Sunday, 21 November 2021

July 12, 2021

209/3559) Home:  4-Track IPA by Radical Road Brewing Company of Ontario:  ***; 4.0% India Session Ale; brewed with barley malt and wheat malt, monk fruit juice concentrate and amyloglucosidase; 100 calories, keto-friendly; pours clear yellow; fruity nose; tastes mildly fruity, a bit watery; the name is a goof on their 8-Track IPA;



July 11, 2021

208/3558( Home:  Fixie Citra IPA by Fixed Gear Brewing Co. of Ontario:  ***; 3.8% Session IPA; pale amber; fruity, citrusy nose; mild citrus, malty but good flavour for a session beer, even if it is somewhat washed out;



July 10, 2021

207/3557) Badlands' Beer Garden:  Mingle July (2021) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 6.5%; Mosaic, Idaho 7 and Eclipse; nose is citrusy, especially lime;  similar flavours with candied hops and a mildly dank finish;

July 9, 2021

206/3556) Home:  Fireworks & Karate by Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery of Ontario:  ***; a 4.5% Margarita IPA; hopped with African Queen and Southern Passion hops and double dry hopped with Cashmere, Sabro and Amarillo; also contains lime juice, orange juice concentrate, agave syrup and Kosher salt; hazy, golden; aroma of lime; musty lime and coconut flavours with a splash of salt at the finish;

I have managed to avoid Margaritas to this point so I cannot comment on how close this does or does not come to replicating the experience.



Wednesday, 17 November 2021

July 7, 2021

204/3554) Home:  Foggy Hop Hazy IPA by Orange Snail Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 5.5%, 30 ibu; hopped with Citra and Comet; cloudy; fresh citrus nose; citrusy and very piney especially at the finish - if it was clear I might dub it Old School;


205/3555) Home:  Straya 016 by Microbrasserie Le Castor Brewing Company of Quebec:  ****; a 6.3% New England IPA; brewed with malted barley and malted wheat; hopped with HPA016 and Galaxy; Série Progression Series; cloudy; nose of citrus, especially grapefruit, and pine; opens citrusy and tropical but the finish is dank pine;



July 6, 2021

203/3553) Home:  Ruby by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; a 6.5% IPA; named for an on-site Aussie Shepherd, their youngest dog; dry-hopped with Talus, Idaho 7 and Mosaic; murky; nose of citrus, mostly grapefruit; I taste mostly dankness, with grapefruit and some orange;

July 5, 2021

 202/3552) Home:  July DIPA (2021) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; an 8.2% DIPA hopped with Galaxy, El Dorado and Lupomax; they describe the malt base as "heftier"; nose of peach, apricot and candied hop; tastes of peaches, apricots, towards the finish things become dry;