March 31, 2021

119/3469) Home:  Haze Brigade by Prince Eddy's Brewing Company of Ontario:  ***1/2; a 6.5% New England IPA; "Heavy whirlpool and dry hop additions of Citra, Simcoe, Columbus and Cascade"; grain bill includes barley, wheat and oats; pours hazy and golden; nose of citrus and citrus zest; juicy citrus with mild zest at the finish;

120/3470) Home:  The Hazy Mariner by IX Poets Brewing of Ontario:  ***; 5.3%, 35 ibu; New England style pale ale; "Water, water everywhere but this is full of hops"; grain bill includes malted wheat; mildly hazy and golden; mild citrus aromas; citrus earthiness, lemongrass, mildly bitter after taste;

March 30, 2021

117/3467) Home:  Big Chill by Wellington Brewery of Ontario:  ****; a 6.9%, 52 ibu Hazy IPA with gin botanicals; brewed with barley, wheat, oats, juniper, lemon peel, bitter orange peel, dry hopped with Mandarina Bavaria; hazy, golden orange; nose of zest and pine; flavours of orange and peach - the botanicals are most prominent in the finish and after taste but even here they are subtle; I was not expecting to like this as much as I did;

118/3468) Home:  Grand Ave. Juicy IPA by Grand River Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.5% IPA; only four ingredients, hops added post whirlpool; cloudy orange colour; tropical nose with mild pine; no bitterness whatsoever just tropical fruit and oranges;

March 29, 2021

115/3465) Home:  Grand Terrestrial Rhapsody by Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery of Ontario:  ****; 8.1% Pineapple Double IPA; hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy and Idaho 7, also brewed with malted barley, malted wheat, natural pineapple flavour, and natural pineapple puree; pours clear, for a change, and golden; pineapple and white wine nose; white wine, pineapples up front, the wine lingers through the after taste; I cannot help thinking this may have been better whiteout the pineapple;

116/3466) Home:  High Tide by Whitewater Brewing Co. of Ontario:  ***; a 6.9% New England IPA brewed with Galaxy, Citra, Simcoe and Cascade hops, malted barley, oats and wheat; modestly hazy with uncommonly large chunks of sediment; nose of tannins and citrus; mild tropical and citrus flavours with tannins at the finish;

March 28, 2021

113/3463) Home:  Old Familiar by Goose Island Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4.5% English Ale; grain bill includes barley and wheat; "inspired by Honkers"; pours a chestnut colour; aromas of mild pine, caramel and toasted bread; toasty with a hint of caramel and fruit;

114/3464) Home:  Another Hazy Beer by Kensington Brewing Co. of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5.5%, 15 ibu New England Pale Ale; grain bill includes barley malt, wheat malt and oat flakes; murky appearance; nose is mostly oranges with grapefruit; tastes of orange and zest with grapefruit; lingering, dry after taste;

March 27, 2021

111/3461) Home:  Goon Vibes by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario:  ****1/2; a 6.5% American IPA brewed with malted barley, oats and wheat; murky appearance; nose of pineapple, mango and oranges; pulpy orange, grapefruit and pineapple flavours accompanied by tropical fruit; outstanding;

112/3462) Home:  Dysphoria by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario:  **1/2; a 9.4%, 33 ibu Baltic Porter; this also exists or existed in a bourbon barrel aged version; dark as night with a scant head; nose of roasted malt and alcohol; flavours of smoke, dark fruit and roast; I found the smoke to be off-putting;

These were purchased at the brewery.

March 26, 2021

110/3460) Home:  Good Monster by Collective Arts of Ontario:  ****; an 8.0% New England IPA, double dry hopped with Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe, and Amarillo; cloudy yellowish appearance - I miss clear IPAs; tropical, melon and grapefruit aromas; passionfruit and mild grapefruit flavours;

IPA No. 15 is in fact a re-release of IPA No. 5 which has been previously listed.

March 25, 2021

109/3459) Home:  Gnarnia Lil' IPA by Sawdust City of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5.5%, 20 ibu "Lil' IPA" brewed in collaboration with the Muskoka Off Road Cycling Association; brewed with Foggy London Ale yeast from Escarpment Labs as well as Idaho 7, Mosaic and Citra hops, barley, oats and wheat; cloudy; nose of tropical fruit and pine; tropical and citrus flavours;   

The tin indicates this is "Hoppy and sessionable" - at 5.5%.  This sort of thing really ought to stop.

I am not sure if there is any association with a 2017 film of the same name which I gather is better suited for the Thanksgiving dinner table than the cinema.

I attempted to stop by the Mississauga location of Big Rig Kitchen and Brewery but no one appeared to be there.  The same website that informed me that it would be open at 4PM allowed the couple I met outside to reserve a table for dinner.  They were even less impressed than I was.  It gives one a bad feeling.  May we have The 3 Brewers back, please?