March 28, 2025

72/4553) Home:  Wizard Wolf - Sterling by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4.8% pale ale with oats; cloudy; nose is lime and citrus zest; a bit like lemon pie, lemon with lemon zest, not overly strong but far from washed out;

73/4554) Home:  Péché Mortel Framboise Bourbon 2024 by Dieu du Ciel! of Quebec:   ***; 9.5% Imperial Coffee Stout; courtesy my son who currently resides in Quebec; brewed with wheat, sugar, coffee, raspberries and aged in bourbon barrels; dark with a thin wispy, short lived tan head; nose is the muddy aroma typical of Péche Mortel with tart raspberries; sharp, tart raspberries cross swords with earthy coffe notes and oak; tartness lingers to the after taste; perhaps the slightest misfire here;