March 31, 2024

80/4307) Home:  Double Barrel BOYD 2023 by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ****1/2; 11.9% Imperial Stout aged twelve months in Cognac barrels and 18 months in Brown Forman Rye barrels; wheat and oats; black with tan head; thick, heavy mouthfeel; nose is cognac, raisins, dried fruit, rye, oak and burnt malt; tastes of  dried fruit, rasisns, cognac, oak and rye;

March 30, 2024

79/4306) Home:  Kentucky by Nickel Brook of Ontario:  ****; 11.9% Imperial Stout aged in Kentucky Bourbon barrels for one year; brewed with flaked wheat and oats and demerara sugar; hopped with German Magnum, Centennial and Nugget; California Ale yeast; 2022 Reserve series; pours black with a tan head; nose is vanilla, roasted malt, boozy bourbon and chocolate fudge; somewhat thin mouthfeel; bourbon, alcohol, vanilla chocoalte flavours; 

Somewhere along the way, Nickel Brook seems to have lost the "Bastard".

March 28, 2024

78/4305) Home:  Wishing Well 2023 by Fairweather Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 11.9%; Imperial Stout with toasted coconut, cinnamon, vanilla, Niagara wildflower honey and bruléed Italian plums; “Early Night Delight”; pours black with a tan head; nose is plums, cinamon, vanilla and spice; plums dominate with wine notes and cinnamon; 

It would be interesting to age this one.

March 26, 2024

77/4304) Home:  Westmalle Trappist Extra by Brouwerij der Trappisten Westmalle of Belgium:  ***1/2; 4.8%, 30 ibu; with sugar; “top fermented”; bubbly mouth feel; nose is herbal with notes of pears; herbal, spiced notes, malty with mild stonefruit notes;

March 24, 2024

76/4303) Home:  Fly By Night by Grain & Grit, in collaboration with Northern Crown Brewing, both of Ontario:  ****; 4.5% stout with oats, Belgian chocolateand , Sabaro hops; stout; nose is dark coffee, roasted malt; dark, bitter roast flavours with coconut emerging at the finish;

March 22, 2024

75/4302) Home:  Cool Papa Bell by Left Field Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 6.7%, 60 ibu IPA with wheat, oats and spelt; hazy; hopped with El Dorado, Ekuanot, Nelson Sauvin and Citra; hazy; mixed tropical and citrus nose; similar flavours;

Purchased at Bottega Volo where they expect customers to tip for groceries that you select for yourself.

March 21, 2024

74/4301) Home:  Danger Pay by Fairweather Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.1% Pineapple IPA with coconut, Oolong tea, Motueka, Sabro and El Dorado hops; murky, bright yellowy gold; nose is pineapple, tannins, mixed tropical, coconut; opens with pineapple, followed by tea and coconut at the finish;