August 22, 2024

160/4387) Home:  The Master Blend (2024) by Badlands Brewing in collaboration with Third Moon Brewing both of Ontario:  ****; 8.2% 7th anniversary Double IPA; hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe; the can says it's a triple, elsewhere it is double; out-dated label cites 5th anniversary; cloudy; dank, fruity nose; similar flavours with a mildly sweet finish;

161/4388) Home:  Augustus by Badlands Brewing of Ontario in collaboration with Brasserie du Bas-Canada of Quebec:  ****; 8.2% Double IPA; 7th anniversary beer named for Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus who was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman Emperor; hopped with Citra and Nelson Sauvin which are considered the first hazy IPA hops from USA and New Zealand, respectively; nose is pineapple and tropical; flavours of dank pineapple, tropical, berries;