March 11, 2026

70/4816) Nickel Brook Etobicoke Taproom:  Peppermint Stout by Nickel Brook of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4.5%; deep rich brown; nose is toasty; peepermint mostly appears in the flavours;

March 10, 2026

69/4815)  Home:  Fruit Helmet by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with Evil Twin Brewring of New Yorkm U.S.A.:  ***1/2; 6.5% IPA with fruit:  gollden raspberry, peach and mango puree; also oats; yellowsih brown, swampy; nose of citrusy hops, raspberries, peach and mango; rather tart owing to the raspberries, with mango overshadowing the peaches; 

On seeing me drinking this murky one my  wife asked if I had opened the mahgo juice she had bought that day.

March 9, 2026

68/4814) Everyside, Toronto:  (Just) Twice As Easy by Everyside of Ontario:  ****; a one off West Coast IPA twist on their Easy IPA; cloudy yellow gold; nose is floral and piney; dry floral flavours with grapefruit and pine;

March 8, 2026

67/4813) Burdock, Toronto:  Bears by Burdock of Ontario:  ****1/2; 5% West Coast IPA with "new age hops"; nearly clear; piney nose;  dry pine flavours;

March 6, 2026

66/4812) Home:  Achel Tripel by De Achelse Kluis of Belgium:  ****; 8.0% Blonde Abbey Ale; referments in the bottle; hazy deep gold; yeasty, fruity, spiced aromas; mild malt flavours with spice and fruit;

March 5, 2026

65/4811) Home:  Monk's Cafe Grand Cru by Brouwerij van Steenberge of Belgium:  ***; 5.5%, 22 ibu Flemish Sour Ale; blend of aged and freshly brewed triple ales; brosn; very tart nose; dry reaspberry like tartness;

March 4, 2026

64/4810) Home:  Baptist by Brouwerij van Steenberge of Belgium:  ***;  5%, 15 ibu wit/blonde/white; with wheat and sugar; undergoes a secondary fermentation; opaque; nose of coriander and cloves; tastes malty with coriander and cloves; a good example of the style;