December 4, 2024

243/4470) Home:  Lower West Side by The Craft Brand Company of Ontario:  ****1/2; 6%, 62 ibu West Coast IPA hopped with Centennial, Columbus, Citra and (a "touch of ") Mosaic; also wheat and oats; persistent, frothy head; amber/bronze; nose is very malty with grapefruit; strong malty backbone with grapefruit and pine; another classic;

The tin asks, “Remember when you had yoru first West Coast IPA?”.  In my instance that would be the Volo, 2009 or so at the old Yonge Street location.  It was either GLB's My Bitter Wife, or maybe Duggan’s #9 or possibly Smashbomb.

244/4471) Home:  Full Tilt by Willibald Farm Distillery and Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with Sudden Death Brewing Co. of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany who states,“Our Beer Team has a Hockey Problem”;  : ****; 8.5%; Double IPA brewed with barley, oats and wheat; hopped with Nectaron, Citra and Waimea; cloudy; nose is juicy with a dank edge; mostly tropical flavours, dankness is muted; “juicy” with not the slightest hint of that abv.;