Canada offers a myriad of options when it comes to drinking. Ales, beers, vintage wines, bourbons, scotches – you name it. Picking one is not so easy. So here is a compilation of the best beers of Canada. These are the beers voted as favorites in a recent Reddit survey.
All beers are sold in LCBO, an Ontario government enterprise and one of the world’s largest buyers and retailers of beverage alcohol. Though it’s tough to find all beers in all the branches, LCBO makes life easier with its branch delivery and home delivery options.
10. Granville Island Lions Winter Ale
Medium brown color with a foamy cream head. Aromas of caramel, vanilla, cola and nut. Tastes like toffee, vanilla bean, freshly-baked bread and cocoa.
9. Black Oak Nut Brown Ale
Mahogany brown color with a medium head. Aromas of caramel, nut and dark chocolate. Tastes like toffee and chocolate with roasted coffee bean.
8. Stranger Than Fiction (Collective Arts)
A porter with brown or black color having long-lasting head. Aromas of molasses, coffee, smoke, toasted nuts and chocolate. Tastes malty and powerful on the palate.
7. Innis & Gunn Caribbean Rum Cask
Scottish red ale made in Jamaican rum barrels. Deep brown color with a full body. Aromas and flavors of ripe fruit, chocolate, molasses and espresso coffee.
6. Peche Mel Scaldis
Fruit beer. Has aromas and flavors of peach, apricot, tangerine, mango and malt. Has a light finish and gives a silky mouth feel.
5. Palm Breweries Rodenbach Grand Cru
Flemish red ale with fruity and sour character. Aromas of berries, caramel and chocolate. Tastes initially sour with tart cherry and earthy notes.
4. Juicy Ass (Flying Monkey)
Made in Barrie, Ontario. Hazy gold in color. Aromas of citrus, piney and pineapple. Tastes like an explosion of grapefruit and a range of tropical fruits.
3. Hazy State IPA (Collective Arts)
Aromas and flavors of lemon, hops, malt and orange peel. With a medium body this beer has a fruity taste and has a long lasting finish.
2. Berry Fields (Bench Brewery)
Ruby red in color. Tastes like herbs, hops, raspberry, blackcurrant and strawberry. With a light body, this beer has a fruity taste.
1. Jam Up The Mash Hopped Sour (Collective Arts)
Aromas and flavors of lemon, kiwi, guava, spice and green mango with notes of pine, herb and lactic/earth. Tastes sour. Made for people who love sour and hop.