June 13, 2020

165/3145) Home:  Den of Thieves IPA by Third Moon Brewing of Ontario:  **; 6.3%; billed as a New England IPA; tannins, Asian tea, herbal nose; tannins, tropical fruit;

June 11, 2020

162/3142) Home:  Pedestal (Riwaka) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  **1/2; 6.5%; Riwaka is a hop from New Zealand - it is new to me; nose is mildly grapefruit like; sweet tropical notes with a touch of strawberry;

163/3143) Home:  Citra Motueka by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  **1/2; 6.5%; nose is peach, tropical fruit, citrus; tropical, citrus, lemon, hint of lime; another excellent IPA;

164/3144) Home:  Mosaic Lotus by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  **1/2; 6.5%; orange and tangerine nose; orange flavours, tangerine;

June 7, 2020

160/3140) Home:  All Together by Third Moon Brewing of Ontario:  **1/2;  a 6.5% India Pale Ale brewed with Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe, Cascade and Columbus hops; cloudy; sweet citrus and tropical nose; orange, citrus, no bitterness to speak of, just juicy and pulpy;

All Together is a  worldwide collaboration brewed to support hospitality professionals, initiated by Other Half Brewery.  In this instance, $1 from each bottle sold goes to a food bank in Milton run by the Salvation Army - isn't this sort of donation what triggered the anti-Chick-Fil-A crowd?

161/3141) Home:  Blood Dimmed Tide Double IPA by Third Moon Brewing of Ontario:  **; 8.5%; brewed with Mosaic, Citra and Idaho 7 hops; nose is mostly peaches; peach, tastes of stone fruit, hint of lemon;

June 6, 2020

159/3139) Home:  Dust Made Flesh by Third Moon Brewing of Ontario:  **1/2; 8%; brewed with Galaxy, Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado and Columbus hops; orangey nose and flavours with hints of dry tannins in the finish;

June 5, 2020

157/3137) Home:  Da Shootz American Pilsner by Deschutes Brewery of Oregon, U.S.A.:  **; 4.0%, 25 ibu; a pretty standard pilsner though not severely Saaz hopped; mildly fruity, grainy nose; similar flavours; smooth and crisp;

158/3138) Home:  Deadly Dark by Caledon Hills Brewery of Ontario:  *1/2; 5.2%, 18 ibu; billed as a Bavarian lager; nose of chocolate, mocha, vanilla and similar flavours though I suspect the tin I was given is a bit off;  need to give this another go;

 "Brewed with a little altitude 273 metres ASL"

June 3, 2020

156/3136) Home:  Juicy Union Pineapple Ginger by Mill Street Brewery of Ontario:  *1/2; 5.0%; brewed with the addition of apple juice, pineapple juice, ginger juice; ginger and pineapple nose; blend of all three; refreshing and summery;

June 2, 2020

155/3135) Home:  Each Beast A God by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario:  **; an 8.5% Double Stout with coffee; brewed with Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from Escarpment Coffee; strong coffee aroma; up front coffee flavours with a hint of mocha and a mildly bitter finish;