June 17, 2011

214)  C'est What in Toronto:  Al's Cask Ale brewed on site:  **;  very English;  rich, hearty taste;

215)  Burger Bar and Tequila Tavern in Toronto:  Screaming Beaver Double IPA by Beau's All Natural Brewing of Ontario:  **;  strongly hopped, high octane;  a welcome opportunity to try this one as it is brewed in limited quantities and is generally only available at the brewery;

216)  Cloak and Dagger in Toronto:  Hop Bomb by Black Oak Brewery of Ontario:  *1/2;  prominent hop nose and flavour;  the finish was a bit weak;  I could be judging unfairly as at this point in the day I was wishing I was drinking something cooler on Cloak and Dagger's patio in the back;

217)  Cloak and Dagger:  Stock Ale (bottle) by Molson-Coors:  **;  an oldie but a goodie;  strong, almost bitter tasting;  quite unusual among the Molson line to have such an aggressive tasting beer;

This weekend is the 2011 Cask Ale Crawl with (at least) 28 beers at ten locations.  I could only get out the one day (with a concert wedged into the middle) so it was half pints where I could.