November 6, 2020

311/3291) Home:  Chocolate Maple Porter brewed by me in Ontario:  **1/2; with the help of the Brooklyn Brew Shop and Toronto Brewing; this is my first attempt at a dark beer; nose of mild roast, chocolate and maple syrup; roasted coffee flavours, chocolate, maple syrup in fine balance; maple syrup was added as the boil ended and a bit more just prior to bottling;  

I am very proud of this one.

November 4, 2020

310/3290) Home:  Home and Home IPA by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  **1/2; 7.8%; pours somewhere between cloudy and hazy; delicious pineapple flavours;

November 3, 2020

309/3289) Home:  Sugar Sugar House House by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario in collaboration with The Veil Brewing Co. of Virginia, U.S.A.:  **; 8.0%;  an Imperial IPA with Ontario maple syrup;  grain bill includes rolled oats, malted oats and naked golden oats; dry hopped with Azacca, Mosaic and Vic Secret hops; the first of their REDUX series where they revisit a past collaboration;  cloudy, nearly murky; mostly tropical fruit nose; the maple syrup is very subtle, there are only hints; mostly it is fresh, tropical flavours; 

I must compliment Bellwoods for providing the ideal beer delivery experience.

In other news, my Advent calendar arrived today!

Yes, that is the 2020 edition of Bring Out Your Dead you have spotted there.  More on that later.

November 2, 2020

308/3288) Home:  Breakaway IPA by Fixed Gear Brewing Co. of Ontario:  **1/2; 6.0%; pours hazy; hides the abv. very well; citrus, especially lemon to the nose; citrus and mango flavours - delicious;

November 1, 2020

307/3287) Home:  Burr Grinder by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario:  *1/2; 5.5%, 20 ibu; a Coffee Blonde Ale with Escarpment coffee from iDrinkCoffee in Milton; freshly roasted coffee nose; similar flavours; normally I prefer coffee in a dark beer but his is nice;

October 31, 2020

306/3286) Home:  Hockey Mask Pumpkin Ale by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario:  **; 6.5%, 19 ibu; a nice blend of spice and pumpkin;

October 30, 2020

305/3285) Home:  Canatara! by Refined Fool Brewing Co. of Sarnia:  **; 4.7%; a Berliner Weisse brewed with malted barley, malted wheat and passionfruit; the tartness comes from the fruit, not lactic acid; fruity and refreshing;  

My grandparents used to take me to Canatara Park in Sarnia.  I have many fond memories of Canatara Park and of Sarnia.