The bottom of tin reads, "A Masquerade". Occultation is defined as when one object passes in front of another from an observer's perspective.
Monday 22 November 2021
November 9, 2021
319/3669) Home: Occultation by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; a 6.5% IPA brewed with oats and barley; hopped with Loral, Citra and Mosaic; cloudy; nose is citrus and peaches with a dank edge; dank, herbal flavours with citrus;
November 8, 2021
318/3668) Home: Thoughts Were The Enemy by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; 8% Double IPA; hopped with Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin; cloudy; mostly peaches to nose; peach and grapefruit with a hint of alcohol;
November 7, 2021
317/3667) Home: Mortals Dance In Defiance of the Dark by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; 8% Double IPA; brewed with a large percentage of oats; hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Citra and Simcoe; stone fruit and tropical fruit nose; flavours of peaches with a bit of sweetness;
The bottom of the tin reads, "Dancing in the dark".
November 6, 2021
316/3666) Revue Cinema, Toronto: Re (Boo) by Bandit Brewery of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.5% double dry hopped IPA; comes in a can; hopped with Citra, El Dorado and Loral; brewed in collaboration with the 110 year old Revue Cinema; citrus, tannins to the nose; similar flavours with floral tannins more out front and a touch of pine;
This was left over from Hallowe'en. I was finally able to use my tickets for the Toronto Silent Film Festival which were purchased in January of 2020.
November 5, 2021
313/3663) The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street: NEIPA by The 3 Brewers of Ontario: ****; 6.3%, 25 ibu; cloudy, yellowy gold; pulpy, juicy, citrusy nose; mild citrus with bitterness provided by grapefruit notes;
314/3664) beerbistro: Hazy Little Thing by Sierra Nevada of California, U.S.A.: ***1/2; 6.7%, 35 ibu; pours hazy, golden; fresh citrus nose; mildly sweet citrus flavours;
315/3665) beerbistro: Knowledge Is Porter by Shillow Beer Co. of Ontario: ***1/2; 5%, 34 ibu; mocha nose; dry, roasted grain, dry mocha flavours;
November 4, 2021
311/3661) Home: Chocolate Daddy by Mascot Brewery of Ontario: ***1/2; a 7.5% Belgian stout brewed with roasted barley, chocolate malt, "Etheopian" cold brew and cocoa nibs; pours black with a fluffy tan head; chocolate and cold brew nose; sweet chocolate and cold brew flavours;
312/3662) Home: Each Beast A God Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Stout with Coffee and Maple by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****1/2; 8.5%; brewed with Costa Rican Naranjo coffee from Morning Roast; to the nose sweet maple dominates aromas of coffee; tastes of maple, bourbon, vanilla, and coffee; quite something;
There were to mark International Stout Day.
November 2, 2021
310/3660) Home: HAZE by Mascot Brewery of Ontario: ****; a 6.1%, 50 ibu New England IPA; double dry hopped with Amarillo and Idaho 7; swampy; nose of peaches, citrus, pine; tastes of pine, tannins, peaches; bitterness suggests a West Coast IPA but the appearance is East Coast;
November 1, 2021
309/3659) Home: Mondo West Coast Session IPA by Mascot Brewery of Ontario: ****; 4.5%, 64 ibu; hopped with Columbus, Centennial and Amarillo; translucent; nose is grapefruit and resin; not as harsh as the old school IPAs but very nice, session or otherwise, with notes of resiny pine and mild citrus in the background;
October 31, 2021
308/3658) Home: Good Neighbour Light Pale Ale by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario: **1/2; 4.9%, 13 ibu light pale ale with hops from local Milton growers and Goodlot Brewing, where they grow their own hops; leafy, malty nose; ever so mildly hazy, golden; mildly sweet, malty - not much evidence of those hops;
October 30, 2021
307/3657) Home: That's When Ted Fought The Mailman by Refined Fool Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; 8%, 100 ibu; the can describes it as a West Coast Double IPA while the brewer's description is East Coast; hopped with Centennial, Citra, Columbus, Comet and Simcoe; translucent; nose of resin and grapefruit; old school bitter resiny grapefruit;
It seems half of the Arby's coupons were missing.
October 29, 2021
306/3656) Home: Gorgeous Giant Gets His Way by Refined Fool Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***; a 5%, 50 ibu Session IPA; hopped with Bravo, Idaho 7 and Loral; translucent, straw colour; nose is grassy, a bit lemony; citrusy flavours with a lemon zest edge; I am not sure about this one;
October 28, 2021
305/3655) Home: Pinky Brewster by Refined Fool Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***1/2; a 4.7%, 25 ibu Raspberry Wheat ale; brewed with malted barley, raspberry puree and malted wheat; nose of fresh raspberries; pleasant raspberry flavours;
October 27, 2021
304/3654) Home: Hazy IPA by Junction Craft Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.2%, 40 ibu; brewed with malted barley, wheat and oats; murky, dark gold; nose is citrus zest; fruity and citrusy with a dank resiny edge;
October 26, 2021
302/3652) Home: Hazii Double iiPA by Amsterdam Brewery of Ontario: ****; 9.5%, 45 ibu; billed as Vermont style; brewed with barley, wheat and oats; nearly as cloudy as a Badlands beer; fruity, citrusy nose - grapefruit, lemon; citrusy with a mild bite of alcohol - grapefruit leads the way;
303/3653) Home: Neon Haze Hazy IPA by Amsterdam Brewery of Ontario: ***; 5.7%; brewed with barley, wheat and oats; hazy, golden; nose is orange and tangerine; flavours of orange and dank resin;
October 25, 2021
301/3651) Home: Dead 'N' Dead by Rogue Ales Brewery of Oregon, U.S.A.: ****; 9.5%, 40 ibu; "Dead Guy Ale aged on oak Dead Guy whiskey barrel chips"; hopped with Perle and Sterling; nose is caramel, oak; tastes of oak with mild hints of alcohol; it is malty with vanilla notes;
October 24, 2021
300/3650) Home: Moving Pictures by Henderson Brewing of Ontario: ****; 14%, 25 ibu; a second collaboration with Rush; this is a 40th anniversary limited edition ale with grape must from Niagara Riesling; described as a Belgian dark ale; chestnut colour; nose is white wine, grapes; I am tasting mainly Riesling flavours and yeast; it's a bit like a wine with a beer mouthfeel;
A member of my high school's Activities Committee once told me we had a chance to host a performance by Rush way back when but it was voted down. They wanted a Big act.
October 23, 2021
299/3649) Home: Halliza by Omnipollo of Sweden: ***1/2; 7% IPA; brewed with malted barley, wheat and oats; single hop: Simcoe; hazy; lemony citrus nose; lemony citrus flavours with a dry, piney finish;
Even though Omnipollo is based in Sweden, similar to earlier entries, this was brewed under contract in Toronto.
October 21, 2021
298/3648) Holy Trinity Hazy IPA by Rouge River Brewing Company of Ontario: ****; 6.8%, 53 ibu; brewed with malted barley, wheat and oats; hopped with Simcoe, Citra and Mosaic; cloudy, golden/straw colour; nose is tropical with a dank edge; citrusy, tropical flavours with dank resin;
October 20, 2021
297/3647) Home: Pumpkin Pie Spiced Ale by Stonehooker Brewing Company of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.3%, 17 ibu; brewed with malted barley, pumpkin, lactose and spices, specifically cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves; clear; nose of Fall spices; tastes of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices; lactose lends a whipped cream topping effect;
I hear tell this is even nicer on tap. I am not seeing as many pumpkin beers this year - maybe it's a coincidence or maybe they are going out of style.
October 19, 2021
196/3646) Home: Jumbo by Railway City Brewing of Ontario: ****; 6.8%, 68 ibu; brewed with malted barley and wheat; hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic; pours clear amber; citrusy grapefruit nose; resiny with notes of grapefruit and a citrusy finish - just a shade Old School;
This appears to be a replacement for Double Dead Elephant. I will miss it every September, but this is good, too.
October 18, 2021
294/3644) beerbistro: Edelhell by Hacker Pschorr Bräu GmgH of Germany: ***1/2; 5.5%; golden; sweet, malty nose; malty flavours with berries;
This was a one litre stein for Oktoberfest. The odd thing is, this has been on their menu since day one but I have not tried it until today.
295/3645) beerbistro: Autumn by Anderson Craft Ales of Ontario: ***1/2; a 5.5% Marzen; deep rich brown; malty, spiced, rich, nutty;
October 17, 2021
293/3643) Home: Theatre of Madness by Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery of Ontario: ****; a 6% Pumpkin lager brewed with pureed pumpkin, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, lactose and demerara sugar; hopped with Cascade and Pahto; nose of pumpkin and spice; translucent orange-red; pumpkin and Fall spices; a bit sweeter than many pumpkin beers but just the same, very nicely done;
October 16, 2021
291/3641) Duck Dive by Wellington Brewery of Ontario: **1/2; 6.9%, 44 ibu Blackberry and Chai IPA; grain bill consists of barley, wheat and oats; a great deal of sediment; cinnamon, coriander nose; spice, mostly cardamom; there is a bitterness throughout which increases, and becomes increasingly unpleasant, through to the after taste;
292/3642) Home: Explosion Frequency by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; an 8.2% Double IPA hopped with Citra and Loral; opaque, orangey-gold; orange and tangerine nose; similar flavours with a mild alcohol edge;
October 25, 2021
290/3640) Home: Pedestal: Nectaron by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 6.5%; Nectaron originated in New Zealand; murky, as usual; very tropical nose with a dank edge; citrusy with tropical flavours;
October 14, 2021
289/3639) Home: October DIPA (2021) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 8.2%; hopped with Riwaka, Nelson Sauvin and Idaho 7; cloudy, more yellowy than usual; for this installment Badlands changed up the malt base, reverting to one from a while ago; nose is dank with berries; dank flavours, mostly berries;
October 12, 2021
288/3638) Home: Cameo Appearance by Collective Arts of Ontario: ****; an 8.0%, 70 ibu West Coast Double IPA brewed with Crystal malt and hopped with Simcoe, Talus and Centennial; golden, mildly hazy; nose is old school pine; similarly it tastes old school harsh and piney with grapefruit at the finish;
October 10, 2021
287/3637) Home: Connecting Dots by Collective Arts of Ontario: ****; an 8.5%, 70 ibu New England Double IPA brewed with barley, wheat and oats and hopped with Citra, Lotus and Azacca; opaque; citrusy nose with an edge of pine; all varieties of citrus and just a hint of dank pine;
Brewed in collaboration with OCAD, the Ontario College of Art and Design.
October 9, 2021
285/3635) Badlands' Beer Garden: CS Pils by Badlands Brewery of Ontario: ***; 4.4%; Euro-hop nose; smoother and maltier than many pilsners, with a mild hop edge; all Czech ingredients including Saaz hops;
286/3636) Badlands' Beer Garden: Festbier by Badlands Brewery of Ontario: ***; 5.1%; mildly nutty, bready nose; malty Marzen-like flavours;
October 8, 2021
284/3634) Home: IPA No. 18 Coconut & Key Lime IPA by Collective Arts of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.4%; hopped with Sabro and Motueka; pours a hazy pale yellow; lime overshadows coconut to the nose; tart, dry, fruity lime flavours - the coconut becomes more prominent once the initial hit of lime subsides;
October 7, 2021
283/3633) Home: Bobber 100 Calorie Hazy IPA by Bobcaygeon Brewing Company of Ontario: ***1/2; 2.5%, 10 ibu; brewed with malted barley, oats and wheat; foamy, nearly soapy head; mildly hazy and golden; orange, grapefruit nose; a bit thin, washed out, but features orange, tangerine and grapefruit with a hint of tea at the finish;
October 6, 2021
282/3632) Home: Big & Juicy IPA by New Ontario Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.5%, 48 ibu; brewed using west coast bittering hops and new world aromatic hops; pours translucent to mildly hazy, golden colour; floral, orangey nose; orange and peach flavours with a mildly bitter finish; not quite so aggressive as the name suggests but it is a serviceable IPA;
Today is Canadian Beer Day.
October 5, 2021
281/3631) Home: Rush by Henderson Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 5.5%; brewed in collaboration with the surviving members of Rush; billed as a Canadian golden ale; brewed with malted barley and rye; translucent golden; nose is floral with notes of Asian tea; flavours of sweet malt, Asian tea and spice;
October 4, 2021
280/3630) Home: Crick Water IPA by Blackburn Brewhouse of Ontario: ***; 6.6%, 45ibu; brewed with malted barley and wheat; the can suggests it "pours cloudy" but I found it only mildly hazy at the most; soft, foamy head; nose is bready malt; aromas of orange and mango; tastes of mango, berries and dry hops with some unusual pilsner-like elements;
October 3, 2021
279/3629) Home: Heavy Lifting BBA Barley Wine by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario: ****1/2; 11.9%; brewed using Maris Otter Pale Malt with a four hour boil time, as opposed to the usual one hour; aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for one year; reddish brown colour; nose of vanilla, oak and bourbon; tastes of sweet caramel, vanilla, bourbon, oak, alcohol and dark fruit; sweet and boozy aftertaste;
It occurs to me that I ought to have bought a second bottle to age.
October 2, 2021
277/3627) Home: Conjuration 7 by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.5%; the grain bill is barley only, no oats - by comparison #6 employed 50% oats; to be specific, the grain bill consists of flaked barley and Carapils (a modified pale malt, the name derives from CARAmel and PILSner); hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Strata - these are the same hops used in Conjuration 6; also the same water and yeast that were used in Conjuration #6 is used here; it's still cloudy though the mouthfeel is not as thick as usual; tangerine to the nose and tangerine flavours; uncommonly malty with notes of caramel, a mild bitterness and a hint of alcohol;
278/3628) Home: Super Soft Birthday Party by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario: ***1/2; a 5.6%, 25 ibu pale ale brewed with malted barley, wheat, oats and lactose; to be more specific, while the can calls this a hazy pale ale, the website refers to it as a Pale Ale - Milkshake; hopped with a special blend of cryohops; cloudy appearance; sweet, fruity nose; tastes fruity and sweet;
September 30, 2021
276/3626) Home: Spawn of Gnasher by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario: ***; a 5%, 40 ibu double dry hopped hazy IPA, hopped with Citra among others; faintly hazy; citrusy nose; mildly fruity;
September 29, 2021
275/3625) Home: Bourbon Barrel Series: Double IPA by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario: ****; 8.0%, 70 ibu; aged "almost a year" in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels; nose is alcohol, caramel and vanilla; flavours of oak, vanilla, red wine, bourbon and dark sugar;
I was worried I might not "get" this one. The idea of aging a hoppy beer still seems unusual to me.
September 28, 2021
274/3624) Home: Mix Tape Heavy Metal by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 8.5%, 25 ibu; an amped up version of Orange Snail's Mix Tape California style pale ale; sweet, malty, toffee nose; sweet, dark, nearly burnt, sugar, malty with notes of alcohol;
September 26, 2021
273/3623) Home: Escarpment wheat by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 5%, 11 ibu; a summer wheat beer brewed with orange peel, coriander and chamomile; ever so mildly hazy and golden; nose is yeast, coriander, citrus zest and mild clove; mild orange, spice, chamomile, yeast and coriander; I was a bit late here but is is a fine summer beer;
September 25, 2021
272/3622) Home: Yukon Guld by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario: ***; a 5.0%, 18 ibu Danish inspired pilsner; translucent, golden; floral, grainy nose; a grainy pilsner without the common Saaz edge;
This is not to be confused with Yukon Gold, the potato.
September 24, 2021
271/3621) Home: Ontario Pils by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ***; 5.8%; brewed with pilsner malt from Barn Owl malt, Willamette hops from VQH Farms and water from Badlands' well; lagered just over five weeks; golden, only mildly hazy; sweet, grainy nose; sweet, honeyed and grainy - an unusual pilsner;
September 23, 2021
270/3620) Home: SenseScape by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; an 8.2% Double IPA hopped with Citra, Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin; murky, yellowish; nose is mostly peaches; tastes of peaches, citrus and tropical fruit with a mildly dank edge;
September 22, 2021
268/3618) The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street: Patersbier by The 3 Brewers of Ontario: ***1/2; 4.9%, 36 ibu; pours hazy and golden; honeyed nose; tastes of honey, mild citrus, grains and yeast; in the Belgian style;
"Lab Line" has replaced my old favourite the Brown, at least at this location. It was an adventure - the lights were out on 3rd floor, which is where the loos are. Thank Heavens for phones that light up.
I made one mistake while I was here. The IPA was awful. Maybe it was very old but I could not finish it. The nicest part of my visit was that in spite of that face that it had been exactly one year since my last appearance the barmaid said she remembered my smile.
269/3619) beerbistro: Young Rival by Merit Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 6% IPA; hopped with El Dorado, Mosaic and Amarillo; no bitterness, just fruity with a citrus nose and flavours;
It is so very nice to be able to go out and drink draught beer and to renew acquaintances..
September 21, 2021
267/3617) Home: Fog by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 6.5%; this is an "update" of their first beer brewed as a brewery, which never saw the light of day owing to equipment difficulties; hopped with Citra, Azacca and Ekuanot; cloudy; tropical, melon, citrus nose; mildly bitter edge, tropical and grapefruit flavours;
September 19, 2021
266/3616) Home: September DIPA (2021) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 8.2%; Badlands used paler malt base and lower protein barley than usual for this edition; it does look paler but it is as murky as ever; hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka and Strata; nose and flavours are a blend of tropical, citrus and berries;
September 18, 2021
265/3615) Home: The New Nostalgia Pale Ale by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 5.6%; an updated version of their "90s Nostalgia" pale ale, which I seem to have missed out on; "a blend of old school hops"; just as murky as usual but in general not as bold as I have come to expect; nose is not out of the ordinary for Badlands - citrus and zest; there is a mild sweetness but mostly resin and grapefruit flavours;
September 17, 2021
264/3614) Home: The Ones Who Walk Away by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; 6.5% IPA brewed with oats and hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka;; murky in appearance; nose of berries and grapefruit; flavours of stone fruit and grapefruit;
September 16, 2021
263/3613) Home: Waiting For Things To Die by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; a 6.5% IPA brewed with oats and hopped with Eclipse and Loral; cloudy; nose of peaches, some tropical notes; tastes of peaches and stone fruit with a dank finish;
September 15, 2021
262/3612) Home: Bone Twig by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***1/2; a 5.2% pale ale version of Bone Tree hopped with Citra; much lighter mouthfeel than most Third Moon products, smoother; citrus nose with a dank edge; citrus and melon flavours;
September 14, 2021
261/3611) Home: Maz by Omnipollo of Sweden: ****; a 5.6%, 48 ibu "oat pale ale" brewed with malted barley, wheat and oats; pours hazy and golden; it is described elsewhere as an American Pale Ale; hopped with Columbus, Amarillo, Chinook, Citra and Simcoe; a variety of fruits make up the nose; tastes of grapefruit, guava, orange, tropical fruit and citrus zest;
This was formerly known as Mazarin and like the previous entry it was brewed in Toronto.
Sunday 21 November 2021
September 13, 2021
260/3610) Home: Bianca Blueberry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose Fruited Ale by Omnipollo of Sweden: ***; 6%; the usual four ingredients plus wheat, oats, rye, blueberries, lactose, maple syrup and vanilla beans; pours the colour of blueberries; vanilla, maple, blueberry nose; opens a shade tart but blueberry and maple syrup sweetness quickly take over with a salty finish; I don't think I could manage more than one;
This was brewed in Toronto.
September 12, 2021
259/3609) Home: Hazy Organic IPA by Mill Street Brewery of Ontario: **1/2; 6%, 50 ibu; hopped with Pacific Gem, Sultana and Amarillo; brewed with organic malted barley/wheat and organic wheat flakes; hazy, golden; nose is very floral; tastes floral and herbal with almost cilantro-like flavours and grassiness; it is also a bit soapy; there is just a hint of lemon;
September 11, 2021
258/3608) Home: August DIPA (2021) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 8.2%; for this one Badlands modified their malt base and dry hopped with Citra, Nectaron and Motueka; nose is lime and tropical fruit; tastes of lime with mild tropical notes and a hint of alcohol;
September 10, 2021
257/3607) Home: Born In A Barn, a collaboration between Badlands Brewery and Wood Brothers Brewing, both of Ontario: ****; an 8% Double IPA hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Enigma; dank and tropical nose; tastes of pine with tropical notes and a touch of alcohol;
September 9, 2021
256/3606) Home: Badskey, a collaboration between Badlands Brewing of Ontario and Pub Brewskey of Quebec: ****; an 8.2% Double IPA brewed with Pub Brewskey's DIPA malt base and dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Nectaron and Riwaka; swampy; lemony tropical nose; flavours of lemon, lime and tropical fruit with a hint of alcohol;
September 8, 2021
255/3605) Home: Elevate Hotel, a collaboration between Badlands Brewing of Ontario and Brasserie du Bas of Quebec: ****; 6.5%; a mash up of Badlands' Elevate and Brasserie du Bas' Bank Hotel; hopped with Citra and Sabro; pours murky and golden; nose of tangerine and oranges; flavours of dank hops are set against sweet citrus;
September 7, 2021
254/3604) Home: TIPA by Badlands Brewing in collaboration with Barncat Artisan Ales, both of Ontario: ****1/2; 10%; hopped with Galaxy, Riwaka and Citra; cloudy as per usual; nose is tropical with berries; tastes of peaches and berries with a hint of alcohol;
September 6, 2021
252/3602) Home: Seanic Route Tropical IPA by Muskoka Brewery of Ontario: ****; 6.0%, 35 ibu; from Muskoka's Moonlight Kettle Series; brewed with malted barley, malted wheat and flaked oats; hazy, yellowish-orange appearance; nose is oranges and mangos; tropical flavours with oranges and mild grapefruit notes; not particularly tropical but very nice;
253/3603) Home: Four by Badlands Brewery of Ontario: ****; 6.5%; one of six fourth anniversary beers; hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Talus and Sabro; cloudy; nose is coconut, peaches and berries; flavours of coconut and mild pine with earthy floral notes;
September 5, 2021
250/3600) Home: Steampunk Saison by Stonehooker Brewing Company of Ontario: ***; 5.3%, 24 ibu; a Belgian style Saison brewed with only four ingredients; pours clear, golden with a soft, white, pillowy head; fruity, peppery nose; I definitely get the promised white pepper notes, along with stone fruit and a musty yeastiness;
251/3601) Home: Apriweiser Hefeweizen with Apricot by Stonehooker Brewing Company of Ontario: ***; 5.1%, 12 ibu; pours translucent, golden; mainly apricot to the nose; the flavours are an odd blend of apricot, cloves and bananas;
September 4, 2021
248/3598) Home: Take A Break Tropical IPA by All Or Nothing Brewhouse of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.8%, 48 ibu; brewed with malted barley and wheat; hazy, golden; orangey nose; herbal bitterness, oranges, mild tropical notes;
249/3599) Home: Jack The RIPA by Stonehooker Brewing Company of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.6%, 60 ibu; translucent ruby red; nose is earthy, spiced rye; the rye is pleasantly subdued in the flavours which are earthy and herbal with dry rye and malt;
"It's to die for."
September 3, 2021
247/3597) Home: Goes To 11 by Sleeping Giant Brewing Company of Ontario: ***1/2; 8.4%, 84 ibu Imperial/Double IPA; brewed with only four ingredients; unfiltered; hopped with Columbus, Cascade and Centennial; translucent; sweet caramel nose with a piney edge; oddly sweet for a West Coast IPA; with biscuity notes and resiny, pine notes;
September 1, 2021
246/3596) Home: Coconut Brown Ale by Jobsite Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 5%; sweet malty brown ale nose; only the mildest hint of coconut - it's more like a nut brown ale but it is nice at that;
From Jobsite's Muddy Boots Series.
August 31, 2021
245/3595) Home: High Vis Double Milkshake IPA with Mango, Annato, Vanilla and Lactose by Jobsite Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 8.5%; swampy; colour of mangos; mostly mango nose; sweet mango and mild herbal flavours;
Annato is an orange-red condiment and food colouring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree which is native to regions from Mexico to Brazil.
August 30, 2021
243/3593) Home: Impact IPA by Jobsite Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; 6.9%, 44 ibu; dry hopped with Amarillo and Simcoe; in addition there are Nugget, Cascade and El Dorado hops; pours clear, amber with a foamy white head; dank, resiny nose; resiny, piney, dank, herbal; an Old School IPA;
244/3594) Home: 2 X 4 Cream Ale by Jobsite Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***; 4.8%, 14.8 ibu; brewed with wheat and corn, the yeast is a lager yeast and it is fermented at ale temperature; clear, pale; sweet adjunct nose; notes of cereal, minerally;
August 29, 2021
242/3592) Home: Strawberry Vanilla Milkshake IPA by Shakespeare Brewing Company of Ontario: **1/2; 5.6%; brewed with the usual four ingredients plus lactose, oats, strawberries and vanilla beans; non-pasteurized; cloudy; the nose is like strawberry ice cream; tastes surprisingly grainy; the berries become more prominent towards the finish;
August 28, 2021
241/3591) Home: Coffee Pale Ale by Shakespeare Brewing Company of Ontario: ***1/2; 4.8%; non-pasteurized; clear, light brown; brewed coffee nose; a tiny bit fruity with coffee most prominent at the finish;
I am not usually a fan of coffee pale ales but this is an exception. The coffee was supplied by the Baden Coffee Company.
August 27, 2021
240/3590) Home: S'mores Stout by Shakespeare Brewing Company of Ontario: ***1/2; a 6% Stout/pastry stout; pours black; nose is sweet with chocolate and coffee; while there is a mild sweetness to the flavours, dark coffee outshines the chocolate to a fair degree;
August 26, 2021
238/3588) Home: Micro IPA by Shakespeare Brewing Company of Ontario: ***; 3.7% India Session Ale brewed with only four ingredients; pours hazy and golden; nose is a bit sweet, a bit grassy; there is also an odd grassiness to the palate;
This beer was formerly known as Little Goat.
239/3589) Home: Welders Flash by Jobsite Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***; a 5.9% White Stout; pours clear amber; sweet, sugary nose; sweet coffee flavours;
The missing apostrophe is the brewer's idea, not mine.
August 25, 2021
237/3587) Home: Irish Red Ale by Bad Apple Brewing Company of Ontario: ***; a 5.25%, 20 ibu Irish Red Ale; hopped with Centennial, Cascade and late Citra, Mosaic; pours red/amber colour; malty nose; malty with caramel notes, not much hop presence;
August 24, 2021
236/3586) Home: Jim's Juicy IPA by Bad Apple Brewing Company of Ontario: ***; a 5%, 32 ibu IPA brewed with only four ingredients; pours reddish brown; sweet, malty nose; caramel flavours, more like a red ale in appearance and taste, with some earthy hop notes;
August 23, 2021
235/3585) Black Monday by Bad Apple Brewing Company of Ontario: ***; a 7.4%, 10 ibu Dunkelweizen brewed with only four ingredients; pours dark as night; nose is fruity with chocolate; tastes of raisins and chocolate; the mouthfeel is a bit thin and flat;
"Brewed just before society came to a halt."
August 22, 2021
234/3584) Home: Mingle August (2021) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 6.5% IPA; features Spectrum, a new liquid dry hopping product which delivers "true to type" hop flavour; here it is substituted for 30% of the Citra dry hop bill; pours cloudy; dank citrus nose; tastes of citrus and mild tropical fruit with a slightly bitter finish;
August 21, 2021
233/3583) Badlands' Beer Garden: Dark Mild by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 4%; sweet malty nose, rich and malty with notes of caramel and chocolate;
The occasion was Badlands' 4th anniversary.
August 15, 2021
232/3582) Home: Dora #44 by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; a 6.5% IPA; dry hopped with a new crop of this year's Galaxy and new water chemistry; murky; nose of pineapple, peach, tropical fruits with a bitter edge; tastes of peaches and tropical fruit with only mild bitterness at the finish;
August 10, 2021
231/3581) Home: A Path Less Travelled by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; a 6.5% IPA brewed with oats and hopped with HBC586, Talus, Cashmere and maybe Columbus (sources differ); pours cloudy; citrusy nose; tastes of citrus, a bit sweet, with bitterness at the finish;
August 9, 2021
230/3580) Home: Continuous Blood by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; 6.8% IPA; hopped exclusively with Galaxy; pours swampy; nose is stone fruit and tropical flavours; there is a mild bitterness throughout, especially in the after taste, and flavours of stone fruit and tropical fruit;
August 8, 2021
229/3579) Home: Fat Joe by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ***1/2; 6.5% IPA; named for their farm dog, Josie; hopped with Citra, Sabro and Talus; pours hazy, golden; nose of pine and citrus zest; tastes of oranges, tropical fruit with a grapefruit edge and coconut emerging towards the finish;
August 7, 2021
228/3578) Home: Dora #43 by Badlands Brewing of Ontario: ****; 6.5% IPA; this time out Badlands employed a paler malt bill and softer water; also, in their words, they "dried" the beer a bit; hopped mostly with Citra but there is also Galaxy and Mosaic; pours cloudy and golden; citrusy and sweet with tropical notes;
August 6, 2021
227/3577) Home: Rain Makes Grain by Stonepicker Brewing Company of Ontario: ***1/2; a 4.5%, 25 ibu Session ale; pours amber/dark gold; herbal, earthy aromas; tastes grainy and earthy with mild spice;
August 3, 2021
225/3575) Home: Juice Island Hazy IPA by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario: ***1/2; a 6.4% hazy IPA/APA; brewed with wheat, barley, and oats; double dry hopped with Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe, Citra and Galaxy; opaque, bright golden orange colour; nose of oranges, tropical fruit and peaches; tastes of oranges and tropical fruits;
226/3576) Home: Haiku by Microbrasserie Le Castor Brewing Company of Quebec: ****; 5.5% IPA; Galaxy, Citra, El Dorado; malted barley and malted wheat; cloudy, golden; nose of oranges; tastes of oranges, peaches with a hint of pine at the finish;
August 2, 2021
223/3573) Home: Brainwave by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario: ****; an 8% West coast Imperial IPA; pours translucent; old school resin and citrus nose; tastes of pine and resin with flashes of citrus;
224/3574) Home: NZ Pils by Microbrasserie Le Castor Brewing Company of Quebec: ***; 5% pilsner; from their Progression Series; hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Wai-iti; pours mildly hazy; nose is citrusy and grainy; tastes very grainy with mild citrus - unusual;
August 1, 2021
222/3572) Home: Aza-Rill-Aho by Macrobrasserie Le Castor Brewing Company of Quebec: ****; a 7% IPA brewed with malted barley and malted wheat; hopped with Azacca, Amarillo and Idaho 7; from their Progression Serie; pours cloudy; nose of pine, peach, citrus; tastes of peaches and pine;
July 30, 2021
221/3571) Big Rig Kitchen & Brewery. Mississauga: Fruta Fresca by Big Rig of Ontario: **1/2; a 4.5% Kettle Sour; tastes fruity, raspberries in particular; tart with minty notes; very unusual;
July 25, 2021
216/3566) beerbistro: Southpaw by Left Field Brewery of Ontario: ***1/2; 7% NEIPA with Motueka and Taiheke hops from New Zealand; this was a sample poured from can;
Today was a "mini fest" put on by the beerbistro.
217/3567) beerbistro: Absolute Truth by Rorschach Brewing Company of Ontario: ****; an 8% Imperial IPA; this is an amped up version of their Truth Serum IPA; brewed with wheat and oats; hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe; pours cloudy;
218/3568) beerbistro: Decadence S'more Milk Stout by Rorschach Brewing Company of Ontario: ****; 7%; brewed with chocolate, roasted malts, oats and lactose; conditioned on freshly roasted coffee beans, graham crackers, cocoa nibs, marshmallows and vanilla beans;
219/3569) beerbistro: True Grit by Rainhard Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***; a 4% Farmhouse ale/Saison; this was a sample poured from can; musty, fruity nose; tastes peppery, mildly musty;
220/3570) beerbistro: Karma El Dorado by Great Lakes Brewery of Ontario: ***; a 6.6% IPA; single hop;
July 23, 2021
215/3565) Big Rig Kitchen & Brewery: Razzle Dazzle by Big Rig of Ontario: **; 4.6% wheat beer with raspberries; very grainy nose; tastes grainy with hints of raspberry, perhaps it was a tiny bit skunky;
July 20, 2021
214/3564) Home: Amplitude & Frequency, a collaboration between Third Moon Brewing Co. and Beerlab, both of Ontario: ****; an 8.0% Double IPA; all Mosaic T90 pellets; opaque, blondish; nose of pineapple and other tropical fruits; flavours of pineapple, guava and mango;
July 19, 2021
213/3563) Home: Limitless Feelingless by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; 8.0% DIPA; grain bill features oats; hopped with Cryopop, a new hop from Yakima Chief, Galaxy, Simcoe, Citra and Talus; nose of orange juice with a hint of piney resin; tastes of oranges and resin with a touch of tropical flavours;
July 18, 2021
212/3562) Home: Conjuration 6 by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ****; a 6.5% New England IPA; grain bill is 50% oats; hopped with Strata and Nelson Sauvin; pours a turbid, orange; nose of peaches and berries; tastes mostly of berries with some stone fruit;
Conjuration is a series of experimental IPAs.
July 17, 2021
211/3561) Home: Lifeblood by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario: ***1/2; an 8.2% Double IPA with lactose brewed in collaboration with Brand of Sacrifice Metal, a division of Vox and Hops Brewtal North America; hopped with Citra, Cryo Ekuanot, Nelson Sauvin and Ontario grown Chinook; pours a murky and thick orange colour; nose is melon and tropical fruit; tastes of melon, dank pine and sweet tropical fruit with a bitter finish and after taste;
I needn't have feared the lactose.
July 13, 2021
210/3560) Home: Juice Cloud IPA by Mill Street Brewery of Ontario: ***; 6.6%, 70 ibu; unfiltered; brewed with organic malted barley and wheat as well as three New Zealand hop varieties: El Dorado, Mosaic and Hallertao Blanc; pours cloudy, yellow; citrusy, grainy, not quite so juicy as the name might lead one to expect;
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