December 27, 2023

 265/4226) Home:  A Wish Full of Dreams by White Pony Microbrewery of Italy:  ****1/2; 11.9% “Imperial Stout Ale”; “Canadian Limited Edition Christmas 2023”; brewed with wheat, rye and sugar; “product of Belgium by Italian mind”; jet black, thin tan head; nose is roasted malt, vanilla, chocolate; chocolate with hints of vanilla and bitter dark coffee;

Perhaps because this one is usually 14.9% it receives the "Canadian limited" designation.  A terrific way to conclude Craft Canada's 2023 Advent calendar.   

December 26, 2023

264/4225) Home:  Logic Bomb by Surly Brewing Co. of Minnesota, U.S.A.:  ***1/2; 5.5% Juicy Pale Ale; only ever so faintly foggy pale orange; hopped with Warrior, Centennial, Citra, Talus and Sabro; fruity nose; fruity with a mild dry hop edge;

“You CAN handle the truth."  Day 23.

December 24, 2023

262/4223) Home:  Leisel Weapon by Noon Whistle Brewing of Illinois, U.S.A.:  ***1/2; 5.2%; German style Hefeweizen; pours foggy, golden; nose is yeasty with notes of cloves and bananas and herbal hoppiness; similar flavours;

Day  21 of the Advent calendar.  Leisel is a municipality in the Rhineland area of Germany.

263/4224) Home:  Rauchbier by Echoes Brewing Company of Washington, U.S.A.:  **1/2; 5%, 20 ibu;  Bamberg style Dunkel with Beechwood smoked malted barley and Mittelfrüh hops; nose is bitter and smokey; somewhat subtle smokey flavours and dark sugary notes but it's still a lot like drinking whatever someone has spilled into an ash tray;  Day 22;

December 21, 2023

260/4221) The 3 Brewers, Yonge Street:  Reindeer Village by The 3 Brewers of Ontario:  ****; 10%, 31 ibu Belgian Quadrupel; sweet, sugary nose; tastes sugary with hints of yeast and dark fruit; 

Also returning is the Christmas Amber.

261/4222) GLB Brewpub, Toronto:  Meet The Porters Picante by Great Lakes Brewery of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.8%; their regular porter with chipotle peppers, cinnamon and Pilot coffee; nose of chili, malt, coffee, chocolate; flavours of coffee and chili, lingering with a warming after taste; probably not for people with ulcers;

I was hoping to find GLB's Solstice Stout on tap but I had to settle for buying a bottle to take home.

December 20, 2023

258/4219) Blue Moon Brewery at Stackt Market, Toronto:  Dopio Panettone by Blue Moon of Ontario:  ****1/2; 7.3%, 18 ibu; malty Christmas cake nose; malty, spiced fruitcake flavours;

My Italian acquaintances tell me it should be spelled "doppio:", with two letter "P"s.

259/4220) Home:  Hop, Skip and Juice by Vocation Brewery of England:  5.7% Hazy Pale Ale with Simcoe and Citra hops; also oats and wheat; hazy, golden yellow; sweet citrusy nose; sweet, juicy citrus flavours;

December 19, 2023

257/4218) Home:  Ridgetop Red Ale by Silver City Brewery of Washington, U.S.A.:  ***1/2; 6%, 15 ibu; brewed with Liberty hops; appearance is as one would expect; sweet, malty nose; sweet and malty with a mildly earthy hop edge;

December 18, 2023

256/4217) Home:  Basecamp Blonde by Hutton & Smith Brewing Company of Tennessee, U.S.A.: ***; 4.8%, 22 ibu; clear, golden; malty nose, mild hop edge; sweet, malty with dry hop edge at the finish;