Simon Paine Posted December 30, 2012 Report Posted December 30, 2012 Canada has some great beers. A local microbrew I'm pretty fond of: http://www.beaus.ca They have seasonal beers throughout the year and right now you can enjoy "Bog Water" http://www.beaus.ca/beer/seasonal/bog_water Quite tasty. You can read all about it, and many other great Canadian beers, at the great Canadian beer blog: http://www.greatcanadianbeerblog.com/2008/05/beaus-bog-water-dirty-brown-ale.html Quote
jason porter Posted December 30, 2012 Report Posted December 30, 2012 I just discovered Beaus, thanks to a fellow soundie. Quote
Simon Paine Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 We shot at Beau's Brewery in Vankleek Hill earlier this year. Fun bunch of guys. If you stop by the brewery there are always free samples for visitors ! They were featuring a pumpkin ale at the time. Very tasty. Quote
Boomboom Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 Simon; please post that in the "restaurants" thread so it's in the "Official JWSound Merry Belly Database" ! Cheers Quote
jason porter Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 We can do a whole lot better than Moosehead! http://www.where.ca/blog/across-canada-10-great-craft-beer-destinations/attachment/img_7687/ It's too bad there only seems to be one Canadian beer in stock at the Systembolaget, our only liquor store... "Moosehead lager" Quote
Boomboom Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 We can do a whole lot better than Moosehead! http://www.where.ca/blog/across-canada-10-great-craft-beer-destinations/attachment/img_7687/ Holy, I certainly hop so! Quote
Simon Paine Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 We can do a whole lot better than Moosehead! http://www.where.ca/...hment/img_7687/ I'll have to try the Volo bar next time I'm in Toronto. Here in my neck of the woods Pub Italia is hard to beat for Beer selection. There are hundreds to choose from in there "Beer Bible". It's also one of the main reasons we like to have our annual soundie get together in that spot ! lol. Quote
André Boisvert Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 Pub Italia Their Hogsback is... interesting: "... made from 4 local guys." Is that legal in Ottawa? Quote
Boomboom Posted January 1, 2013 Report Posted January 1, 2013 Ok well, I guess I'll take that Moosehead then... Quote
GrahamTimmer Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 Here's three I like. Ephemere from Quebec, same brewery - Unibroue, as la fin fu monde and many other fantastic brews. Next is 'what the huck' from Fernie brewing co. It's quite good a huckleberry wheat ale. The water in Fernie BC is good and so is the brew! Last but definitely not least is another fine Quebec brew St. Ambroise Oatmeal stout. Quote
Johnny Karlsson Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 A DP I worked with recently recommended this. Cleanest tasting ale I have ever had (the red label). The weizen was very clean too. Delicious. Yeah, It's north of $4 a bottle, but is still worth it if you're into this kinda thing. Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Posted March 2, 2013 So I haven't updated in a while. Had a lot to do with moving to a new apartment. Anyhow, the Systembolaget (the only alcohol acquirement facility in Sweden) has had a lot of interesting brews in stock recently. These are just a few of them; The one on the left; Maris Otter Vintage Ale by Stroud Brewery in the UK was a FINE brew. This one almost tasted a bit like wine, hardly no bubbles or foam, but a very smooth and elegant ale. Loved it. It's organic (and vegan, isn't every beer?) too so that's good. The one on the right was an american form Sierra Nevada Brewery; Celebration Ale. Not really a christmas beer, but sort of. As usual with beers from Sierra Nevada, this one just passes as a good beer but not really something I remember as brilliant or fantastic; just good. And that's good enough sometimes More to come! Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Posted March 2, 2013 Ok so next up is another camera related (name-wise at least) brew; The Epic Armageddon IPA from Auckland, New Zealand. Brewery is called Epic Brewery At first I thought this was too hoppy, and that always turns me off; to me it feels like a cheap trick... "Oh people know the taste of malts so let's just bomb this IPA with loads of hops!!!" Nah. But then after some mouths, and after letting the brew get a bit warmer (always a good trick for any beer if you feel it doesn't taste anything; let it be for like 5 minutes in room temperature) I found all these other tastes coming up and sweeping away some of the bitter tones and really balancing it nicely. My wife, who really enjoys a bright lager can sometimes have a hard time with IPAs, but even she enjoyed this one. And I don't like the text on this one; "The answer to everything"... Alcohol is never the answer to anything other than "Can I have a pint of...." Good one nonetheless! Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Posted March 2, 2013 Another American I tried the other day; Red Seal Ale from North Coast Brewing co in California, the creators from one of my favorite brews of all time; the Old Stock Ale. The Red Seal Ale is a reddish Pale Ale. Not quite as "in-your-face" as the Old Stock, but this one is an elegant, nice tasting smooth ale. Another hit from this brewery! I believe this one's a classic, it's been around for a while in Sweden, I just haven't gotten around to drinking it 'til now. Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Posted March 2, 2013 Next up is a dutch IPA, from Brouwerij de Molen (the Windmill Brewery). VERY NICE. I got two, because I thought the label looked so nice. At first I was skeptical; a dutch beer? Knowing what Heineken tastes like.. But then I got over than thought and poured this. Absolutely loved it. Nice, balanced, fruity, hoppy, malty. Real complex, real nice. I heartily recommend it. Aforementioned wife who does not fancy IPAs in general had a whole bottle to herself and loved it. Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Posted March 2, 2013 having a beautiful UK IPA called Jaipur by Thornbridge Brewery while hanging out with Ty Ford, Whit Norris, Eric Toline, Michael Clark and Chris Calandro! Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Posted March 2, 2013 Second this evening; Deviant Dale's India pale ale from Oskar Blues company in Colorado, USA. A dark, raisiny kind of taste. Bit darker than the Jaipur one I had minutes ago. Quote
VASI Posted March 2, 2013 Report Posted March 2, 2013 More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fix_%28beer%29 Quote
Boomboom Posted March 2, 2013 Report Posted March 2, 2013 Bah, why not... a classic for tonight while expecting summer ... Quote
chris_bollard Posted March 3, 2013 Report Posted March 3, 2013 +1 Boomboom. Hoek is one of the best Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Posted September 20, 2013 Reviving with a vitalizing IPA from Boonville, CA. Very nice. Love cans and craft beer. Quote
Jon Gilbert Posted September 21, 2013 Report Posted September 21, 2013 Olle, I missed your Jaipur post, that stuff is brewed about 10 miles from where I live, there brewery produces some amazing beer, I have a few bottles of Raven which won't see the weekend out, plus a couple of Jaipur just in case! Quote
ShubiSnax Posted September 21, 2013 Report Posted September 21, 2013 I used to live 5 minutes from Bell's brewery in Kalamazoo. Oberon is a summer favorite here(profile pic). Quote
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