Day 187-Beer 187 Creme Brulee, Southern Tier Brewing Co. Lakewood New York

Tonight's beer packed a punch for a beer that taste like a dessert. At 9.5%ABV and a 22 oz. ( 650 ml) you should have someone to share this beer. It pours dark brown/black with very little head and almost no lacing. The aroma , wow the aroma is strong, dark milk chocolate, burnt sugar, vanilla and a hint of cream, crème brulee in a bottle. If aroma was the only scoring factor this one hits max but there is more to a brew than aroma. the taste is somewhat of a stout but with crème brulee as the mainstay, coffee, milk chocolate, burnt sugar and vanilla, a true desert beer. You could serve this one as an after dinner  liquor and no one  would think it as a beer. Overall  a good brew but you need to share this one, it does have a kick to it. You could probably find a few recipes to share some of it with, both marinades and desert recipes would work well and leave enough for you and your company too. 3.7 out of 5.

Day 186-Beer 189 Innis and Gunn, Oak Aged Beer, Rum Finish, Innis and Gunn, Scotland

Tonight's brew is matured for 57 days before release . It poured a dark amber/copper colour with okay head and lacing. The aroma was caramel and rum. The taste was caramel, malt, some spice and fruit with a rum finish. Not all that impressed for the price one pays for this brew, 3.4 out of 5

Day 185-Beer 185 Mosaic Mikkeller Imperial India Pale Ale, De Proef Brouwirij, Lochristi Hijfte, Belgium

Tonight's is a strong brew at 8.9% ABV. It poured a hazy golden/amber colour almost apricot, with decent sticky head that left some nice lacing. There is lots of aroma from this beer,   grapefruit, tangerine, caramel malt, bread yeast, and alcohol. The taste is bitter grapefruit up front with background of tropical fruits, mango and pineapple, honey and caramel. The alcohol is not as pronounce as it is in the aroma but it does give the back of the throat a little burn. It finishes very nicely, smooth, dry and just enough lingering bitterness. Overall a very good IPA, its not cheap but its worth the try, 3.9 out of 5.

Happy 4th of July Day 184- Beer 184 Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Paso Robles California

This one poured almost black in colour with lots of sticky creamy tan head that eventually left some very nice lacing. The aroma was pine, citrus(grapefruit) hops with a hint of roasted malts. The taste was roasted malts, espresso and grapefruit/hop bitterness and in the background a hint of rye.  Overall an above average black IPA 3.8 out of 5. It comes in a large bottle, enough for your best beer recipes and marinades and lots left for you to enjoy.

Half Way to New Years Eve, Day 183-Beer 183 Worthington'sWhite Shield, Worthington's White Shield Brewery, Burton Upon Trent, England

Thought I needed something special to celebrate the passing of half way point in my beer quest so this one is from a brewery that was established in 1744, its almost as old as dirt. White shield is one of the longest surviving IPA's and one of England's most decorated brews, so here goes. The ale pours a clear orange/copper colour with lots of nice cream coloured head that lasts a long time and sticks to the sides of the glass. The aroma although not strong has hints of lemon, English hops with the scent of sweet toffee and fresh baked bread in the background. The taste is not as hoppy as I expected but rather well balanced for an IPA with flavours of bread toffee, yeast and lemony/grapefruit hops. The finish is quite dry is only slightly bitter. A very good but not great IPA 3.9 out of 5. And so the second half begins and my continued search for the world's most outstanding brews.

Day 182-Beer182 Wellington Special Pale Ale,Wellingtong County Brewing Co. Guelph

Tomorrow is s half way, wow so I thought it should be a special brew tonight but this one was just okay, it didn't quite live up to its name. It poured a nice clear amber colour with a good head that dissipated quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was caramel malts and some earthy tones.  The taste was that of a light lager, some sweetness from the toasted malts and not much else. Overall an okay lite lager, very drinkable especially on a hot day like today but certainly nothing I would call special.4 out of 5

Day 181- Beer 181 Tap 5 Hopfenweisse, Schneider & Brooklyner, Kelhelm Bavaria Germany

Inching on of half way tonight's brew although posted a little late was a great wheat-dopplebock beer, and that's hard for me to say. A typical pour is was a very cloudy golden orange colour with minimal head that left a sticky residue on the edge of the glass. The aroma  was not a typical wheat beer as the first to hit you was the hops  and citrus scents with a clove background. The flavour/ taste was also unique, wheat, banana, cloves and just a nice hint of bitter hops. Its a strong beer at 8.2%ABV but that does not override the taste. It finishes dry with a hint of sourness. Outstanding for a wheat beer, 4 out of 5