December 14, 2023

249/4210) Home:  Life & Death by Vocation Brewery of England:  ****; 6.5%; Citra, Mosaic; billed as a “Classic IPA” and "U.S. Style”; nearly clear with a persistent, foamy head; nose is mildly dank, grapefruit with a hint of tropical fruit; tropical, grapefruit flavours, somewhat but pleasantly dank;

250/4211) Home:  Festive Porter by Great Lakes Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 7.2%, 12 ibu; brewed with cinnamon, coffee, cherries and vanilla; all components make their presence known in the nose; cherries offer a tart, dank edge, vanilla takes a tiny bit of the edge off the astringent cinnamon with coffee in the background;

$1 per can goes to the Daily Bread Food Bank as part of GLB's Hops for Hunger program.