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by codfishh
Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:54 am
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: National Capital Beer Week Homebrew Competition.
Replies: 8
Views: 4109

All the information about dropoff locations and such can be found in this link http://www.nationalcapitalbeerweek.com/brewcomp/index.php?section=entry The gist of it is It's open to all styles, $6/entry Entry window is July 16, 2012 through August 3, 2012. Packing and Shipping Carefully pack your en...
by codfishh
Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:42 am
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: National Capital Beer Week Homebrew Competition.
Replies: 8
Views: 4109

All the information about dropoff locations and such can be found in this link http://www.nationalcapitalbeerweek.com/brewcomp/index.php?section=entry The gist of it is It's open to all styles, $6/entry Entry window is July 16, 2012 through August 3, 2012. Packing and Shipping Carefully pack your en...
by codfishh
Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:51 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Hop Head Black IPA
Replies: 23
Views: 6005

Drinking one of these right now, it's a delicious well made beer, however I agree it's not what I'd call an IPA. Probably closer to a robust porter or an Imperial Stout. Black IPAs aren't my favorite style as lot of them seem to just be regular IPAs with some carafa special added to color it up, thi...
by codfishh
Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:46 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: National Capital Beer Week Homebrew Competition.
Replies: 8
Views: 4109

National Capital Beer Week Homebrew Competition.

The first annual National Capital Homebrewing Competition is an annual competition where competitors showcase their homebrewing prowess in an effort to win prizes, gain points towards the annual AHA National Homebrewer of the Year award, and possibly win the coveted title of Best of Show. This compe...
by codfishh
Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:44 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: National Capital Craft Beer Week - Aug 10-18 2012
Replies: 28
Views: 9918

Not to mention a homebrew contest, Entries will be accepted July 16, 2012 through August 3, 2012. Ottawa goes from 0 homebrew competitions to 3 in 1 year and beau's is doing a pro-am brew for the best of show. The festivals should be great, JP is working hard to get good beers up here, he's also res...
by codfishh
Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:58 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Ottawa and area help
Replies: 165
Views: 91666

The Wellington Gastropub has some nice ontario craft beers on tap as well.
by codfishh
Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:19 pm
Forum: Good Pubs, Brewpubs & Beer Bars
Topic: Big Rig Brewpub - Ottawa
Replies: 21
Views: 13662

You can hate all you want but any addition to Ottawa's beer scene is a welcome addition. I am hoping the brewmaster from Spinnakers will make some solid beers.
by codfishh
Sat May 12, 2012 8:23 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: What're you brewing right now?
Replies: 1139
Views: 351718

Brewed a clone of Terrapin Rye Pale Ale last night. Missed a bit high on the gravity, but nothing serious.
by codfishh
Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:23 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Duchesse De Bourgogne
Replies: 3
Views: 1276

Duchesse De Bourgogne

I had one of these for the first time. I really enjoyed it, good balance of sweet and sour lots of sour cherries in there. It poured a deep reddish brown, lots of fruit on the nose it pretty much tasted how it smelled. It was my first flanders I was expecting it to be more sour, it wasn't what I was...
by codfishh
Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:18 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Ottawa Beer and Food Pairing - Feb 19 & 20
Replies: 1
Views: 1219

Ottawa Beer and Food Pairing - Feb 19 & 20

I've heard lots of good things about this. Beer. Lovers. Dinner. Good morning everyone! As February is the month of love, I figured it might be a great time to celebrate our mutual love of great beer and food together. So, with that in mind, our next beer and food pairing dates are February 19 &...
by codfishh
Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:17 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Brewery of the year 2011
Replies: 61
Views: 14653

For me it would be muskoka #1 due to all the reasons listed above, they really made themselves the most relevant widely distributed brewery in ontario. IMHO #2 would be beaus, they are doing so many good things, solar panels at the brewery for sustainability, giving people jobs with their delivery s...
by codfishh
Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:30 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ottawa-based tasting group (Poll)
Replies: 80
Views: 22143

This is for this Saturday?
by codfishh
Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:45 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Your Predictions for 2012
Replies: 31
Views: 5116

matt7215 wrote: - Ommegang is forced to re-locate and chooses Milton for their new site Milton ONTARIO? +1 This would rule! As to the comment about the small bottles from duggans, was Mike Duggan also responsible for the original run of small bottles from Mill St.? I still haven't tried the #9 ipa ...
by codfishh
Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:32 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Looking for Saison Dupont in Gatineau area SAQ.
Replies: 1
Views: 2184

Looking for Saison Dupont in Gatineau area SAQ.

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows if there is any Saison Dupont to be had in Gatineau? Or any of the other Beligian Saison's for that matter?
by codfishh
Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:42 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3143951

Fullers Golden Pride, it finally made its way to Ottawa delicious!