Wednesday, 21 October 2026

May 30, 2026

106/4852) Badlands Badio:  Forks of the Credit (2026) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****1/2; 6.5% IPA;hopped with Galaxy, Simcoe and Mutueka; tastes of citrus, pineapple and peaches;

May 24, 2026

104/4850) C'est What Brewing At The Market, St. Lawrence Market, Toronto:  Tailspin IPA by C'est What Durham Brewery of Ontario:  ****; on cask; 6.5%, 32ibu East Coast IPA; 6.5%,a bit grainy and a bit hoppy with a mildly bitter finish;

105/4851) C'est What Brewing At The Market:  DIPA by Double Trouble of Ontario:  ****; I will go along with the discription from the menu card which reads, "big, rich, and complex with a clean, bitter finish;

C'est What Brewing at the Market is their newest venture, located in the lower level of St. Lawrence Market.  On weekends I would recommend entering from the outside as the market gets absurdly busy.  Today was a Cask Social.

May 19, 2026

103/4849) Home:  Fine Young Cannibal Chickens by Great Lakes Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 8%, 40 ibu Hazy Double IPA with pineapple; also added are oats and wheat; hazy; pineapple and grapefruit nose; big bold pineapple flavours followed by melon and citrus;


May 17, 2026

102/4848) Home:  Frills by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ****1/2; 6.5% IPA; hopped with Freestyle Peacharine, Subzero Hop Kief, HBC586, Mosaic and Simcoe; oats added to the grain bill; hazy/cloudy; their site suggests flavours of yellow Starburst candies and egads, they are spot on; also candied citrus flavours;

Hop Kief is a concentrated lupulin hop liquid with hop resins and oils but no vegetal matter.



May 16, 2026

101/4847) Home:  Whistle Stop by Railway City Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5%, 30 ibu Hazy Pale Ale; grain bill includes wheat and oats; fruity aromas; fruity with a dry edge at the finish;


May 14, 2026

100/4846) Home:  Light Moves by Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4%, 39 ibu “Small IPA” with brown rice flakes and rice hulls; hopped with Idaho 7, Sabro and El Dorado, dry hopped with El Dorado, Sabro and Dolcita; mildly hazy; nose of berries, melon and peaches; flavourful for a light beer with notes of  berries, melon, peach; not significantly muted as is often the case with light/session beers;



Tuesday, 20 October 2026

May 13, 2026

99/4845) Nickel Brook Taproon, Etobicoke:  Riff No. 2 by Nickel Brook of Ontario:  ****; 6.5% “No Coast”  IPA; grain bill includes oats and wheat; Cryo-Fresh Simcoe and Strata hops; hazy; nose is grapefruit with a hint of pine; tastes of grapefruit and pine;


I also bought some from the retail counter.  I hope this place is busy at night because when I go there during the day I am their only customer.