October 14, 2022

163/3880) Home:  Premium West Coast Pale Ale by Blackbird Kitchen & Brewery of Ontario:  ****; 5.5%, 26 ibu; brewed with Canadian and German malts and flaked wheat; translucent; old school grapefruit nose; grapefruit, a bit grassy with a hint of citrus and a dry after taste;

164/3881) Home:  Premium Bitter by Blackbird Kitchen & Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4.5%, 25 ibu; brewed with Canadian and German malts; the French indicates flaked wheat English says nothing but both languages concede this may contain wheat;  pours translucent, rich brown; malty nose with a mildly bitter edge; malty, nutty with a mildly bitter edge; 

I have been lamenting on the scarcity of West Coast IPAs and English bitters and Blackbird has me covered.