April 26, 2026

87/4833) Home:  Jutsui (2026) by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with Kilter Brewing Co. of Manitoba;  ****;  6.5% IPA; with oats and wheat with the addition of Manilita, "a relatively new experimental New Zealand hop"; between cloidy and murky; nose of mango and strawberry, similar flavours;

This is their second collaboration - I missed the first - described as a "recipe blend' of Kilter's Jucii IPA and Bellwoods' Jutsu:  for Bellwoods's 14th anniversary.

April 25, 2026

86/4832) Home:  Double Monogamy Riwaka by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ****; 8.5% Double IPA; cloudy; nose of strawberries; flavours of strawberries and tropical fruit; 

April 24, 2026

85/4831) Home:  Strange Anmial by Merit Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 7.1%, 33 ibu “Juicy IPA”; brewed for Merit by Lake of Bays Brewing Co. grain bill is flaked oats, wheat malt and barley; hopped and dry-hopped with Sasquatch – Canada’s first homegrown hop – and Mosaic; cloudy; nose of pineapple with hints of melon; flavours of pineapple and berries;

Was it inspired by this?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJMKXgrJDnc

April 21, 2026

84/4830) Home:  St. Ambroise West Coast IPA by Brasserie McAuslan of Quebec:  ****1/2; 7%, 65 ibu; dry hopped with Sabro, El Doradoand Citra; pours clearand golden; pine nose; flavours of pine with hints of caramel;

From their Influencer series.

April 17, 2026

83/4829) Home:  Flipped by Aqua Nova Brewing Co.in collaboration with Sawdust City Brewing Co., both of Ontario:  ****1/2; 7.2%, 12 ibu “DDIPA”' opaque; nose of grapefruit and yeast; tastes mostly of grapeefruit with a dry finish;

March 30, 2026

82/4828) Home:  Home and Home Mosaic by Great Lakes Brewery:  ****; tropical and citrus nose and flavours;

March 28, 2026

81/4827) Home:  Gnome Offerings by Great Lakes Brewery of Ontario:  ****; 7.1%, 14 ibu Belgian Golden Strong Ale; clear, golden; persistent, frothy white head; sweet aromas with a hint of coriander, bananas and clove; tastes of candy sugar, cloves, mild citrus zest and coriander; 

“Drink responsibly.  Gnomes have been known to collect interest.”