August 3, 2025

158/4639) Home:  Tokyo IPA by Omnipollo of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5.4%; brewed to mark the anniversary of Omnipollo’s bar in Tokyo; billed as a rice IPA though while whole barley is listed on the package, rice is not; hazy, golden yellow; nose of tropical fruit and lemon; lemony tropical flavours feel mildly washed out;

This was brewed in Ontario, but as Omnipollo is a Swedish company I never know how to list things like this.

August 2, 2025

157/4638) Home:  Hoperator by Frank Brewing Co. of Ontario:  ****; 5.1%, 32 ibu American Pale Ale brewed in the West Coast style; translucent at first, but settles to become clear; nose of grapefruit and citrus; dry, bitter throughtout, mostly citrus flavours;

July 30, 2025

156/4637) Home:  Rebel Yell by Grain & Grit of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4.7% red ale; brewed with the addition of corn; translucent; sweet, malty nose; mildly sweet and malty, finishes with sweet caramel notes;

July 29, 2025

155/4636) Home:  Dammit by Lake of Bays Brewing Company of Ontario:  ***; 4%, 11 ibu hazy light IPA;  hopped with Citra Dynaboost, Citra and HBC1019; dry hopped with Citra and HBC1019; brewed with additions of flaked wheat and rice; hazy yellow gold; lemony citrus nose; mostly washed out lemon flavours; 

July 28, 2025

154/4635) Home:  Tesla's Revenge by Broken Rail Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.4% American IPA; grain bill includes wheat and oats; opaque; nose of grapefruit with mild pine; hint of lemon and grapefruit; 

Broken Rail is housed in a former Grand Trunk Railway station in St. Mary’s.

July 22, 2025

153/4634) Home:  Super Dry by Rorschach Brewing Company of Ontario:  ***; 4.9% Japanese Rice Lager; nearly clear, nearly colourless; lemony nose; mild lemon flavours;

July 20, 2025

152/4633) Home:  D$Duties by Aqua Nova Brewing Co. of Ontario:  ****1/2; 7.0%, 58 ibu Double West Coast IPA; brewed with the traditional four ingredients; translucent; nose of grapefruit and resin; old school pine and grapefruit flavours;

July 14, 2025

151/4632) Home:  WaterShed Tempest by Shawn & Ed Brewing Co. of Ontario:  ****; 7.5%, 26 ibu Strong Ale; made with local honey from Honey Bee Inc.; Clear, amber; nose of honey and caramel with herbal notes; honey takes the edge of strong maltiness; one for colder weather than currently;

July 13, 2025

150/4631) Home:  Hopeye by Rouge River Brewing Company of Ontario:  ****; 6.8% hazy IPA with oats; hopped with Citra and Riwaka; “fermented with a special thiolized yeast"; cloudy yellowy gold; nose of citrus and tropical; citrus, tropical, fresh sweet candied notes;

One of the best labels in recent memory.