October 15, 2018

296/2517) Home:  Wizard Wolf Pale Ale - Citra/Sterling by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  **; 4.8%; murky - my wife says it looks like orange dish soap; citrusy nose with light pine; low carbonization; thin mouthfeel; fresh citrus flavours with very little bitterness;

October 11, 2018

294/2515) Home:  Bongo Grapefruit Radler by Big Rig Brewery of Ontario:  **; 2.9%; made with "grapefruit soda"; in spite of concerns about the soda, this  tastes fairly natural, with bite;

295/2516) The 3 Brewers, Heartland:  Escape Goat by The 3 Brewers of Ontario:  **; a 4.5%, 42 ibu cask feature; their Cat's Pajamas Nitro IPA with El Dorado and Cascade hops; dry citrusy nose; hint of citrus sweetness only partially offsets dry, nearly bitter earthy pine notes;

October 9, 2018

292/2513) Batch:  Double Dry Hopped IPA by Batch of Ontario:  **1/2; hoppy, grapefruit nose; citrus, especially grapefruit, and zest flavours; 

293/2514) beerbistro:  Fresh Squeezed IPA by Deschutes Brewery of Oregon, U.S.A.:  *1/2; 6.4%, 60 ibu; uncommonly malty nose for the style with a citrus zest edge; fruity flavours, strong malt presence;

October 6, 2018

290/2511) Home:  Lost In Orbit Session IPA by Nickel Brook of Ontario: **;  4.5%, 16 ibu; brewed with Amarillo, Citra and Simcoe hops, Vermont Ale yeast; wheat and flaked oats; it is a lot like B from Mystery Pack but I don't recall the oats so this gets its own listing;

291/2512) Home:  Festbier by Waterloo Brewing Co. of Ontario:  *1/2; a 5% Märzen; sweet, malty; a fine example of the style;

October 5, 2018

289/2510) Biermarkt, Mississauga:  Sculpin IPA by Ballast Point Brewing Company of California, U.S.A.:  **1/2; 7%; sweet fruity nose; candied lemon and orange flavours, mildly dry after taste;

October 4, 2018

288/2509) The 3 Brewers, Heartland:  Nuttin' On You by The 3 Brewers of Ontario:  **1/2;  a 4.8%, 27 ibu cask selection; their Brown Ale with peanut butter, chocolate and vanilla; Justin was going for a Reese's Pieces type of beer; sweet creamy vanilla nose with peanuts against a backdrop of cocoa which brings out the chocolate notes of the Brown; rich peanut chocolate and vanilla flavours;

October 3, 2018

287/2508) Home:  Optimal Wit by Port City Brewing Co. of Virginia, U.S.A.:  **; a 4.9%, 15 ibu Belgian style white beer brewed with spices;  also brewed with Virginia grown wheat, Spanish orange peels, coriander, grains of paradise and oats;  "tastes like Sunshine and Happiness" - it was their idea to make these proper nouns, not mine; pours mildly hazy; the nose is orange, zest, yeast; spiced flavours of orange, yeast, zest; an interesting wit with a citrusy finish;