October 5, 2026

154/4900) Home:  Bells by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with Wills of Quebec:  ****; 8% DIPA; with oats and hopped with Loral, Rakau, Southern Cross and Freestyle Tropical Fusion hop kief; yellow, murky; milidly tropical fruit blend to the nose; similar flavours; 

October 4, 2026

153/4899) Home:  An IPA For ALS (Simcoe, Citra, Ekuanot and Columbus) by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ****; 7.3% IPA with the 2026 Ales for ALS hop blend; grain bill includes oats; hazy, golden; juicy grapefruit nose; Bellwoods promises flavours of Sunny D and I get that – also pineapple with a hint of peaches;

Fifty cents per can and one dollar per pint goes to the Ales for ALS charity.

October 3, 2026

152/4898) Home:  Daze by Lightcaster Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.2%, 32 ibu hazy IPA; hopped with Superdelic and Citra; grain bill is barley, oats and wheat; yellowy gold, hazy; mostly citrus aromas; lemony citrus flavours with a snap of candied Pez-like sweetness;

October 2, 2026

151/4897) Home:  A Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Stout by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 4.5%; featuring San james Coffee Bar; brewed with barley, oats and wheat as well as classic pumpkin spices from East India Company:  cinnamon, ginger,  cardamon, allspice, clove, nutmeg and vanilla – they have all spice as two words; deep brown with a thin, wispy tan head; spiced nose; tastes of spices, cola, mild chocolate but no pumpkin flavours;