FUNKFEST 2017 Live Blog # 5

FUNKFEST 2017

Sawdust City Brewery

Gravenhurst, Ontario

Beers 350 to 357

Beer: Yalla Yalla

Yalla Yalla

Brewery: Half Hours on Earth
Location: Seaforth, Ontario, Canada

Style: Farmhouse
ABV: 6.6 %
Colour: Clear gold
Aroma: Woodsy biscuit 
Thoughts: Nutty warm delicious fruity and sour
Funk Factor: 6/6

Swoon

Beer: Swoon 

Brewery: Fairweather Brewing
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Style: Blend of farmhouses
ABV: 6.5 %
Colour: Light, clear gold
Aroma: Citrus and acetic acid
Thoughts: Bright citrus acidic refreshing
Funk Factor: 5/6

Idaho 7, Dry Hopped Sour Kettle

Beer: Idaho 7 Dry Hopped Sour Kettle

Brewery: Fairweather Brewing
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Style: Farmhouse
ABV: ?
Colour: Light gold
Aroma: Warm malty biscuit toast
Thoughts: Tart wheat biscuit and toast
Funk Factor: 5/6

Paradise Lost

Beer: Paradise Lost

Brewery: Blood Brothers Brewing
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Style: Farmhouse
ABV: 6.0 %
Colour: Cloudy gold
Aroma: Tart wheat and spice
Thoughts: Rubbery... chemical off flavours

Funk Factor: 0/6

Peach Sour with Brett

Beer: Peach Sour with Brett

Brewery: Rouge River Brewing Company
Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada

Style: Flavoured Saison
ABV: 5.0 %
Colour: Green gold
Aroma: Fruity wet dog
Thoughts: Dried fruit sweet bready
Funk Factor: 4/6

Forgot About Drei

Beer: Forgot about Drei 

Brewery: Rouge River Brewing Company
Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada

Style: Farmhouse 
ABV: 5.5% IBU 25
Colour: Cloudy Gold
Aroma: Sweet sour and piney
Thoughts: Herbal sour IPA like. Hoppy

Funk Factor: 4/6

Beer: Blumo

Blumo

Brewery: Burdock Brewery
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Style; Sour Saison with Pinot Noir grapes and blueberries
ABV: 8.0 % 
Colour: Cloudy purple
Aroma: Deep winey sour and blueberry
Thoughts: Very wine like sweet blueberry and grapey. Sour candy finish.
Funk Factor: 7/6 Exceptionally Funky

Beer: Almost Dusk

Almost Dusk

Brewery: Folly Brewing
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Style: American Wild Ale with  boysenberries
ABV: 8.0 %
Colour: Deep reddish purple
Aroma: Sweet tart aroma fresh berries
Thoughts: Fruity fruit punch flavours very flavourful and delicious
Funk Factor: 6/6

FUNKFEST 2017 Live Blog # 4

FUNKFEST 2017

Sawdust City Brewery

Gravenhurst, Ontario

Beers 342 to 349

Beer: Funky Marg

Funky Marg

Brewery: Redline Brewhouse
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Style; Saison
ABV: ?
Colour: clear gold
Aroma: Citronella candle
Thoughts: Spoiled... off flavours
Funk Factor: 0/6

Cherry Gose

Beer: Cherry Gose

Brewery: County Road Beer Company
Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Style; flavoured gose
ABV: 5.0 %
Colour: Salmon
Aroma: Sweet fruit and sour cherry
Thoughts: Off flavours
Funk Factor:3/6

Biere de Mars

Beer: Biere de Mars

Brewery: County Road Beer Company
Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Style; Biere de Garde
ABV: 5.5 %
Colour: Cloudy white gold
Aroma: Fruity, sweet, sour, biscuity
Thoughts: Off flavours, black currant
Funk Factor: 3/6

Saison Framboise

Beer: Saison Framboise

Brewery: Brasserie Dunham
Location: Dunham, Quebec, Canada

Style; flavoured Saison
ABV: 6.5
Colour: Cloudy salmon
Aroma: Sour tart, sweet raspberry
Thoughts: Raspberry jello and cake sweet smooth clean

Funk Factor: 4/6

Saison Cassis

Beer: Saison Cassis

Brewery: Brasserie Dunham
Location: Dunham, Quebec, Canada

Style; Flavoured Saison
ABV: 6.5%
Colour: Cloudy, cherry red
Aroma: Aldehydes, cassis
Thoughts: Cassis lemonade and champagne reminds me of a Kir Royale.

Funk Factor: 5/6

Collective Project: Gose

Beer: Collective Project: Gose

Brewery: Collective Arts Brewing
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Style; Gose
ABV: 5.0 % IBU 12
Colour: Green gold
Aroma: Sweet mineral
Thoughts: Flat boring low flavour
Funk Factor: 2/6

Bourbon Barrel Aged Pear Saison

Beer: Bourbon Barrel Aged Pear Saison

Brewery: Collective Arts Brewing
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Style; Aged Perry
ABV: 5.6 % 
Colour:  green gold
Aroma: Woody and mineral with hints of pear
Thoughts: Tasty warm woody fruity and tart

Funk Factor: 4/6

Razzy Star

Beer: Razzy Star

Brewery: Half Hours on Earth
Location: Seaforth, Ontario, Canada

Style; Flavoured Saison
ABV: 4.0
Colour: Salmon
Aroma: Sweet-tart fresh raspberries
Thoughts: Just ripe raspberry fresh off the vine tart and sugary
Funk Factor: 6/6

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Sawdust City Brewery

Gravenhurst, Ontario

Beers 334 to 341

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Beer: Clean Slate Brett Saison 2016

Brewery: Bench Brewing
Location: Beamsville, Ontario

Style: Bottle aged Sour Saison
ABV: 5.7 % IBU  35
Colour: Super clear golden with hints of green
Aroma: Woodsy and citrus
Thoughts: Wood and mushrooms umami and roundness muted fresh fruit and hints of sour lemon.

Funk Factor: 5/6

Brett By Moonlight

Beer: Brett by Moonlight

Brewery: Waller Street Brewing
Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Style; Barrel Aged brett Stout
ABV: 6.3 %
Colour: Dark chestnut
Aroma: Toasted nuts wood charcoal
Thoughts: Toasty warm nutty wood and charcoal slight sour funk
Funk Factor: 6/6

Scotch River Sour

Beer: Scotch River Sour

Brewery: Waller Street Brewing
Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Style; Birch sap and spruce tip Saison
ABV: 6.8 % IBU 8
Colour: Slightly cloudy gold
Aroma: Super sweet bright 
Thoughts: Sweet fruity pine and maple syrupy with some light spice
Funk Factor: 7/6 Exceptionally Funky

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Beer: Livery Stable Blues

Brewery: Waller Street Brewing
Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Style; Farmhouse
ABV: 6.0 % IBU 23
Colour: Brassy gold
Aroma: Spunky fresh herbal medicinal
Thoughts: Sweet and medicinal nutty and biscuity
Funk Factor: 5/6

Wild Child Apricot

Beer: Wild Child Apricot

Brewery: Black Swan Brewing
Location: Stratford Ontario

Style: Berliner Weisse
ABV: 3.9 %
Colour: Cloudy white gold
Aroma: Funky sour aldehyde hints of dried fruit
Thoughts: Dusty, off flavour
Funk Factor: 2/6

Wild Child Raspberry

Beer: Wild Child Raspberry

Brewery: Black Swan Brewing
Location: Stratford, Ontario

Style: Berliner Weisse
ABV: 3.9 %
Colour: Salmon
Aroma: Sweet and sour bright raspberry
Thoughts: Tart-sweet cooked raspberry... some off flavours
Funk Factor: 3/6

1854 Barrel Aged Anniversary Ale

Beer: 1854 Barrel Aged AnniversaryAle

Brewery: Collingwood Brewery
Location: Collingwood, Ontario

Style; Belgian Ale
ABV: 6.8 %
Colour: Light chestnut
Aroma: Toasty citrus wood and nuts
Thoughts: Sweet and sour, caramel and vanilla. Lots of wheat malt

Funk Factor: 5/6

Hype with Blackberries

Beer: Hype on Blackberries

Brewery: Block 3 Brewing
Location: St. Jacobs, Ontario

Style: Flavoured Saison
ABV: 6.5 % 
Colour: Cherry red
Aroma: Sweet fruit nose
Thoughts: Sour tart blackberry fresh fruit grenadine syrup sour candy finish

Funk Factor: 4/6

FUNKFEST 2017 Live Blog # 2

FUNKFEST 2017

Sawdust City Brewery
Gravenhurst, Ontario

Beers 326 to 333

Coalition

Beer: Coalition

Brewery: Tooth and Nail Brewing Company
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Style: Belgian Brown with merlot grapes
ABV: 6.0 %
Colour: Reddish brown
Aroma: Sweet, woody, grapey, hints of sour
Thoughts: Sweet smooth woody and winey.
Funk Factor: 6/6

Streif

Beer: Streif

Brewery: Tooth and Nail Brewing Company
Location: Ontario

Style: American Wild Ale
ABV: 7.0%
Colour: Gold with off white head
Aroma: bitter herbs yarrow fruit and sour
Thoughts: lots of aldehydes... some faults bitter lemon
Funk Factor: 2/6

Dead Parrot

Beer: Dead Parrot

Brewery: Forked River Brewing Company
Location: London, Ontario

Style; Sour English Brown with cherries
ABV: 7.7%
Colour: Dark chestnut brown with an off tan head
Aroma: Sweet with sour cherry
Thoughts: Wheat dark malty coconut sweet tart cherry sticky lips
Funk Factor: 6/6

Abbey Normal

Beer: Abbey Normal

Brewery: Forked River Brewing Company and Sawdust City
Location: London Ontario

Style; Abbey
ABV: 5.5 %
Colour: Off brown and cloudy
Aroma: Wheaty woody 
Thoughts: Rye bread, some off flavours
Funk Factor: 2/6

Hermit Kingdom

Beer: Hermit Kingdom

Brewery: Bar Hop
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Style; Belgian Golden Ale
ABV: 7.2 %
Colour: Cloudy Bright Gold
Aroma: Cedar Eucalyptus 
Thoughts: creamy scents of barber shop sweet and sour wheat
Funk Factor: 6/6

Spanish Red

Beer: Spanish Red

Brewery: Bar Hop
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Style: Sour Farmhouse red... blend of a fresh and aged beer
ABV: 5.5 % IBU 17
Colour: Rusty red
Aroma: tart cherry pie 
Thoughts: sour creamy lip coating delicous
Funk Factor: 6/6

Cellar Biere de Garde

Beer: Cellar Biere de Garde

Brewery: Bench Brewing
Location: Beamsville, Ontario

Style: Biere de Garde
ABV: 6.8 % IBU 15
Colour: Light chestnut
Aroma: Woody and wheaty
Thoughts: Woodsy licorice spicy a little wine notes. Caramel and biscuit
Funk Factor: 5/6

Citra Grove

Beer: Citra Grove

Brewery: Bench Brewing
Location: Beamsville, Ontario

Style: Dry Hopped Sour Ale
ABV: 6.0 % IBU 14
Colour: clear gold
Aroma: Bright citrus and tropical fruit straw aged soft cheese
Thoughts: Fresh delicous well balanced sweet and tart. Bright citra hops notes
Funk Factor: 6/6

FUNKFEST 2017 Live Blog # 1

FUNKFEST 2017

Sawdust City Brewery

Gravenhurst, Ontario

Due to technical difficulties, yesterday's live blog could not be posted until today. Sorry about that, but please enjoy.

Saison du Parc

Beers 318 to 325

Beer: Saison du Parc

Brewery:  Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
Location: St-Jérôme Quebec, Canada

Style; Sour Farmhouse Ale
ABV: 4.2%
Colour: clear gold large white head
Aroma: bright citrus and wheat
Thoughts: floral wheaty citrus spicy light sourness... bright and tasty

Funk Factor: 5/6

Solstice d'ete Framboise

Beer: Solstice d'Eté Framboise 

Brewery: Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
Location:  St-Jérôme Quebec, Canada

Style: Sour Berliner Weisse with Raspberries
ABV: 5.9%
Colour: cherry red
Aroma: Explosion of fresh raspberries
Thoughts: sweet and tart raspberry coulis... sour candy finish

La Tripe a Trois Lambicus

Funk Factor: 6/6

Beer: La Tripe a Trois Lambicus (Édition Spcéciale Houblonnée)

Brewery: À la Fut
Location: Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada

Style: Belgian Tripel
ABV: 8.8%
Colour: Dark gold
Aroma: Sweet, wheat, sour cherry
Thoughts: Sour, smoky, creamy, slight medicinal hops

Session IPA Sure

Funk Factor: 4/6

Beer: Session IPA Sure

Brewery: À la Fut
Location: Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada

Style; Sour IPA
ABV:3.5 % IBU 50
Colour: tinny gold
Aroma: fruity sweet sour tropical fruit
Thoughts: thin watery too much lemon pith slightly off flavours

Funk Factor: 2/6

Willow Gose

Beer: Willow Gose

Brewery: Trou du Diable
Location: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada

Style: Sour Gose
ABV: 4%
Colour: brassy gold
Aroma: Mineral, grassy
Thoughts: Tart lemonade. Mineral, salt so refreshing... like gatorade for beer drinkers

Dulcis Succubus

Funk Factor: 6/6

Beer: Dulcis Succubus

Brewery: Trou du Diable
Location: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada

Style: Sour Ale
ABV: 7%
Colour: Cloudy gold 
Aroma: Tart, grainy, and citrus
Thoughts: Sweet and sour candy, spice and wheat. With hints of sour orange.

Funk Factor: 5/6

Beer: Double Pale Ale Americane Sure

Double Pale Ale Americaine Sure

Brewery: À la Fut
Location: Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada

Style; Sour Pale Ale, American
ABV: 7.5 %
Colour: Cloudy, brass-gold

Aroma: Fruity, woody, sour, nutty
Thoughts: Lots of fruit and wood with pale ale notes some spice and a creeping sour on the finish. Some slight off flavour
Funk Factor: 4/6

Berlinerweisse

Beer: Berliner Weisse

Brewery: Les Trois Mousquetaires
Location: Brassard, Quebec, Canada

Style: Sour Berliner Weisse
ABV: 3.0 % IBU 5
Colour: Cloudy, creamy, tan
Aroma: Tart, woody, sour cherry
Thoughts: very sour woody tart sour cherries tastes very alive like yeast is still active reminds me of chicha

Funk Factor: 4/6