Day 157 -Beer 157 Augusta Ale, Kensington Brewing Company, Toronto Ontario

This one poured a cloudy golden amber colour with good head that left a thin layer of lacing. The aroma was pine and citrus hops. The taste was grapefruit hops, but not over the top, however the mouthful felt a little thin. Not much in the way of aftertaste from the hops so not quite in the realm of a good IPA, but with a little more upfront hops than most ales.  3.6 out of 5

Day 156 -Beer 156 Dinner Jacket O'Red IPA, Arch Brewing Co. Guelph Ontario

A dinner jacket may be a necessity for going out for a nice formal dinner but an O' Red jacket might not be the right colour. It poured an amber red colour with nice head that left some very nice lacing. The aroma was very prevalent grassy hops, grapefruit with a slight hint of caramel malt. The taste was  similar with caramel malts upfront with grapefruit and a moderately hop bitterness finish. A good attempt at a red ale IPA with nice carbonation, good lacing and a nice dry finish with moderate bitterness 3.6 out of 5

Day 155-Beer 155 Mill Street Original Organic Lager, Mill St. BrewPub, Toronto Ontario

I drank this one from the bottle so I am not sure how it pours in terms of head and lacing but it is a clear golden yellow colour. The aroma has hints of fresh grass some pale malts and a slight skunky note to it, I guess from the clear bottles. Quite smooth and fresh tasting with good carbonation. Overall pretty good for a light lager 4.2%ABV, 3.4 out of 5

Day 154-Beer 154 Kellerbier, Creemore Springs, Creemore Ontario

Kellerbier is an unfiltered medieval German Lager. They say it was served straight from the brew masters cellar and was a true honour for special guests,  Well this one may have insulted them.  It has got high ratings from others but for me this one missed the mark. It pour and amber/orange colour with a fair amount of head that dissipated quickly and left strange little lumps of white floaters,  not very appealing visually. The wasn't much to the aroma, some caramel malt, grassy hops and musty bread. The taste was slightly bitter with some malt and musty grains. Not worth the price 2.9 out of 5.

Day 153-Beer 153 Rock Cut Baysville Lager, Lake of Bays Brewing Co. Baysville, Ontario

When in cottage country you need to try a cottage country beer. Rock Cut poured a
clear golden-yellow colour with lots of fizzy/bubbly head that dissipated rather quickly leaving only a small amount of lacing.. The aroma, just standard 'pale lager'  some pale malts, a hint something sweet, what was different it had somewhat of a sour background. The taste was nothing special, hints of grassy hops, sweet malts and a faint taste of sour apple. Overall a drinkable lager that one might enjoy sitting on the dock, but one will be enough, 3.2 out of 5

Hailbuton golf trip

I was in Haliburton on a golf trip for three days, we played three games on two different courses  and spent the evenings at Rob's cottage and slept at Bill's cottage. Had a great time, the company, food, golf and cards were great. Shot my best game of the year so far at Pinestone today before we left to come home. As for my beer sojourn, I did not miss a beat, Monday night was Rock Cut , Last night was Kellerbier and today was Mill St organic, unfortunately there was no internet available so here are the write-ups from each of the days' brews.

Day 152-Beer 152 Cutthroat West Coast Ale, Tree Brewing Co. Kelowna British Columbia

Just the Facts Ma'am, this one poured an amber/copper colour with lots of head that settled quickly and left a thin layer across the surface. The aroma was pine hops, citrus and a hint of honey malts. The taste is similar grapefruit, pine hops and hints of caramel malts. Overall an okay brew with a nice dry finish but it just seemed to be missing something . 3.4 out of 5