September 4, 2014

212/1193) Home:  le Seingeur Noir by Brasseurs du Monde of Quebec:  ***;  an 11.5% Imperial Stout;  the mouth feel is tiny bit fizzy;  surprising nose of port, coffee, alcohol.;  roasted coffee notes, sweet dried fruit with a bitter alcohol bite at the finish;  an outstanding stout, quite astonishingly good;

213/1194) Home:  Tailgate Pilsner by Grand River Brewing of Ontario:  *1/2;  4.5%;  pours cloudy;   grainy, grassy with mild hoppiness;  overall,  a fairly ordinary pilsner;