Mill Street Betelgeuse

Brewed by Mill St. Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Toronto, Canada

On tap at the brew pub. Clear copperish yellow, really nice creamy white head. Nice aroma - lots of alcohol, lots of yeast. Taste in right on style for a Tripel. Lots of alcohol, lots of yeast, nice almost sweet finish. This is not quite as good as say a Dieu De Ciel interpretation of the style, but man, Mill St. nailed it. I do not even know of an Ontario brewer brave enough to try this let alone nail it. Well done Mill St!

I like this - on tap it has some spooky funkiness at first, and later it opens up and reveals more and more spicy phenols. Nice golden appearance with dense light head, ripe fruit aromas and tastes, Belgian style sort of aged/dusty hop bitterness. This beer has hit stride.

[1958-20090120] Tap. Fruity yeasty banana aroma. Clear, medium orange body with a long-lasting creamy white head. Boozy banana fruit yeast flavour. Medium grainy body. Nice in it’s rough and unfinished way.
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(@ Volo; Toronto, ON)

Growler from the brewpub - pours perfectly clear golden with a sticky thick white head. Aggressively carbonated, but it works well with the style. Yeasty, green raisin aroma, almost verging on white wine, but earthier. Flavour is not as full as the aroma, and a bit hot at the back of the throat, but as it warms and is allowed to open up, it becomes quite nice. Finishing hop bitterness also becomes more apparent as the beer warms. This beer manages a good balance between fruity and dry. Perhaps not on par with the best Belgians in the world, but still a very good strong ale, and and quite drinkable for the strength. An excellent attempt by a local brewer who should be applauded for the effort.

On tap at Bar Volo. Clear ochre colour, slight head and a little bit of lacing. Slight aroma. Nice hop, yeasty fruity aroma. Balanced aftertaste.

On tap at Volo. Pours a bunch of white foam on medium yellow,The aroma is grapefruit rind indication of hops, geuzy, and malt. The taste, with medium plus mouthfeel, is complex geuzy with malt and yeast. Satisfies and drinkable. A pint seemed like not enough.

2009-01-20. Crisp dark yellow body with a small white head, nice lacing. (3+) Mild aroma, pale malt, light sugars and dry stereotypical triple profile. Light alcohol. Flavour is sweet with dry pale malt finish, light sugars and florals, finish again has the typical Belgian tripel blend of malt, bitterness and mild alcohol. Average plus palate. Serviceable and pleasant but lacks the depth and complexity of some of the best tripels. On tap at Volo, Toronto

On tap at Volo , Appearance: good looking ale. Clear golden look with large , snowy , creamy cap placed on top. Presentable lace created. 4+ Aroma: proper , clean rich aroma. Bubble gum wheat softy presented. Mildly aromatic. 7+ Flavor/Palate: Medium full bodied. Bitter edges with softer malty midlle. Soft yeasty hints with touch of fruit. Dry alcohol finishing. Very straightforward, drinkable. Quiet good but lacking complexity of upper class. I missed some secondary depth.