Sunday, 12 August 2018
July 16, 2018
197/2418) Home: Berliner Lime & Ginger by Collective Arts of Ontario: *1/2; a 4.4% "lime and ginger Berlinerweisse"; brewed with barley malt, wheat malt and ginger, according to the tin - no lime is mentioned, mind regulations are lax when it comes to listing beer ingredients; lime nose; lime overshadows all else by a large margin in the flavours;
July 14, 2018
190/2411) Birreria Volo: Cyclope Beta by Brasserie Dunham of Quebec: **; a 5.7%; IPA brewed with Amarillo and Ekuanot hops; fresh, floral and citrus nose; Asian tea, floral flavours;
Even though I was there in the afternoon, this was billed as an evening with Eloi and Brasserie Dunham. Eloi Deit is the brewmaster for Dunham. The owner was also on hand.
191/2412) Birreria Volo: Cyclope Lambda by Brasserie Dunham of Quebec: **; a 4%; IPA brewed with El Dorado hops; Asian tea nose; flavours of tea and tannins;
To date I have never gone to Birreria Volo for the sake of going there. It has always been for an event. It is just a bit out of the way for me.
192/2413) Birreria Volo: Berliner Black Raspberry by Brasserie Dunham of Quebec: *1/2; a 4.2% Black Raspberry Berliner Weisse; strong fresh black raspberry nose; tart, astringent black raspberry flavours;
193/2414) Birreria Volo: L'Ecchymose by Brasserie Dunham of Quebec: **1/2; a 10.3% bourbon barrel aged Imperial stout with blueberries, rosemary and cocoa nibs; brewed in collaboration with Four Hands of Missouri; strong chocolate and berry nose; dry unsweetened chocolate and blueberry with floral, herbal flavours;
From the French this translates as ecchymosis which is what someone with a degree calls a bruise.
194/2415) Birreria Volo: Stout Imperiale Russe by Dunham Brewery of Quebec: **1/2; a 9.0% Russian Imperial Stout; dry, grainy roasty nose with alcohol; roasty with dark coffee and they cannot hide that alcohol; also hints of vanilla; very nice;
As per usual, these were five ounce pours at Birreria Volo.
195/2416) Thirsty and Miserable: Laurentian Consensus by Dominion City of Ontario: **; 6.3%; mind, it was spelled Consentus on the tap list: brewed with Columbus, Galaxy, Citra Cryo and Mosaic Lupulin powder; murky, swampy even; citrusy hop nose; dry citrusy flavours;
196/2417) Thirsty and Miserable: Big Train IPA by Left Field Brewery of Ontario: **; 6.1%; this was in a tin; brewed with barley, wheat and oats; citrusy nose; citrusy but no hop bitterness;
Big Train was Walter Johnson's nickname. He was a hard throwing right hander who pitched for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927. He won 417 games, of which 110 were shutouts and accumulated 3509 strikeouts. I think the 110 shutouts is still an all time record.
If and when Left Field brews an oyster stout I hope it is named for Walter Johnson's teammate from 1924, one Oyster Joe Martina.
Even though I was there in the afternoon, this was billed as an evening with Eloi and Brasserie Dunham. Eloi Deit is the brewmaster for Dunham. The owner was also on hand.
191/2412) Birreria Volo: Cyclope Lambda by Brasserie Dunham of Quebec: **; a 4%; IPA brewed with El Dorado hops; Asian tea nose; flavours of tea and tannins;
To date I have never gone to Birreria Volo for the sake of going there. It has always been for an event. It is just a bit out of the way for me.
192/2413) Birreria Volo: Berliner Black Raspberry by Brasserie Dunham of Quebec: *1/2; a 4.2% Black Raspberry Berliner Weisse; strong fresh black raspberry nose; tart, astringent black raspberry flavours;
193/2414) Birreria Volo: L'Ecchymose by Brasserie Dunham of Quebec: **1/2; a 10.3% bourbon barrel aged Imperial stout with blueberries, rosemary and cocoa nibs; brewed in collaboration with Four Hands of Missouri; strong chocolate and berry nose; dry unsweetened chocolate and blueberry with floral, herbal flavours;
From the French this translates as ecchymosis which is what someone with a degree calls a bruise.
194/2415) Birreria Volo: Stout Imperiale Russe by Dunham Brewery of Quebec: **1/2; a 9.0% Russian Imperial Stout; dry, grainy roasty nose with alcohol; roasty with dark coffee and they cannot hide that alcohol; also hints of vanilla; very nice;
As per usual, these were five ounce pours at Birreria Volo.
195/2416) Thirsty and Miserable: Laurentian Consensus by Dominion City of Ontario: **; 6.3%; mind, it was spelled Consentus on the tap list: brewed with Columbus, Galaxy, Citra Cryo and Mosaic Lupulin powder; murky, swampy even; citrusy hop nose; dry citrusy flavours;
196/2417) Thirsty and Miserable: Big Train IPA by Left Field Brewery of Ontario: **; 6.1%; this was in a tin; brewed with barley, wheat and oats; citrusy nose; citrusy but no hop bitterness;
Big Train was Walter Johnson's nickname. He was a hard throwing right hander who pitched for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927. He won 417 games, of which 110 were shutouts and accumulated 3509 strikeouts. I think the 110 shutouts is still an all time record.
If and when Left Field brews an oyster stout I hope it is named for Walter Johnson's teammate from 1924, one Oyster Joe Martina.
July 13, 2018
189/2410) Home: Pale Wheat by Creemore Springs of Ontario: *; 4.5%; "North American style"; no preservatives, unpasteurized; pours clear; very malty; largely lacking the characteristics of a wheat beer, North American or otherwise;
July 12, 2018
188/2409) The 3 Brewers, Heartland: Two Cones; One Cup: Mango Coconut by The 3 Brewers of Ontario: **; 8%, 80 ibu; a Thursday cask; their Milkshake IPA with mango and coconut; Justin is squeezing every bit of fun from this brew, just as he did with the Westhoek saison; Mango is very strong to the nose though it is somewhat in the background in the flavours with the coconut at the forefront early and through to the finish;
July 11, 2018
187/2408) Home: Pink Grapefruit Radler by Sawdust City of Ontario: **; 3.5%; made with pink grapefruit juice and wheat; citrusy pink grapefruit nose; mild pink grapefruit flavours;
It's that bird again.
It's that bird again.
July 9, 2018
186/2407) Home: Goose 312 Urban Wheat Ale by Goose Island Beer Co. of Ontario: *1/2; 4.2%; brewed with barley and wheat; dry, grainy nose; there is a hint of lemon, though if the tin had not suggested it I may have missed it; mild berried fruit notes; tastes a bit lagerish to me;
July 8, 2018
185/2406) Home: Berliner Pilsner by Berliner Pilsner Brauerei GmbH of Germany: *1/2; 5.0%; it is the genuine article - brewed in Berlin, though they do use hop extract; nose of bitter Euro-hops, mild berries; fruit, berries, central European hops; a standard pilsner, nicely crafted;
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