February 28, 2018

59/2280) Home:  American Trappist Ale by The Spencer Brewery of Massachusetts, U.S.A.:  **; 6.5%; unfiltered, unpasteurized; yeasty nose with strong presence of cloves;  yeasty with stone fruit flavours; surprising;

"pair with family and friends"

February 27, 2018

58/2279) Home:  30th Anniversary Beatrix Baltic Porter by Great Lakes Brewery of Ontario:  *1/2; 7.4%, 20 ibu; brewed with coffee and cocoa nibs;  as is often the case when GLB uses coffee, the coffee is a bit strong;  nose of bitter cocoa and coffee;  mostly coffee taste;  a bit of a disappointment given the source;

February 24, 2018

56/2277) Goose Island Brewhouse:  Bitter Half by Goose Island Beer Co. of Ontario:  **;  a 4.7%, 28 ibu Best Bitter;  biscuity nose;  malty with black tea notes;

57/2278) Goose Island Brewhouse:  Dubbel Whammy *1/2; a 6.8%, 22 ibu Belgian style Dubbel;  brewed with licorice root, which is most prominent in the finish;  mildly sweet and fruity with subdued spice;

February 23, 2018

54/2275) Home:  Doc Perdue's Boxing Bruin by Cowbell Brewing of Ontario:  **1/2;  6.5%, 50 ibu India Pale Ale;  from their Founder's Series;  the nose features Asian tea, citrus, Asian fruit;  citrus, tropical fruit flavours;  my favourite from Cowbell so far;

The story is that in the late 1880s, Blythe's veterinarian rescued and looked after a number of animals including a bear cub named Bruin who would give "impromptu boxing exhibitions" causing his office to become "Blythe's unofficial zoo - and a popular spot for gatherings".

55/2276) Home:  Belgian Tripel by Mascot Brewery of Ontario:  *1/2;  7.8%; strong cloves to the nose;  sweet, yeasty, honey flavours;  a bit sweet for my liking;

February 22, 2018

53/2274) The 3 Brewers, Heartland:  Tart As A Mother by The 3 Brewers of Ontario:  *1/2;  5.2%, 18 ibu;  cask;  their Strawberry Saison cask soured with lactic acid and dry hopped with Mosaic, El Dorado, Ekuanot hops;  tart strawberry nose;  sourness largely overshadows the yeast and strawberry of the original;

February 19, 2018

52/2273) Home:  Haze IPA by Mascot Brewery of Ontario:  **;  6.8%, 50 ibu;  a New England style IPA brewed with Amarillo and Idaho 7 hops;  uncommonly clear for a New England IPA; piney nose with tropical and citrus notes;  pineapple flavours with citrus;

My wife picked these up in her travels.

February 18, 2018

51/2272) Home:  Bring Out Your Dead - 2017 by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  **1/2; 11%;  aged in cognac barrels for 12 months;  boozy, oaky nose;  oak, cognac, red wine flavours;  every bit as wonderful as previously and worth lining up, briefly, for;