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by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:38 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Nut Cracker Porter
Replies: 19
Views: 8746

Nut Cracker Porter

Hi Everybody Well shock and surprise. Adrian took the lead and brewed up the Nutcracker Porter in Mid October. We will have it bottled, labeled and boxed for release on Monday Nov 27. Slowly we are learning how to get beer out in proper time for the season. We've also done 4 casks of the stuff. A sp...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:18 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: beer packaging
Replies: 15
Views: 6398

Straight Labels

All I can say from a production point of view: Bottling is a pain in the ass The price point of the ISB is a significant factor in getting a bottle to market. (Also includes standard boxes, sorting fees, labels etc.) However in the small world of local micro's there are the occasional triumphs: ie m...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:05 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Volo Cask Day 2006
Replies: 99
Views: 55072

Evil Kask Kreations from Black Oak

Hi Everybody I just sent Ralph an update of what we are planning to do for his cask situation, All the time we are cackling with maniacal laughter. We're doing two casks: H&H Overkill Our cask Pale Ale with hops & Jalapeno's (pronounced halapenooooo!!) Lots of hops and Burlington garden fres...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:54 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: 18th Annual Festival of Small Breweries
Replies: 21
Views: 11668

Cask for the C'est What festival

Hi there We've done a wet hop cask of our Pale Ale for the C'est What festival. Not really sure how this one will turn out but that's the beauty of doing cask beer, no two casks will be the same. Adrian got some fresh hops from Larry's garden, and dumped in as much as could fit into the cask. Had a ...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:45 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Fall Beer Fest Winking Judge
Replies: 14
Views: 6931

Black Oak At the Judge

Hi All Y'all We'll be at the judge and not too late like normal. As usual we will be harvesting hops from the Judges patio sometime this week and doing our special once a year only nicotine infused hops (have you seen the activity on the patio, makes stelco look like a marshmellow roast!!!) in our c...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:46 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Black Oak in Guelph
Replies: 4
Views: 2354

Black Oak in Guelph

Hi Again Yesterday i dropped off some Pale Ale at the Woolwich, we should be on tap soon if not right now. Next week we will have both the Nut Brown and the Pale Ale 6-Packs in the Scottsdale and Stone LCBO. I'm hoping we'll be able to keep the Guelphites happy with our beer I hope you enjoy. cheers...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:55 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Vegetarian Beer?
Replies: 53
Views: 23948

Just throwing in my two cents

What about the glue thats used on the labels? is it plant or animal based?
or what about the inks that are used? how are they derived?
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:47 am
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Summer Saison will be back
Replies: 19
Views: 16728

Summer Saison Now Available

Hi Everyone Thanks for your patience. Our Summer Saison is now labelled and boxed and ready to go. About 1/2 of the bottles are already pre sold and i will be trying to get the deliveries done for those of you who have ordered at least 2 24's. Prices are: 6-Pack $12.25 12-Pack $ 22.75 24-Pack $ 43.2...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:26 am
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Summer Saison will be back
Replies: 19
Views: 16728

Thanks for the calls & Emails

Hi Again The summer saison is bubbling away and has not yet finished its fermentation. Once it is done, it will be kegged and bottled. The bottles will only be for sale once they are labeled and boxed. I will put a post here once they are ready to go. Thanks to those of you who have reserved your ca...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:01 am
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Summer Saison will be back
Replies: 19
Views: 16728

Saison Pricing & Availablity

Sorry i forgot to mention the pricing: 6-Pack $12.25 12-Pack $ 22.75 24-Pack $ 43.25 Bottled in standard 341 ml bottles Availabilty will depend on when my labels arrive. As above i can deliver 2 or more 24's within the GTA providing good directions. Sorry to hear about St. Lawrence. Its very hard to...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:55 am
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Summer Saison will be back
Replies: 19
Views: 16728

Summer Saison will be back

Hi Everyone We've brewed up another batch of our Summer Saison (Actually Adrian did all the work, I just fetched the ingredients). Its bubbling away nicely in the fermenter. Its been about 2 years since we've had this seasonal available, and I'm happy to bring it back. Adrian put the corriander back...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Sun May 07, 2006 10:31 am
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Black Oak Pale Ale Cask...
Replies: 8
Views: 3843

Black Oak official reply

Hi Everyone Thanks for the kind words about our Hop Bomb Kasks. I really like cask beer and Adrian does a great job with ours. I'm hoping to get into C'est What and actually try a pint myself and see what its like. (Trivia note I wrote half the business plan for Black Oak in C'est What and the numbe...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:53 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Black Oak Nutcracker
Replies: 48
Views: 13737

Thanks for the Kind Words

Hi Again Nice to see my Porter survived the year in the cellar. I've always tried to ensure that we have very clean beer coming out of the brewing, fermentation and aging side of the process. Our bottling machine (4 head Meheen) gets very low O2 content. These factors plus some very excellent brewer...
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:05 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: If you had just one wish for an LCBO seasonal...
Replies: 26
Views: 9290

My Thoughts

Something that gives beer geeks the runs for not drinking enough of our great local stuff & for not getting more beer geeks into the market.
Shameless jealosy on a low self esteem day :oops:
Not really looking forward to the flames, but it might help to warm my office up a bit.
AH-Hee-Hee :lol:
by Asst. Grain Shoveller
Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:01 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Black Oak Nutcracker
Replies: 48
Views: 13737

Black Oak Nutcracker Porter

Hi Everyone. We are moving our Nutcracker Porter into the pubs. We'll have three casks ready for Caffe Volo with the stipulation that I get some. We will be getting labels for the nutcracker soon and bottled Nutcracker will be available hopefully by the 9th. My Seasonal boxes will probably be ready ...