October 12, 2024

189/4416) Badlands' Badio:  Mist by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5.6% pale ale; hopped with Citra, Nectaron and Superdelic; cloudy; citrus, tropical nose with a hint of sweetness; dank edge, citrus, tropical, mild sweetness towards finish;

190/4417) Badlands' Badio:  Training Wheels by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 5.6% pale ale hopped with Nelson and Riwaka; cloudy; mildly dank and citrusy nose; mild tropical flavours;

October 11, 2024

188/4415) Home:  Nelly (Maui) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 6.5%; brewed with a special Nelson Sauvin selection; swampy; pineapple, white wine, tropical nose; similar flavours;

October 10, 2024

187/4414) Home:  Nelly Kohia by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 6.5%; brewed with a Nelson Sauvin lot called Kohia Nelson; swampy; nose is dank melon with a hint of tropical; melon and guava flavours;

September 28, 2024

185/4412) Badlands' Badio:  From The Bine by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 6.5% wet hopped IPA; wet hopped with Centennial; dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka and Motueko; opaque yellowy orange; fresh tropical nose; tropical flavours with a hint of citrus and grapefruit;

186/4413) Badlands' Badio:  Super Nectar by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.5%; hopped with Nectaron and Superdelic; opaque yellowy orange; herbal nose and flavours; 

September 27, 2024

179/4406) C'est What:  Mocha Crunch Chocolate Bar Stout by Sawdust CIty of Ontario:  ****; 5.9%, 25 ibu Dessert Stout; “Built around the flavours of one of our favourite Canadian candy bars”; rich sweet mocha – so much like a Coffee Crisp; 

Today is C’est What's Fall Festival.  Everything is a four ounce pour.

180/4407) C'est What:  Extra Ball When Lit by Clifford Brewing of Ontario:  5.9%, 55 ibu; dry hopped with Galaxy; describerd as their Pinball Wizard, “given the hazy treatment”; fresh but mild citrus; 

I noticed a bartender paying close attention to the individual sitting next to me.  He was pouring bits of the samples into those tiny take away containers they use for sour cream and the like, which evidently is a no-no.

181/4408) C'est What:  Ma's Pumpkin Pie by Wave Maker of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5.2%;  brewed with pumpkin puree, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and ginger; nose and flavours of pumpkin and spices; 

Perhaps I am being harsh here.  This is a perfectly fine beer, it's just at this time if year it is against heavy competition.

182/4409) C'est What:  Every Six Minutes by Granite Brewery of Ontario:  ****1/2; 7.3%, 60 ibu; an English/North American Hybrid IPA; 10 hop additions during the boil; strong, bitter citrus, pine and grapefruit; 

This one was on cask.

183/4410) C'est What:  Deck Ade by Dominion City of Ontario:  ****; 6.5%, 30 ibu;  brewed for Dominion City's tenth anniversary; hopped with Freestyle Hops Nelson Sauvin™, Nelson Sauvin™ Cryo®, Kohia Nelson SubZero Hop Kief, Strata®, Mosaic®, Citra®.; I found it very herbal; 

184/4411) C'est What:  Bine Hunter 2024 by Bellwods Brewery of Ontario:  ****; 5.6% wet hop pale ale with whole cone Cascade fresh hop flowers; fresh grapefruit and herbal notes;

September 24, 2024

178/4405) Home:  Aphrodite Porto by Dieu du Ciel! of Quebec:  ****; 6.5%; brewed with cocoa beans and vanilla beans; port barrel aged; billed as a cocoa and valilla stout; benefits from being allowed to approach room temperature; nose of port, oak and cocoa; port, chocolate, vanilla, mild roast flavours;

Photo to follow when I list the contents of the mixed pack that accompanied my son from Montreal.

September 20, 2024

177/4404) Home:  Rare Specimen by Collective Arts of Ontario in colaboration with Superflux of British Columbia:  ****; 8% Double New England IPA with wheat and oats; hopped with Galaxy, Citra and Clayton Amplifier hop oils; hazy; mixed tropical nose; mildly sweet tropical flavours;