September 28, 2026

149/4895) Wvrst, Union Station, Toronto:  Chill Serum by Rorschach Brewing Company of Ontario:  ****1/2; 7.4% West Coast IPA; with pilsner malt; hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe; pours clear; fruity nose with resin notes; resin is more pronounced in flavours with resiny after taste;

Regretably, this was a part pour as the tap had run out.

150/4896) Wvrst, Toronto:  Rodeo by Matron of Ontario:  ***; 6.6% IPA; hazy; after the above it is a bit bland; juicy nose, mixed fruit flavours;

September 21, 2026

148/4894) Home:  Guiness Smooth by Kenay Breweries Limited of Kenya:  ***1/2; 4.5%; with malted barley, barley and corn starch; dark as night with a foamy tan head; malty nose with mild roastiness; sweeter than I was expecting; beyond that it has the roasty malt flavours one associates with Guinness but in this case, off set by the sweetness;

My wife brought this home from a health care mission to Kenya she went on.

September 18, 2026

147/4893) Craft Beer Market, Toronto:  Mind Flay by Chroncile Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6%, 67 ibu West Coast IPA; amber, opaque, nose is mildly dank with notes of toasted malt and citrus zest; flavours of citrus zest;

Septermber 17, 2026

146/4892) Home:  Oracle by Rorschach Brewing Company of Ontario:  ****; 6% Double Dry-hopped IPA; grain bill features oats and wheat; single hop Citra; hazy neon orange green; stonefruit and melon nose; mild dankness with grapefruit, melon and peaches;

September 16, 2026

145/4891) Fran's, College Street in Toronto:  Umbra by Brasserie du Bas-Canada of Quebec:  **1/2; 4.3% New Zealand Pilsner; brewed with traditional German Pilsner malt and Riwaka hops; alternately billed as an India Pale Lager; grainy nose and flavours;

This was a bit of a let-down as it took the place of Amsterdam's Boneshaker but the menu had not been updated.

Fran's has been open in Toronto since 1940 and they boast that they invented the Banquet Burger at this time.  It is a very old school diner.

September 12, 2026

144/4890) Badlands Badio:  September DIPA (2026) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 8.2% DIPA hopped with Peacharine, Nelson and HBC1184; murky; nose and flavours of nectarine, gooseberries and citrus with hints of white wine;

September 9, 2026

143/4889) Home Martens by Brouwerij Martens of Belgium:  ***; 10% Extra Stong Beer (lager) with sugar and hop extract; clear, golden with a frothy white head; sweet honeyed malt aromas; considering the abv. there is only the mildest touch of alcohol to the palate; very malty; aftertastes of sweet alcohol; rather an odd one; one reviewer discredits himself to my mind for suggesting Faxe Extra Strong as an alternative - one of the worst bees I have tried;

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