March 23, 2025

67/4548) Home:  Bridge Mas by Bridge Brewing Company of British Columbia:  ***; 6.5%, 18 ibu cream ale, with “Christmas spices” – vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise; pours clear; of the four, vanilla is the most prominent to the nose; again, strong vanilla but anise, nutmeg and cinnamon are more prominent here; an odd one;

68/4549) Home:  Twenty Trains by Copenhagen Commons of Denmark:  ***; 8.5% hoppy Danish golden strong ale with French Strisselspelt, Polish Sybilla and Slovenian Celeia hops; also Belgian yeast and sugar; naturally carbonated; cloudy/opaque; sweet, yeasty nose with a mild herbal edge; opens with strong herbal edge which returns at the finish, between it is sweet and yeasty;

A bit of a United Nations beer

Today's beers represent days 22 and 23 of the calendar.