Zeke's Sweet Hops - New Brews and Date Night!

I like my beer. This much is obvious to my legions of followers.

I have been very caught up in sports, work, family, music and big out of town weekends the last while but have not relaxed on my discovery of great beer. That being the case, it was my buddy @cryptictruth's beer post today https://steemit.com/beersaturday/@cryptictruth/pretentious-by-odd-side-ales-nem6saok that reminded me it has been 3 full weeks since the last hops post! A sour brown ale? Man you find the neatest stuff. I just need granite counters like you for proper pictures.

Today's edition of Zeke's Sweet Hops has a theme of new beers mixed with Date Night.

The kids are out at girlguides and friend's houses so we are catching up on Walking Dead and having a beer. On the left if my better half's favourite beer which is brewed right down the road at https://cowbellbrewing.com/ It is a nice farmhouse saison that has that typical mild and creamy taste and she really likes it despite being partial to "beer flavoured beer."
On the right is a special beer I don't get so often. Yuzu IPA is a very tasty beer and incredibly clear for an IPA and is brewed by a brewery 1/4 owned by a friend I play hockey and music with. https://www.radicalroadbrew.com/ He explains the beer as having a very unique japanese fruit called Yuzu which is a mix between a lemon and an orange. Makes for a very tasty beer and I love the design which really represents the uniqueness and boldness of this great brew.

This is a shot from last night when it was time to head out for a little adventure with my littlest one. We went to the pizzeria to buy a wheel whose proceeds were being donated directly to a little girl for her Lukemia treatment. The place was packed so we spent the 45 minutes waiting for the grease wheel visiting the pub!

She went with her standard Shirley Temple and I opted for a Redline Rainbow in the Dark Winter Rye IPA http://www.redlinebrewhouse.com/the-beers/rainbow-in-the-dark/ I like Rye IPAs, Redline brewery and I love Ronnie James Dio so this was set to be an awesome pint! Very delicious and a nice little diversion in the middle of a busy evening.

This wasn't date night but drankin time with my brother who lives by and enjoys Henderson Brewing Company in Toronto https://hendersonbrewing.com/ We generally grab the UPA (which deserves a post of its own) and were pleased to find the One Louder Double IPA! I like labels you can read without turning the can much so I peeled the label out so you could enjoy the old fender amp look with the awesomely Spinal Tap style indicators on it. I am not sure what Pillow and Esther mean but I suppose you have to allow the brewers to have their little private jokes.

It really did taste like an 11 on the scale but wasn't the hoppiest I have ever had and only tasted slightly stronger than the normal strong IPA. Would drink again and I will by more before it is gone again if I can find it.

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