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by elproducto
Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:00 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Sawdust City Twin Pines
Replies: 9
Views: 5855

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
elproducto wrote: What's nice about Twin Pines, is it's not just Lone Pine x2, totally different hop bill.
Really? Then why call it Twin Pines?
I believe it's a reference to Back to the Future. Lots of references on the can to those films.
by elproducto
Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:30 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Sawdust City Twin Pines
Replies: 9
Views: 5855

Drinking a Lone Pine I picked up from the brewery on Friday, and it's fantastic. Maybe just LCBO storing it in the heated room ;)

What's nice about Twin Pines, is it's not just Lone Pine x2, totally different hop bill.
by elproducto
Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Sawdust City Twin Pines
Replies: 9
Views: 5855

Sawdust City Twin Pines

Have to post a review. So glad to call these guys my "local", another superstar offering from Corbeil and Co. 473ml from the Brewery on release day. 8.8% ABV 88 IBU Continuing the trend from this years incredible 11.07, this thing is amazing. Citrus and Dank, really well attenuated. Hides ...
by elproducto
Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:41 pm
Forum: Beer Trading & Private Ordering
Topic: ISO: Heady Topper
Replies: 0
Views: 1143

ISO: Heady Topper

Don't have much interesting stuff to trade. Only want a couple of cans.

FT:

2012 Weyerbacher Tiny
Muskoka Winter Jacket
by elproducto
Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:05 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: new IPAs at LCBO
Replies: 195
Views: 45259

How's Anchor Liberty drinking these days?
by elproducto
Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: new IPAs at LCBO
Replies: 195
Views: 45259

Little off topic, but how is Smashbomb drinking these days?

Loved it on tap, but when it hit bottles I was really disappointed.
by elproducto
Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:33 am
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: Belle Saison Dry Yeast
Replies: 17
Views: 12984

People still shop at CHS? :wink:
by elproducto
Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:48 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Propeller Revolution Russian Imperial Stout
Replies: 2
Views: 2294

Drinking this now. It's decent, but I'm getting a weird metallic taste.
by elproducto
Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:19 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Westy 12 release: mid December
Replies: 741
Views: 223295

Once again, a great beer not available to anyone outside of urban centers. F-U LCBO.
by elproducto
Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:04 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Stack Brewing to open in Sudbury
Replies: 5
Views: 2861

Long Live NORTHERN!
by elproducto
Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:04 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Muskoka relasing TWICE AS Mad Tom DIPA
Replies: 133
Views: 32176

Grabbed a couple packs from the brewery. Cracked the first one. Really nice, perceived bitterness actually seems pretty high.. maybe it's my imagination.

Great beer, keep em' coming Muskoka!
by elproducto
Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:35 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Muskoka relasing TWICE AS Mad Tom DIPA
Replies: 133
Views: 32176

8.4% 70ish IBU's. A little low for a DIPA, but beggars can't be choosers.

Year round offering in 4 packs.
Released in 2 weeks - will be sold at Muskoka Retail and LCBO.

Some different hops:

Columbus, Aurora and Millenium.


Muskoka just keeps getting better. Proud to say it's my local.
by elproducto
Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:02 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: House Ales Abbey Normal with Brett
Replies: 3
Views: 1819

Better than Rodenbach Grand Cru?

Wow, must be a hell of a beer.
by elproducto
Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:06 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: GFWCIPA
Replies: 12
Views: 5026

Just doesn't make sense to me to clone a beer which gets much of it's character from dry hopping, and you don't want to do it. For the record, I've never experienced grassiness in any of my beers to which I dry hop. But that's the beauty of homebrewing you can do what you want. Judging by the popula...
by elproducto
Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:47 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: GFWCIPA
Replies: 12
Views: 5026

But you are using Columbus and Simcoe.. 2 of the most resinous hops out there. Are you sure you want to brew this? Any brewer worth his or her salt knows that the flavours and aromas (yes, including those described as 'resinous') imparted by dry hopping differ markedly vis a vis those imparted by k...