I am headed off after posting to join family for a long weekend celebration but gotta get a #beersaturday post in first. Beer blogging comes naturally to me due to years spent brewing for myself and restaurants, working with breweries on their technology & marketing, and the decades spent imbibing. Hence, the self-decreed title of the #Blockchain #Beerologist doing my best to consume, report and even brew to do that title justice.
This week, I am having beers in exotic locations.
Pint o' the Week
The Pint of the Week is a special one. A beverage at a brewery taproom, a pint in a pub, or a social beer that highlights the week. I have the privilege of working with some pretty fancy restaurants in town and they somehow found out I like beer! So, when I visit, there might be a pint involved like at https://revival.house and this time it is a Four Fathers Starter Session IPA https://fourfathersbrewing.ca/product/the-starter/ Not a bad pint for a business meeting or post work break.
Mosaic 2 Ways
I am always happy to see a new Collective Arts https://collectiveartsontario.com beer especially when it is a NEIPA with a bold label on it. Their branding is primarily made up of art from varying artists around the globe. This time it is Antonio Quintana https://www.instagram.com/canisinfernalis/ with his spectral wolf illustration. Fantastic art and hopefully the beer will be that good.
New England IPA like Galaxy 2 Ways https://collectiveartsontario.com/products/galaxy-2-ways-neipa Mosaic is perhaps my favourite IPA hop and I figured they would have it the traditional way, and maybe some cryo.. I was close as it was Galaxy Spectrum which is a liquid extraction of the hop which makes for less cleaning, easily dissolvable in the beer at the dry-hooping stage, and a stable hop flavour. Another damn fine CA pint.
Bobcaygeon
You ma be able to tell but this pint was enjoyed beside the campfire on last week's wilderness camping adventure. When in cottage country, I like to hit the local beer store and hope to find a local or regional beer I don't normally get back home. Bobcaygeon Brewing Company https://bobcaygeonbrewing.ca/ Fire is going with coals so it is time to tuck into this frosty one from the cooler.
Northern Lights Hazy IPA https://bobcaygeonbrewing.ca/collections/beers/products/ddh-northern-lights-hazy-ipa was exactly what I was looking for with the pine trees on the label and the road to Bobcaygeon we passed on the way to the provincial park. This double dry hopped hazy IPA features the standard Mosaic, and Citra hops with a new one to me, Mandarina Bavaria hops which is a cross breed of Cascade, Hallertau Blanc and Hüll Melon originating from Germany. I am learning of the new one after the fact and now feel compelled to taste this beer again if I can find it. As for a campfire beer, they are all pretty much perfect as was this bitter beauty.
#BEERSaturday!
Yah that might have been me some mornings while camping. This week, you can join @detlev, myself and all the other beer bloggers at https://hive.blog/hive-187719/@detlev/beersaturday-318 for this week's edition.
This week for #BeerSaturday, I would like to invite my old friend @cmplxty who may have to take up drinking if they get a new dog art some point! Take a few pictures, tag #beersaturday and raise a glass with us on Hive!
Cheers to our global family of beer-drinkers!!
I am honoured to curate for:
