July 7, 2018

184/2405) Home:  12th of Never by Lagunitas Brewing Company Inc. of California:  **1/2; 5.5%; pours clear - I wonder if it makes this an old school IPA?; herbal, floral nose; dry flavours with a hint of alcohol;

July 6, 2018

183/2404) Home:  Braufactum Soleya Saison by Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen GmbH of Germany:  *1/2; 6.5%; brewed with wheat malt and barley malt, Magnum hops and dry-hopped with Enigma hops; pours cloudy; very yeasty, peppery nose with cloves; cloves and peppery flavours;

July 5, 2018

181/2402) The 3 Brewers, Heartland:  Two Cones; One Cup:  Chocolate Strawberry by The 3 Brewers of Ontario:  *1/2; 8%, 80 ibu;  on cask;  their Milkshake IPA with cocoa nibs and pureed strawberries;  pours cloudy;  faint strawberry nose; strawberries are more prominent than the chocolate, which does add something a of a bitter edge; 

182/2403) Home:  Mad & Noisy Orange Pale Ale by Creemore Springs of Ontario:  *1/2; 4.8%; grainy nose with a hint  of orange;  sweet cereal flavours with some orange but I was wishing for a dash more;

July 2, 2018

179/2400) Home:  Wonder Star Botanical Lager by Flying Monkeys of Ontario:  **; 4.5%, 14 ibu; brewed with Columbus, Tomahawk Zeus hops and dry hopped with Amarillo hops; lemony nose; lemon and herbal flavours;

180/2401) Home:  Radler by Grolsche Beerbrauwerue of The Netherlands:  **;  2.0%; flavoured with lemon and orange juice;  a very nice take on the style if a bit sweet;

The great thing about these increasingly popular Radlers is they are, by definition, "sessionable".  I still feel a bit of a twinge telling me I could be making this for myself.  After all, I don't buy those pre-made gin and tonics even though they are readily available.

July 1, 2018

177/2398) Home:  Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Radler by Dortmunder Actien-Brauwerei GmBH of Germany:  **; 50% Schöfferhofer wheat beer, 50% "grapefruit drink"; cloudy orange/red; fresh pink grapefruit nose; grapefruit and pleasant wheat beer backdrop;

A good choice for those many people I have encountered who like both Radlers and wheat beers.

178/2399) Home:  Juicebox Citrus IPA by Fourpure Brewing of England:  **1/2; 5.9%, 56 ibu; "Inspired by adventure";  brewed with fresh orange zest; citrus and zest to nose;  lovely citrus flavours and Asian tea notes;

"Brewed in London for our friends in Canada" which makes it a good pick for Dominion/Canada Day.

June 30, 2018

176/2397) Home:  Crafty Radler by Pump House of New Brunswick:  **;  4.7%; "Craft beer and fruit soda': grapefruit and tangerine flavours; strong fresh grapefruit nose; definitely soda like; grapefruit is stronger of the two flavours;

June 29, 2018

175/2396) Home:  Trooper Hallowed by Frederic Robinson Ltd. of England:  **; 6.0%; "Inspired by Belgium, made in England"; yeast and juicy plum nose;  dark sugar, plum jelly flavours;  unusual and interesting;

 According to the label, this was "Created by Iron Maiden", specifically vocalist Bruce Dickinson.