461 weeks is certainly a binge of epic proportions on the blockchain! Whether you are a seasoned aficionado or the designated driver, you are always welcome to pull up a pint and join @detlev and the gang with your post about beer.

In this 461st edition, I am enjoying some new IPAs and brewing a couple batches of our own.

Sometimes, I swap out the Pint of the Week for a Shorty of the week when I discover a tasty brew in a short (355ml) can. This delicious specimen is Fly Half IPA from Bandit Brewery I would have picked it off the shelf anyhow because I love this brewery and new short IPAs are my jam. What made this a MUST to grab was the hops. We have started using Nelson Sauvin in our IPA and I have an order in for Nectaron which will enhance the thick, orange/citrus flavour or our NEIPA. Riwaka hops are from New Zealand and that triple shot sure made for a beautiful and flavourful citrussy hazy IPA.

Big Hoss IPA

While visiting my new favourite bar and beer shop, I discovered Pistols Brewery out of Ottawa for the first time. New IPA from across the province sounded fantastic and I the logo is neat too so I couldn't resist.

They are rather secretive about the hops used in Big Hoss but a balance of Citrus, nectar and pine flavours in an IPA are definitely my jam and I can almost guess which were used. A little light for the perfect NEIPA (we aim for 6.3%) but all the flavour you would want in this tasty pint. If this is their standard IPA brewed year round, I am looking forward to tasting some of their 1-off, experimental brews. Gotta plan another trip to Ottawa!

Back to Brewing!

With a couple weeks off brewing ourselves, we hit it hard with 3 brewing sessions in a week. We started with the New England IPA because it takes a little longer to ferment and we were almost out of it in the kegs. You can see some of the esters and proteins swirling around in the wort before we added the hops.

By the middle of the week, we brewed up 2 batches of IPA with different combinations of Mosaic, Citra, Galaxy, Amarillo and Nelson Sauvin hops to see which work best together and in which stage of the boil. We topped that of with a batch of Amber Ale to total 180 litres of beer now fermenting in the tin. Can't wait to taste these ones after we keg later this weekend and having our keg fridges topped up for a couple more weeks.

#BEERSaturday!

I tested out the theory and it is correct. You probably need a beer!

Now it is time for you to join me, @detlev , and these other beerologists because there is always room for more beer bloggers at the Beer Saturday gathering... I can't find @detlev's post this week but I invite you to check out his blog and come up with a beer post of your own to join the fun. Cheers to IPAs short, tall and close to home.