November 27, 2020

333/3313) Home:  L'Éclipse I.P.A. Noire by Microbrasserie Le Castor Brewing Company of Quebec:  **1/2; 6.8%; brewed with malted barley and malted wheat; nose of espresso and dank hops; I am used to dark IPAs being sweet  - this is dry, nearly bitter; dark espresso and dank, earthy hop notes; very interesting;

334/3314) Home:  Rosé Max by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste of Belgium:  **1/2; 4.5%; allow me to quote the ingredients list:  "sugars (malted barley, raspberry juice, sour cherry juice, red currant juice, blackberry juice, apple juice)"; also wheat, artificial flavour, Acesulfame potassium; nose is sweet, mostly cherries; seems to sweeten as it warms; cherries, berries, I can taste the apple;