December 14, 2021

337/3687) Home:  Thirsty Hippo by Uncharted Brewing Company of Sweden:  ***; a 5.5%, 31 ibu Coriander Amber Ale; brewed with English hops then dry hopped with New World hops; strong coriander nose overshadows malty aromas; tastes of coriander with a hint of oranges against a rich malty backdrop;

Day 14 of the Advent calendar.

December 13, 2021

336/3686) Home:  Sunnyside Session Wheat by Sawtooth Brewery of Idaho, U.S.A.:  ***; 4.7%, 18 ibu; pours nearly translucent, ever so mildly hazy, and golden; almost gingery nose with yeast and cloves; flavours of cloves and yeast, mildly bitter; 

Day 13 of the Advent calendar.

December 12, 2021

334/3684) Home:  Marma by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****1/2; 6.5%; the recipe goes back to 2017 but I only caught up with it now; hopped with Citra and Amarillo; I suppose the nose is a bit like marmalade at that with orange and tropical fruit notes; mildly dank with orange and other citrus notes; 

335/3685) Home:  Three Kord Kölsch by Witch's Hat Brewing Co. of Michigan, U.S.A.:  ***; a 5% Kolsch ale; pours golden, translucent; nose is sweet, grainy, yeasty; sweet, lagerish, grainy with mild apple notes;

Day twelve of Advent.

December 11, 2021

333/3683) Home:  Bike Tree by Badlands Brewery of Ontario:  ****; 6.5%; hopped with Nelson and Riwaka;  pours cloudy; mostly berries to the nose; tastes of berries and candied hops with a bitter edge and tropical fruits; 

This is another great story:  as a child, co-owner Grace's brother parked a couple of bikes in a tree.  Over the years the tree grew and now there is a bicycle perched several metres above the ground.  I was taken to see it.  It is just behind where the food truck is parked on Saturdays.  The bottom of can reads, "How'd nature do that?".

Advent Day 11 is Optimal Wit which I tried a while back;

December 10, 2021

331/3681) Home:  Mingle November 2021 by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.5%; hopped with Citra, Ekuanot Cryo and HBC638: downright swampy; nose of citrus zest;  dank citrus flavours with an herbal edge;

332/3682) Home:  Big League by Harpoon Brewery of Massachusetts, U.S.A.:  ***; 7.5%, 50 ibu; billed as a juicy, hazy IPA brewed with buckwheat, kasha, chia seeds and salt; hazy; nose is citrusy; flavours of citrus, herbal with a hint of salt; perhaps a few ingredients too many;  Advent day ten;

December 9, 2021

330/3680) Home:  O.C.P (Oatmeal Cream Pie) by Pigeon Hill Brewing Company of Michigan, U.S.A.:  **; 6.0%, 10 ibu; a brown ale with "spices & oatey goodness"; nose is off-puttingly soured with a fruity, jam, edge; fruity with mildly tart flavours and a hint of sweetness; I am not getting what I was anticipating which causes me to suspect this might be spoiled; Advent day 9;

December 8, 2021

329/3679) Home:  Kveik 1 by Shades Brewing of Utah, U.S.A.:  **1/2; a 6.5% American style golden sour ale; dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin; cloudy, golden; tart, funky nose; tart, lemony, fruity; Advent day eight;