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.

It has proven to be a monumental task to slow summer down and get back to penning the regularly-scheduled programs. This week, better late than never, we have beer in hand while the summer goes down swinging.

Shorty of the Week

I am back once again this week with another selection from undeniable local brewer https://blackswanbrewing.ca/ There is so much good beer in this town that one might question why I keep opting for Black Swan lately. Just a great run of summer IPAs and another reason for this one.

Fresh off the Press is indeed a wet-hopped New England IPA with a juicy citrus kick. Not only perfect as a light yet very tasty shorty, but it is brewed with freshly-picked hops from another local business https://www.tavihops.ca/ Almost makes it twice as delicious.

A Pint on the Dock

When in cottage country, or anywhere it is available, I love a good Gravenhurst beer from Sawdust City Brewing Company https://sawdustcitybeer.com/. I have a couple tales in the chamber for future episodes of music stories and outdoor adventure. This is a sneak peak of sorts.

Lone Pine West Coast IPA https://sawdustcitybeer.com/collections/beer/products/4x-pack-lone-pine-west-coast-ipa has been on my top 10 beers for as long as I can remember having one. If you look too closely, you might see the dog hair on the can. Not only was this the perfect dock beer for the best long weekend of the year, there were plenty of dogs rolling around that needed scratches.

Pint in the Studio

I love my jam time with the boys when we can arrange it. Especially when the dood on the keys always brings Radical Road beer https://www.radicalroadbrew.com/. Singing Huey Lewis songs all night is thirsty work so a couple of the limited Hop Series is some rock & roll fuel.

More Local Gold in Hand!

I often forget that there is another brewery in town I don't think I have featured before. https://www.brugarden.ca/ is part of a group of businesses under the same owner and they brew their own beer. I haven't seen it out of their own restaurants for one reason or another so I often forget about it. Weird, progressive IPAs is what I know of them and they seem to miss for me as often as they hit. This one was a hit not only for the taste, but for the spot it took in the middle of a long, downtown walk with the kids. I also like that they use reusable cups even though are a bit smaller than a pint, and I thought glasses were reusable without having to truck them down the road to get them washed at one place. Good marketing anyhow!

#BEERSaturday!

Funny but a little too close to home. Warm up your liver and join @detlev and I at https://hive.blog/hive-187719/@detlev/yeaahhh-beersaturday-week-273-in-amsterdam-and-all-around-the-world for this week's #beersaturday post. Grab a pint and join in the fun with a beer story of your own. Don't forget to stack !BEER tokens so that you can get rich and play the Beer King games every week here https://friends.beersaturday.com/hive One day I will be the BEER KING!

This week of #BeerSaturday, I would like to invite @lofone as blockchain gaming is also thirsty work and he does it well. Write a post about beer with min 3 pics in any language.

Cheers to our global family of beer-drinkers!!

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