December 4, 2021

324/3674) Home:  Bad Matter IPA by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 6.5%; dry hopped with Citra, Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin;  nose of orange, grapefruit and zest; flavours of orange, pineapple and berries;

There is great story behind the name.  Briefly, they learned rather late in the game that a big player owned the copyright to the  name "Badlands".  Bad Matter was their back-up plan.  In the end they asked nicely and they got the name.

325/3675) Home:  Hazy Hero by Revolution Brewing Company of Illinois, U.S.A.:  ***1/2;  7.3%, 50 ibu; hazy and golden; juicy tropical fruit nose; juicy citrus flavours with a touch of pine; 

Day four of the Advent calendar.