October 17, 2026

170/4916) Birreria Volo:  Des Cèdres by Microbrasserie 5e Baron of Quebec:  ****;  7.0% West Coast IPA; their Ten Falls with an adjusted hop balance:  50% Cashmere, 30% Centennial, 20 % Chinook; last two souirced locally in Quebec; clear; pine and peach nose; resiny pine flavours with a hint of stonefruit;

Translates as cedars.

This event was Off-Cask Days:  Mellön & Friends.  I did not attend Cask Days.  It is expensive and I had great beer here without paying to enter, as always.

171/4917) Birreria Volo:  Quelqu’un M’a Dit Que Tu M’amais Encore by Mellön Brasserie of Quebec:  ****; 7.0%, 40 ibu West Coast IPA; pale, clear; blend of pine and peaches with mild nerbal notes; 

Translates as “Someone told me that you still loved me.”

The joint is pretty quiet for 4PM.

172/4918) Birreria Volo:  Intuition Riwaka by Brasserie Ayawan of Quebec:  ****; 6.2% IPA; murky;  stonefruit nose; stone fruit with a hint of tropical flavours; mildly sweet;

The barmaid said this is the most popular of the lot last night.

173/4919) Birreria Volo:  Morte de Trouille STRM Turbo by Messorem of Quebec:  ****; 6.5% IPA; hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Citra, Citra Dynaboost, Motueka and Motueka hop kief; swampy; nose is a blend of tropical, stonefruit and white wine; stone fruit up front in flavours with tropical notes;

This translates as scared to death.

October 16, 2026

169/4915) Home:  Plasma Lounge by Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery of Ontario:  ***; 8.0% "Tangerade Citrus Double IPA" with malted barley, wheat malt, oat malt, “sugars (pineapple puree, tangerine puree)” and lemon peel; hopped with Tangier, Motueka, HBC682 and Vic Secret; clear; nose of tangerine, lemon and pineapple; tastes of lemon, tangerine with a touch of pineapple; improves on sitting; odd, dry, nearly bitter after taste;

October 15, 2026

168/4914) Home:  Roses Among Thorns by Willibald Farm Distillery & Brewery of Ontario:  ***; 5.0% Pale Ale; grain bill is barley and wheat; hopped with Southern Cross, Simcoe and Amarillo; hazy, yellowy gold; nose of mild citrus; mild citrus flavours, a bit bland;

October 13, 2026

166/4912) Home:  Ducktown by Burdock in collaboration with Beertown, both of Ontario:  **1/2; 4% West Coast Session IPA; fermented cool, like a lager; dry hopped with Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe, and El Dorado; lager yeast is used; translucent, nearly clear; citrus and melon nose; washed out melon and citrus with mild resin; uninspiring;

167/4913) Home:  Horses by Burdock of Ontario:  ****; 7.1% “West Coast Style India Pale Ale”; wheat is added to the grain bill; hopped with Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo and Comet; clear, copper; nose of citrus and melon; dry pine edge, melon and citrus;

October 10, 2026

164/4910) Home:  Tout Au Four IPA by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with Messorem of Quebec:  ****; 7.5% IPA hopped with Riwaka, Southern Cross and El Dorado CGX; grain bill is barley, wheat and oats; hazy; nose of strawberry and melon; tastes of melon, strawberry with a dry pineapple edge; 

Tout au Four translates as “everything in the oven”.  This was part of a set of four collaborations with Quebec brewers.

165/4911) Home:  Tout Au Four TIPA by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with Wills of Quebec:  ****; 10% Triple IPA with barley, wheat and oats; hopped with Citra, Loral, Southern Cross and Superdelic; murky; nose of candied mango and strawberry; tastes of mango, berries and grapes;

October 8, 2026

163/4909) Home:  Collaborative Experimental IPA #003 by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with Superflux Beer Company of British Columbia:  ****; 6.5%; Grain bill includes barley and oats; with Motueka, Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka hops plus Riwaka and Rhapzody Amplifire Oil; cloudy; aromas of pineapple and berries; pineapple and strawberry flavours; Amplifire is a liquid hop product specific to New Zealand hops;

October 7, 2026

162/4908) Home:  Bine Hunter (2026) by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 7% wet hop IPA; grain bill includes barley and oats; hopped with Cascade; employs a specific yeast to unlock bound thiols for fruity flavours; translucent; aromas of cedar and peaches; herbal cedar and fresh peach flavours; a bit sweet for my liking;