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“Black Hops” (Dark Lager), Parallel 49 Brewing Company

May 13, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Black Hops (Dark Lager), Parallel 49 Brewing Company (landscape)

Ladies and Gentleman … a bold but easy drinking brew that’s sure to turn your hop head. Perfect as we enter the Victoria Day weekend here in Canada, a day that celebrates the Monarch that created this country that largely runs along the 49th parallel. Rating → 85 points Stats: Schwarzbier. 6.5% ABV. 41 IBUs. Vancouver,…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Dark, Lager Tagged With: 49th parallel, black hop, cascadian, craft beer, dark lager, diacetyl, Lager, long weekend, Vancouver

Sunturnbrew (Barley Wine) – Nøgne Ø Brewing Co.

March 27, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Sunturnbrew Barley Wine

Smoked and then more smoked … there is nothing about this beer that is subtle. Rating → 83 points Stats:  Barley Wine. 11% ABV. 50 IBUs. Grimstad, Norway. Size: 500mL bottle Colour: Dark brown with auburn undertones Mouth Feel: Low carbonation — sweet and soft on the tongue. Purchased:  LCBO Price: $5.15 Pairings: On it’s own…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: barley, barley wine, beer, diacetyl, fish, Norway, Nøgne Ø, Smoke, Sun, sunturnbrew, Winter Beer

“Harvest Ale” (American Pale Ale), Muskoka Brewery

November 25, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Review Muskoka Harvest Ale (front label)

A new offering from a brewery that makes an impression for its limited and season runs. Rating: 88 points Stats:  American Pale Ale. 7.0% ABV, Bracebridge, Ontario. Size:  750mL Colour: Thick, dark, perfect amber. Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation; creamy middle. Dry finish. Purchased:  LCBO Cost: $8.95 Pairing Notes: n/a So here’s another limited run beer from a brewery that has challenged…

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Filed Under: American Pale Ale, Beer Reviews, Eats, Seasonal and/or Specialty Tagged With: Bracebridge, craft beer, diacetyl, food, harvest ale, Hops, Mad Tom IPA, malts, microbreweries, Muskoka Brewery, Ontario, Review, seasonal

“Side Launch Wheat” (Wheat Beer) Side Launch Brewing Company

September 25, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Side Launch Wheat (back)

Stats: Wheat Beer. 5.3% ABV. Collingwood, Ontario. Size: 473mL can Colour: Muted, unfiltered straw blonde Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation with a spicy but dry finish. Purchased: LCBO Price: $2.70 Pairing Notes: Grilled Chicken → 87 points Third up on the “CAN”-do count-down is a wheat ale from the small Georgian Bay community of Collingwood known more for its spas and shopping and ‘mountain’ vista…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Wheat Ale Tagged With: beer, beer can, can, Collingwood, craft beer, Denison's, diacetyl, German, microbreweries, Side Launch Brewing, wheat, wheat beer

“Kilannan Alt” (Altbier) Kilannan Brewing Co.

September 9, 2014 by Dale 2 Comments

Stats: Altbier. 5.2% ABV. Own Sound, Ontario. Size: 473mL can Colour: Brown-Amber (unfiltered) Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation; watery start and creamy but dry finish. Purchased: LCBO Price: $2.90 Pairing Notes:  Grilled lamb kebabs → 85 points So in collision of two bits of chance, I thought I’d do series on beers that come in cans — more or less exclusively. That…

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Filed Under: Ale, Beer Reviews, Eats Tagged With: Ale, Altbier, beer, beer can, beverage, can, diacetyl, German, Hobson's Choice, Kilannan Alt, malt, microbreweries, Owen Sound

“Legendary Oddity” (Spiced Beer), Muskoka Brewery

July 11, 2014 by Dale 2 Comments

Finally … a beer from the Muskoka Brewery worth writing about. Having previously reviewed their ubiquitous Mad Tom and Twice as Mad offerings which left me unimpressed, I was hesitant about sticking another toe in their fermented waters. Twice bitten — definitely third time shy. So why did I take the bait? The packaging grabbed…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Flavoured, Trappist-Styled Tagged With: beer, Belgian, Bracebridge, cage, cellar aged, cork, diacetyl, dry-hop, food, LCBO, Legendary Oddity, Mad Tom IPA, microbreweries, Muskoka Brewery, Ontario, packaging, Review, Spiced beer, spices, vintage beer

“Dead Guy Ale” (German Maibock) Rogue Ales

July 4, 2014 by Dale 2 Comments

As I’ve written before, when any company can connect their values with mine, it portends a great experience. So with a bottle cap that reads “Dedicated to the Rogue in Each of Us” and with the trilogy of high-power words around the neck, of Dare * Risk * Dream, I was already impressed. I then…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Lager, Maibock Tagged With: Ale, carbonation, diacetyl, food, German, Hops, Lager, Maibock, malts, microbreweries, Oregon, Rogue, Rogue Ales

“La Vache Folle Double IPA – Palisade” (Double IPA) Microbrasserie Charlevoix.

June 28, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love a laughing cow? I mean really … what’s to hate? I’ve had some amazing beers from Microbrasserie Charlevoix including their Milk Stout (reviewed here) which was one of the highlights of 2013. So when I saw their double IPA (aka “imperial” IPA), I was sold without a whisper. After all, I love…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Double (Imperial) IPA, Eats Tagged With: Baie-Saint Paul, bitter, Charlevoix, charlevoix region, diacetyl, DIPA, double IPA, experiment, food, hop, Imperial IPA, Imperial Stout, IPA, La Vache Folle, learning, malt, Microbrasserie Charlevoix, microbreweries, palisade, Quebec, Review, single hop, stout

Ale No. 7 ~ “Corps Mort” (American Barley Wine) À l’abri de la Tempête Microbrasserie

June 9, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

For the final beer in the Ales Bells series, I reached deep into my fridge to pull out a bottle that has sat there for 20 months. Yes, 20 months! Trust me when I say that this wasn’t a mistake and I knew what I was doing … or at least I presumed that I knew…

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Filed Under: Barley Wine, Beer Reviews, Eats Tagged With: À l’abri de la Tempête, Ale, Ale's Bells, American barley wine, barley wine, barleywine, Belle Saison, bitter, blonde ale, Brouehaha, carbonation, Corne de Brume, creamy, diacetyl, esters, fermentation, food, history beer, Hops, Iles-de-la-Madeleine, L’Étang du Nord, Magdalen Islands, malts, microbreweries, olde ale, on lees, Pale Ale, Quebec, Review, Scotch Ale, sur lies, Winter Beer

Ale No. 6 ~ “Pale Ale Americaine” (APA) Brasserie Dunham

June 8, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

So for Ale No. 6 in the Ales Bells series, I’m turning my attention back to Ale No. 4, the English-styled pale ale. Why? Because if I’m going to write about one pale ale, the English version, then I really need to write about the other to make the comparison. Therefore, next up: a new American…

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