Day 161-Beer 161 Barking Squirrel Lager, Hop City Brewing Co. Brampton, Ontario

Tonight's brew poured an amber colour with creamy of white head that left just a little lacing, The aroma was toasted caramel malts and grassy hops. The taste was similar caramel up front with a nice hop follow-up. Quite interesting a lager with additional hops 3.7 out of 5

Day 160-Beer 160 King Pilsner, King Brewery, Nobleton Ontario

Tonight's brew poured a clear golden colour with nice fluffy head. The aroma was fresh grass, noble hops, with hints of citrus. The taste was sweet malts, grains and just a nice balance of hops in this Czech style pils. Overall a very good pils with a nice balance of hops and malts, good carbonation, a nice clean, crisp and dry finish. I am sure I have a few more of this one. 3.9 out of 5.

Day 159-Beert 159 Blacksmith Smoked Porter, Highlander Brew Co. South River Ontario

Tonight's brew poured black in colour with a light milk chocolate head that left some lacing that did stick to the sides of the glass. The first whiff certainly hinted of a smoky hardwood fire with undertones of caramel malt, dark chocolate and burnt coffee.  The taste was dark chocolate, caramel and toffee malts, espresso coffee. Unfortunately the taste buds did not detect the nice smoke that my nose detected. Overall a tasty porter that unfortunately was missing the smoke in its name. 3.8 out of 5.

Day 158-Beer 158 Muskoka Cream Ale, Muskoka Brewery, Bracebridge Ontario

Try one off the beaten path. Another cottage country brew, it poured a clear amber colour with nice head and lacing. The aroma was hops and sweet caramel malt and a floral tone. The mouthful was nice and creamy, very smooth  with hints of hops and malts. Overall a nice cream ale, 3.7 out of 5

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