Time flies when you are having beer. Every day is #beersaturday but specifically on Saturdays, I transform into the Blockchain Beerologist!
I became a beer blogger years ago because of the blockchain, my need for a weekly column, and an age-old obsession with beer. Add that to the years I spent brewing for myself, and the breweries I work with now on their technology and marketing, you get the perfect recipe for a #blockchain #Beerologist.
This week, the lockdown has lifted and we have been moved to Orange/Restrict level. What this means is bars and breweries are open again for those looking to safely enjoy a pint! Here are a few local ones this week in my neck of the woods.
For the last while, I have highlighted a 'Shorty of the Week' as I love having 6 shorter (355ml) cans of craft beer in the fridge for when a tall can is just too much. With the recent reopening of restaurants after a month+ of lockdown, I find myself able to snag a pint of draft at restaurants! How I have missed that!
This week, I discovered that Jobsite Brewing https://www.jobsitebrewing.ca/buybeer still had some of the limited run Dovetail - Hazy Pale Ale with Guava. I generally like to taste the latest and greatest but I am also partial to playground, one-off brews and had to snag a 6 of this tasty, different beer. Great at the beginnning or end of an evening!
This is a special double shot of local for y'all. Not only am I finally enjoying one of my top 5 favourite IPAs https://black-swan-brewing.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/india-pale-ale-ipa from local Black Swan Brewing https://blackswanbrewing.ca/, it is in a special venue.
The Red Lion Room https://redlionroom.ca is a local venue which has opened in the last 2 tough years and has had a rough go of it because it is primarily a live music performance lounge. If lockdowns shutter indoor dining, it sure as hell does so with live music venues. They have stayed engaged with the community with take-out marketing and order processing, and with the musicians for when it is time to open again. When the order came, these guys booked 6 weeks worth of local entertainers andare ready to go.
I was lucky enough to visit during the lock down as part of business meetings and feel kinda blessed to have had a place to safely go. Good people, support local in a big way, and good beer.
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This pint was one of those 1-off brews you only get to see for a limited time. You can't find it on their webpage it is so exclusive but was described to me as a Chocolate Milk IPA. After a sample taster revealed some of the familiar yeast and hops that make me such a fan of the East Coast IPA, I had to give a whole pint a go. The first few sips presented me with an earthy chocolate hint and then that lactose sugar sweetness and texture, then a smooth flow back into their characteristic hops. Another notch to put in my belt as I strive to sample every beer on the planet!
It was a serious meeting a couple months in the making so I had to double down and go for one of my old favourites. 21 Haze East Coast IPA https://heritagehopsbrew.com/collections/ipa still holds a spot in my top 10 because of its sweet taste, powerful hop balance, and general availability because convenience counts! It is only a bonus that it is local as I would buy it if it were otherwise.
So great to be bellied up to my seat in one of the 3 local breweries I call home. Mask or not.
Good things come in 3s and here is my third stop for the week. The vessel is adorned with the label of Four Fathers https://fourfathersbrewing.ca/ but is actually a Speed Wobble http://www.redlinebrewhouse.com/the-beers/speed-wobble/ from Redline Breweries http://www.redlinebrewhouse.com/ which I have visited and reviewed several times. Revival House Stratford https://revival.house is the only place in town you will find this on tap so I get it every time. Pale and amber and clear and strong and tasty!
I JUST got home from dinner at RH and will be sure to post a 
Each of these beers get my seal of approval. So good to be back out enjoying a pint in the community and giving each of these brews and establishments a little reciprocal Beerologist love.
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You would think 192 weeks of #beersaturday would take its toll on your liver but it really isn't the case! Fact is, besides beer and tea/coffee, beer is the next most popular beverage on the planet and my physician told me this week 14 or less a week is good for you! @detlev/jeaaah-beersaturday-week-192-calls-you-to-join so you should pull up a pint and heed the call.
I invite a friend to the party every week and this week it is 
Cheers DOODS!
