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- Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:11 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Drink to your health, 1918-style
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2738
There seems a contradiction, in that the ad on the eve of World War I shows a beer that seems quite dark yet an ad from the post-WW II era suggests the recipe from the late 1800's had not changed. However, I suspect there were, originally, two Pabst Blue Ribbon beers. If so, one certainly was a pale...
- Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:50 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Fuller's 1845 Ale
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8089
Revisiting this recently, my opinion only increased and this is because I drank it cold. Usually I drink English beers only lightly chilled or at room temperature. But when you drink Fuller 1845 cold, the strong hop flavours meld better with the rich malt and esters than taken warm (IMO). An analogy...
- Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:13 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Corporal's Bitter Brown
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15119
- Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:52 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Fuller's 1845 Ale
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8089
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:01 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Bar Towel 10th anniversary! November 4th @ Victory Cafe
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11178
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:59 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Adnam's Broadside
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8200
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:56 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Post Road Pumpkin
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7191
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:50 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Adnam's Broadside
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8200
Just found this description of First Gold at www.breworganic.com: First Gold is one of England's new dwarf hop varieties, a cross-pollination of Whitbread Golding and a dwarf hop plant. With a higher alpha acid than its cousins this hop is versatile for bittering but has the good clean aroma and fla...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:35 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Adnam's Broadside
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8200
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:55 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Post Road Pumpkin
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7191
There was lots at the St. Clair West LCBO last night (the one next to the subway of that name). Best pumpkin I had was a winy Weyerbacher at Gingerman in NYC recently. It didn't overdo the spices and resolved to a winy, estery richness. Quite something. Imperial Pumpkin it was called (circa 8% ABV) ...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:52 am
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Adnam's Broadside
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8200
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:38 am
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Adnam's Broadside
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8200
In recent years, U.K. brewers have experimented with American hops and there was a small fashion for American-styled pale ales. (Actually, use of American varieties is not new, it has been intermittent for a long time by some U.K. brewers at any rate). I only thought to do this after I mentioned my ...
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:21 pm
- Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
- Topic: Adnam's Broadside
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8200
- Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:08 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Volo Cask Days - Oct 17-19
- Replies: 224
- Views: 51397
Good report. If Josh Rubin liked London Pride, he'd have loved Fuller ESB. And while I agree that in principle cask beer is a local concept, it does not have to be so, necessarily, as the quality of the Fuller's ESB showed, or the Penombre (Black IPA) from Quebec. Recently in New York I had some exc...
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:27 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Volo Cask Days - Oct 17-19
- Replies: 224
- Views: 51397