and warming. Let it warm up for the flavor to emerge!

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2022)

Insane amount of 🍒 here... top shelf!

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) 2022

Funky and schtancky in the classic Cantillon style. Great stuff

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

QUARTER LIFE CRISIS - FOUNDERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BEER

One of us is a cigar stand and one of us is a lovely blue incandescent guillotine, so I'm having a beer...

4.0

almost 3 years ago

 

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge

ZĂĽrich is stained and it's not my fault so I'm having a beer...

4.0

almost 3 years ago

 

Bottle Shop Series Highball Drifter

Every time, I sit around, I find I'm shot so I'm having a beer...

4.0

almost 3 years ago

 

4 Giants IPA (2022)

And we're counting up the instants that we save tired nation so depraved, from the cheap seats see us wave to the camera, it took a giant ramrod to raze the demon settlement so I'm having a beer...

4.0

almost 3 years ago

 

Oktoberfest 2022

So drunk in the August sun and you're the kind of girl I like because you're empty, and I'm empty and you can never quarantine the past, so I'm having a beer...

0.0

almost 3 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2017)

Great depth of flavour, light funk and complexity, cherry still bursts with fresh fruit, candied nose and long finish.

4.5

almost 3 years ago

 

KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Cocoa

Smooth and boozy, light cinnamon and vanilla are complementary... late night sipping...

4.0

about 3 years ago

 

Kriek Boon (2020)

Love the burst of fresh cherries... no artificiality here, which is so often the case with other fruit beers, light acidity and funk, very fruit forward... always a pleasure.

4.0

about 3 years ago

 

Más Agave Grapefruit

Surprisingly smooth and rich, ripe tropical grapefruit in the body with a hint of salt... the finish is long and warming...

4.0

about 3 years ago

 

Big Lushious

Big chocolate and raspberry, not as sweet as last time I had it, rather muddled in the middle though...

3.5

about 3 years ago

 

4 Giants IPA

It's not bad, a good malt profile and bitterness but tasting a little over the hill...

3.5

about 3 years ago

 

KBS Hazelnut (2022)

Definitely getting the nutella vibes along with the brawny bourbon barrel... loads of flavor and I'm finding that these KBS variants taste best fresh.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Cocoa (2021)

From last night... it's an enjoyable dessert stout, lots of vanilla, the cinnamon is present but is kind of overpowered... would have liked a bigger presence... warm and boozy, good stuff but I much prefer the unadulterated original.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Porter

So well executed, solid malt structure and roasty chocolate flavor, an absolute steal at less than $3... should have bought more while I had the chance.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

KBS Espresso (2021)

Very good stuff with big chocolate and bourbon barrel character, rich and smooth but I found that earlier vintages had a bigger espresso character, this year is more chocolate and sweeter.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Kentucky Bourbon Stout (KBS) (2021)

The real deal! Smooth and velvety body, big flavors of coffee and dark chocolate over a bourbon barrel base, with a bitter finish, all is in balance and delicious. Always drinks best fresh in my opinion.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Kriek 100% Lambic (2021)

Damn that's some great stuff... an unexpected surprise to find this on tap tonight... fantastic density and funky complexity, nice acidity on the finish.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Dirty Bastard

Smooth and rich malts, not overly sweet, nice charred toast character, notes of barrel with an appreciable hop punch on the finish. 2019 bottle.

4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Rosé de Gambrinus (2016)

It's our 14th anniversary so we're having something special, amazing as expected, maybe even better, funky nose leads into a complex middle where the dance of fruit, wild yeast and funk flavors continue... fantastic stuff!!

5.0

almost 5 years ago

 

Fresh Start

It's fresh enough, and it's a start, a decent enough New England style IPA, soft and easy drinking, if somewhat one dimensional.

3.5

almost 5 years ago

 

KBS Espresso

The coffee has faded considerably since my previous bottle, but there's still a nice bourbon barrel and roasted malt presence, with a big bitterness to end things out.

4.0

almost 5 years ago