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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

“The Darkness” (Oatmeal Stout) Beyond the Pale Brewing Company

March 4, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Darkness (Beyond the Pale)

Pour chocolate into me and lick me clean …. Rating → 84 points Stats: Oatmeal Stout. 5.6% ABV. 30 IBUs. Ottawa, Ontario. Size: Half-growler Colour: Dark, dark brown — impenetrable Mouth Feel: Medium, very natural carbonation; light in the mouth, creamy in the middle, clean finish Purchased: From Brewery Price: $7 (plus $3 bottle deposit) Pairing Notes:…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Oatmeal Stout, Stout, Winter Beers Tagged With: beer review, Beyond the Pale, chocolate, craftbeer, Darkness, hop, malt, Oatmeal, Ontario, Ottawa, sensuous, sessionable, stout, Winter Beer

Winter Brewed (Coffee Amber) Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co.

February 5, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Beau's Winter Brewed (landscape)

The Best of Beau’s — a mix pack you must get. Rating → 89 points Stats:  Old Ale. 6% ABV. 25 IBUs. Vankleek Hill, Ontario. Size: 600mL bottle Colour: Dark amber — the colour of a well-steeped Earl Grey tea or a weak, reddish coffee Mouth Feel: Medium-low but tight carbonation, that fades quickly. Refreshing and…

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Filed Under: Amber Ale, Beer Reviews, Seasonal and/or Specialty Tagged With: Amber, Beau's Beer, Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, Best of Beau's, Coffee, craft beer, Ottawa, Review, Winter Beer, winter brewed

Diable au Corps (Imperial IPA) Les Brasseurs du Temps (BDT)

November 27, 2014 by Dale 1 Comment

Review BDT Imperial IPA (feature)

“The Devil in the Flesh” … or in these malted waters at least. Rating: 83 points Stats: Double IPA. 10% ABV. Gatineau, Quebec. Size: 750 mL bottle Colour: Unfiltered orange-blonde Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation, creamy and smooth finish. Purchased: Brouehaha Price: $10.25 Pairing Notes: n/a So to all the red-headed women out there, no, this bottle is…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Double (Imperial) IPA, Imperial Black IPA, Winter Beers Tagged With: BDT, craftbeer, DIPA, doppelbock, Gatineau, hop, IBUs, Imperial IPA, Les Brasseurs du Temps, malt, Quebec, Review, Winter Beer

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

“Burnt Rock” (Vanilla Porter) Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company

January 30, 2014 by Dale 3 Comments

Hmm … Yes, hmm… Not exactly the way one starts a great tasting. It’s taking many sips to figure this beer out. I’ll grant you, I was confused out of the gate by the incongruence of this being a porter that only weighs in at 4.9%. While I did drink a lot of Porters while…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Porter, Winter Beers Tagged With: American Porter, Beau's, Beau's Mix Pack, Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, dark beer, food, LCBO, local, Locavore, malts, microbreweries, Ontario, Organic Beer, porter, Review, vanilla, Vankleek Hill, Winter Beer

“Doc’s Feet” (Dubbel) Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company

January 29, 2014 by Dale 7 Comments

Ambition can be a dangerous thing. Doc’s Feet is going to challenge you as much as the label challenges convention. I’m not sure if this some homage to Hello Kitty fitted as a west coast totem (I fear to ask) holding I don’t know what (a beer cap? the sole of a Doc Marten?). I…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Trappist-Styled Tagged With: Beau's, Beau's Mix Pack, Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, beer label, dark beer, Doc's Feet, food, Hops, LCBO, local, Locavore, malts, microbreweries, mussels and fries, Ontario, Organic Beer, perle hop, Review, spices, Trappist, Trappist-style, Vankleek Hill, Winter Beer

“St-Ambroise Double IPA” (DIPA), McAuslan Brewing

December 12, 2013 by Dale Leave a Comment

No, you don’t have to whistle the tune associated with Doublemint Gum to enjoy this beer … but I bet you are now, right? If IPAs have been en vogue in beer making for the past decade, then the past few years have seen the emergence of the DIPA (pronounced dee-PA). It seems every week,…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Double (Imperial) IPA, Eats Tagged With: “St –Ambroise, balance, beer, bitter, DIPA, food, Imperial IPA, IPA, McAuslan Brewing, microbreweries, Montreal, Quebec, Review, St-Ambroise Double IPA, tourtiere, Winter Beer

“Raccoon” (Imperial Black IPA), Microbrasserie Le Naufrageur

March 29, 2013 by Dale Leave a Comment

A cool, cloudy day with still lots of snow on the lawns seemed as good as any for a return to winter … and to Imperial Black IPAs. I grabbed this beautifully styled bottle Le Naufrageur’s Raccoon out of the fridge thinking at first this was an imperial stout. The capped popped, the smells immediately…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Double (Imperial) IPA, Eats, Imperial Black IPA, Winter Beers Tagged With: bitter, Black IPA, Brouehaha, Carleton-sur-Mer, chocolate, chocolate-cinnamon soufflé, diacetyl, Dunham, food, HMCS Raccoon, IBU, Imperial Black IPA, Imperial Stout, India Pale Ale, IPA, Microbrasserie Le Naufrageur, microbreweries, Multi-Brasses, Multi-Brasses microbrasserie, Peppercorn steak, Quebec, Raccoon, Review, SRM, SRM Scale, Standard Reference Method, stilton cheese, stout, Stout Imperiale, Winter Beer, winter beers

“Stout Imperiale” (Imperial Stout), Multi-Brasses microbrasserie

March 23, 2013 by Dale Leave a Comment

One of my most interesting discoveries this season of immersing myself in winter beers as a genre has been the “Imperial Stout” whose history is just as interesting a discovery (see Dunham’s “Imperial Black IPA”). While these are not beers for the faint of heart owing to their intense flavours and high alcohol levels (in this case…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Imperial Stout Tagged With: bitter, Black American Ale, Black IPA, Brouehaha, cheddar, Cheese, chocolate, Coffee, diacetyl, fig, food, IBU, Imperial Stout, India Pale Ale, IPA, maree noire, microbreweries, Multi-Brasses microbrasserie, Quebec, Review, SRM, Standard Reference Method, stout, Stout Imperiale, Winter Beer, winter beers

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