Saturday Night Beer Review ... February 15, 2025 Trading Post Brew Co. Double IPA 🍻 A U.S. invasionary force could be preparing to enter our country, the True North, which, until now, has largely remained glorious and free. Are you prepared? Of course you aren’t! Only months ago, this seemed an impossibility, the mere mention of which would have been met with a deep, roaring belly laugh dripping with ridicule. Now, however, the laugh is a nervous one, and the mention is accompanied by desperate glances seeking reassurance that the thought is still absurd. Some of us will undoubtedly resist the invasion, while others will throw roses at the feet of the shock troopers, viewing them instead as liberators. Yet, a surge in patriotism—a “Maple 🍁 Pride”—has emerged. Whether it is genuine or manufactured is a matter for another debate. Early adopters of social causes have eagerly embraced it, tossing aside their flags of Ukraine, Palestine, BLM, and the various iterations of the alphabet people’s battle standards. In their place, they’ve raised a symbol once representing nationhood, freedom, and unity: 🇨🇦. Ask yourselves, why did it take this to do so? I drink to Canada, whether it faces survival or demise. In my cup is a beautiful double IPA—tropical, fruity, and hazy in style. It carries a hint of sweetness, juicy, smooth, and refreshing. Canadian beer has always been superior. 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺/5 My 16th 5⃣! 🍺 - ☹ 🍺🍺 -  😕 🍺🍺🍺 - 🙂 🍺🍺🍺🍺 - 😃 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 - 😍 115