February 21, 2026

50/4796) C'est What, Toronto:  Shifty by Wave Maker of Ontario:  ***; 6.0% IPA; hopped with Cascade and Simcoe; nearly clear, pale yellow; mild orange, mango and pine nose; pine is more muted in the flavours;

51/4797) C'est What:  DDH Nectaron Sunsplit by Dominion City of Ontario:  ****; 6.5% IPA; hopped with Citra, Amarillo and Freeestye Hops Nectaron; cloudy pale yellow; nose is pineapple and peaches with a hint of pine; mostly peach and pineapple flavours;

52/4798) C'est What:  Iron Eye by Blood Brothers of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4%  dry Irish stout on nitro; thick, foamy tan head; mocha nose; mild mocha flavours, heavy mouth feel;

February 20, 2026

49/4795) Home:  Macaroon Machine by Moorsleutel Beer Engineers of the Netherlands:  ****; 10% 55ibu Coconut Patry Stout brewed with wheat, coconut and vanilla beans; deep dark brown, scant tan head; nose is alcohol, coconut and vanilla; tastes of boozy coconut and vanilla with a hint of chocolate; heavy mouth feel;

February 18, 2026

48/4794) Home:  Eat The Salad by Fuerst Wiacek of Germany:  ****; 6.8% 44 ibu DDH IPA with oats and wheat; dry hopped with Vic Secret and Citra; absurdly carbonated; honey coloured cloudiness; treopiocal notes to the nose especially pineapple and mango with citrus zest; tastes of pineapple and mango with a hint of zest; 

This was brewed in Ontario for a German brewer.

February 17, 2026

47/4793) Home:  Whirl Domination by To Øl of Denmark:  ***1/2; 6.2% 69 ibu India Pale Ale; grain bill includes wheat and oats; hopped with Idaho 7, Simcoe, Mosaic and Citra; hazy orange gold; apricot notes to the nose; flavours of apricot and citrus;

This is the first IPA brewed in the new brewhouse in Svinninge.

February 16, 2026

46/4792) Home:  Maredret Alstus by Brewery John Martin & Brewery Timmermans of Belgium:  3.5; 6.8% 36 ibu Belgian Abbey Beer; brewed with barley malt, roasted barley, sugar, wheat and “natural flavours”; translucent; nose is spice; tastes of bitter ashes with mild sugar notes; 

Brewed by the sisters of Maredret Abbey with spelt and plants, inspired by Hildegard

February 15, 2026

45/4791) Home:  Hoser Juice by Double Trouble of Ontario:  ***1/2; 10.8% Triple IPA; murky; nose of citrus and pine; tastes of pine, citrus and alcohol with a bitter finish;

It was difficult to ascertain exactly who brews this.  Undoubtedly it is a product of  current events – “Not for sale in the US”.  This was formerly known as “Grim Reaper”.

February 14, 2026

44/4790) Home:  #DIPA by To Øl of Denmark:  ***1/2; 8.7%, 50 ibu DIPA with oats and flaked wheat; “dry hopped to the brim with Cascade, Citra and Simcoe”; pilsner malt; murky; floral, piney aromas; pine and floral flavours; 

“The mighty Double IPA”