Tuesday 13 August 2019

July 17, 2019

206/2806) Home:  Coastline by Fourpure Brewing of England:  *1/2; 6%, 30 ibu; a gooseberry and vanilla dry hopped sour; brewed with barley and oats as well as lactose, wheat, gooseberries and vanilla; Asian tea nose; tart with gooseberries, Asian tea, tannins; an otherwise outstanding beer ruined by souring in an attempt to be fashionable;


207/2807) Home:  Sunseeker Tangerine Pale Ale by Lake of Bays of Ontario:  *1/2; 4.7%, 30 ibu; brewed with malted barley, flaked wheat, orange peel and "natural tangerine flavour"; also Cascade, Idaho 7 and Mandarina Bavaria hops; tangerine nose; tangerine flavours with a dank edge;


July 16, 2019

205/2805) Home:  Florida Cracker by Cigar City Brewing of Florida, U.S.A.:  *1/2; 5.5%; a Belgian style white ale brewed with coriander and orange peel; also barley malt, wheat and oats; yeasty nose; orange, coriander and yeast flavours;


Monday 12 August 2019

July 14, 2019

203/2803) Home:  Jurassic IPA by Cameron's Brewing of Ontario:  **; 6.8%, 68 ibu; brewed with Citra, Summit and Simcoe hops; citrusy nose; mango, citrus flavours;


204/2804) Home:  Trifecta Hopfenweisse by Parallel 49 Brewing of British Columbia:  **; 5%; brewed "with a trifecta of hops":   Huell Melon, Meridian and Saphir; also wheat, oats and pilsner malt; dry, herbal nose with citrus notes; citrus, cloves, jasmine tea, tannins and floral notes; quite unusual;


July 13, 2019

201/2801) Home:  Premium Pale Ale by Steam Whistle Brewing of Ontario:  **; 5%;  clear amber; in the English style; nose is mildly musty hops, leafy; bready, mild fruit to nose as it warms; ditto flavours; interesting enough that I would have another, especially on draught;

As many have pointed out their do one thing well slogan is due for an update.


202/2802) Home:  Silky by Fairweather Brewing Brewing of Ontario:  **; a 5.5% oat porter; another beer today in the English style, this time a porter; dark espresso nose; roasted malt, dark coffee flavours;