October 7, 2021

283/3633) Home:  Bobber 100 Calorie Hazy IPA by Bobcaygeon Brewing Company of Ontario:  ***1/2; 2.5%, 10 ibu; brewed with malted barley, oats and wheat; foamy, nearly soapy head; mildly hazy and golden; orange, grapefruit nose; a bit thin, washed out, but features orange, tangerine and grapefruit with a hint of tea at the finish;

October 6, 2021

282/3632) Home:  Big & Juicy IPA by New Ontario Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.5%, 48 ibu; brewed using west coast bittering hops and new world aromatic hops; pours translucent to mildly hazy, golden colour; floral, orangey nose; orange and peach flavours with a mildly bitter finish; not quite so aggressive as the name suggests but it is a serviceable IPA; 

Today is Canadian Beer Day.

October 5, 2021

281/3631) Home:  Rush by Henderson Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5.5%; brewed in collaboration with the surviving members of Rush; billed as a Canadian golden ale; brewed with malted barley and rye; translucent golden; nose is floral with notes of Asian tea; flavours of sweet malt, Asian tea and spice;

October 4, 2021

280/3630) Home:  Crick Water IPA by Blackburn Brewhouse of Ontario:  ***; 6.6%, 45ibu; brewed with malted barley and wheat; the can suggests it "pours cloudy" but I found it only mildly hazy at the most; soft, foamy head; nose is bready malt; aromas of orange and mango; tastes of mango, berries and dry hops with some unusual pilsner-like elements;

October 3, 2021

279/3629) Home:  Heavy Lifting BBA Barley Wine by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario:  ****1/2; 11.9%; brewed using Maris Otter Pale Malt with a four hour boil time, as opposed to the usual one hour; aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for one year; reddish brown colour; nose of vanilla, oak and bourbon; tastes of sweet caramel, vanilla, bourbon, oak, alcohol and dark fruit; sweet and boozy aftertaste;

It occurs to me that I ought to have bought a second bottle to age.

October 2, 2021

277/3627) Home:  Conjuration 7 by Third Moon Brewing Co. of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.5%; the grain bill is barley only, no oats - by comparison #6 employed 50% oats; to be specific, the grain bill consists of flaked barley and Carapils (a modified pale malt, the name derives from CARAmel and PILSner); hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Strata - these are the same hops used in Conjuration 6; also the same water and yeast that were used in Conjuration #6 is used here; it's still cloudy though the mouthfeel is not as thick as usual; tangerine to the nose and tangerine flavours; uncommonly malty with notes of caramel, a mild bitterness and a hint of alcohol;

278/3628) Home:  Super Soft Birthday Party by Goose Island Brewhouse of Ontario:  ***1/2; a 5.6%, 25 ibu pale ale brewed with malted barley, wheat, oats and lactose; to be more specific, while the can calls this a hazy pale ale, the website refers to it as a Pale Ale - Milkshake; hopped with a special blend of cryohops; cloudy appearance; sweet, fruity nose; tastes fruity and sweet;

September 30, 2021

276/3626) Home:  Spawn of Gnasher by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario:  ***; a 5%, 40 ibu double dry hopped hazy IPA, hopped with Citra among others; faintly hazy; citrusy nose; mildly fruity;