Beer blogging came naturally to me due to years spent brewing for myself, working with breweries on their technology & marketing, and the decades spent imbibing. Hence, the self-decreed title of the #Blockchain #Beerologist and I have cranked up my Beerology game this year as breweries are back in full swing.

This week, I am finishing off the the IPA Fun Box and comparing lighter beers for hoppy taste.

Shorty of the Week

There have been a few Pints of the Week with all the goings on but I figured I would flip back to the shorty in the fridge. What is better than seeing a little can of limited edition beer or a nice little pint when a big pint would be a gulp too much? I love my shorties and grab ones by Leftfield Brewery https://www.leftfieldbrewery.ca/ in Toronto where I just spent the weekend.



Greenwood IPA https://fanshop.leftfieldbrewery.ca/products/greenwood-4-pack has to be as yummy as all of the other ones I have and it is rare to never have experienced a stinker from a brewery. They always deliver and Greenwood, with its unfiltered Simcoe, Citra and Centennial hops, is another fantastic shorty.

IPA Fun Box Rides Again

Those who shared a pint in the pub last week will remember that I cracked open the 4th edition of the
IPA Fun Box to share https://www.refinedfool.com/collections/beer/products/ipa-fun-box-4th-edition The old favourites and a couple new ones were pretty good but I had a hazy session to tackle!

Catstronaut!

Another badly-drawn label illustration based on a pretty poor play on words, once again nothing to do with the actual beer "🐈 Catstronaut — 4.5% Session Hazy IPA: An easy-drinking golden-hazed beauty. Dominated by citrus and tropical notes, it’s smooth-bodied and well balanced." Why the hell you would call that catstronaut I may never now but sounds like a pretty good summer beer. Rather photogenic too with no filter and the iphone camera depth of field doing the background magic.



With a fail on the label and a winner in the can, you can mail it in for the rest of the label on a one-off brew. The beer was as tasty as it was light which is a pleasant surprise so I am cool with flipping your brewery motto sideways and reinforcing it on the side label.

Hazy IPAs are all the rage but this lighter one is worth buying for someone who is sneaking up on IPAs, or you wanna have a beer after mowing the lawn without having to take a nap.

Devil's Punchbowl

Next up we have Clifford Brewing https://sonsofkent.com/ which I know I have tasted before. I can't remember which beer it was, or anything special about the brewery so I checked in online to check. While I appreciate breweries going with the straight 'buy online' configuration for their online setup, I would highly recommend telling a story on the history of the brewery or at least what makes it special. Being in Chatham Ont. is not really that special so lets get to the beer.



I do recall having Devil's Punchbowl in the past as it is a well done contrast explosion of a label, and a neat name for an aggressively hopped beer. Session may be a contradiction in terms but I am in the market for these lighter beers in the summer as long as they are tasty. It is apparently not even available on the online store https://sonsofkent.com/collections/beer but I did see Juice Box and 8-track which were decent. As for this beer, I would buy this for a regatta or a weekend where I decided I would read a book on a hammock. Tasty enough that I don't hate it, and light enough for a little session as advertised.

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Do you like the lighter beers?