July 8, 2025

148/4629) Home:  Iris by Hatch Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 6.5% IPA with oats; hazy, golden-straw colour; nose of stone fruit and lemons; I taste mostly stone fruit, if somewhat muted;

July 7, 2025

147/4628) Home:  Hatch by Slake Brewing of Ontario:  ***1/2; 5.2% Pale Ale with oats; pours orange-gold with a frothy head; citrusy nose and flavours; a month fresher than the previous two entries and it shows;

July 6, 2025

146/4627) Home:  Super Sunset by Slake Brewing of Ontario:  ***; 4.6% American Pale Ale with oats; hazy yellow gold; lemon and mixed citrus nose; subdued lemon and lime against a mixed citrus backdrop; here again, the freshest I could find was packaged in April, though I wish otherwise;

July 5, 2025

145/4626) Home:  Slow Slow by Slake Brewing of Ontario:  ***; 6.5% IPA with oats added to the grain bill; opaque; nose of mango, papaya and lemon; somewhat muted and bland notes of mango, papaya and mixed citrus;  undoubtedly I would have liked this more had it been fresher;

From the tin:  “Slow is the way.”

July 3, 2025

144/4625) Home:  Baby Nelly by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 5.6% Pale Ale; hopped exclusively with Nelson Sauvin; cloudy, yellow gold; nose of white wine and tropical fruit; tastes of white wine with tropical fruit; mildly sweet;

July 2, 2025

143/4624) Home:  Summer Buzz (2025) by Badlands Brewing of Ontario:  ****; 5.6% Pale Ale, hopped with Peacharine, Mosaic and Motueka; cloudy; nose of lime and stone fruit; dank with flavours of lime with peaches;

July 1, 2025

142/4623) Home:  Amber Ale - Ice Aged by Old Credit Brewing of Ontario:  ***; 5%; amber/red colour; malty nose; sweet with flavours of honey and toasted malts;