Bush Pilot Stormy Monday

Bush Pilot Brewing · Post by **Bush Pilot Brewing** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:39 am

Finally! Our Calvados barrel aged barley wine is starting to show up in stores.
Please let us know what you think of it.

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/produ ... ber=329359

Enjoy it!

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:15 am

Is this a good candidate for cellaring?

Bush Pilot Brewing · Post by **Bush Pilot Brewing** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:13 am

squeaky wrote:Is this a good candidate for cellaring?

Very much so - it would actually benefit from additional cellaring.

Thanks,

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:22 am

They had these at Queens Quay yesterday, but you had to ask someone to go get one for you.

phirleh · Post by **phirleh** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:07 pm

squeaky wrote:They had these at Queens Quay yesterday, but you had to ask someone to go get one for you.

I grabbed 2 at St. Lawrence Mkt, they had them in the back.

Droogy · Post by **Droogy** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:30 pm

i grabbed one today... will find an opportunity to try it soon.

phirleh · Post by **phirleh** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:49 pm

Bush Pilot Brewing wrote:Finally! Our Calvados barrel aged barley wine is starting to show up in stores.
Please let us know what you think of it.

I'm enjoying one right now, this is good stuff. The calvados adds a real interesting twist flavour wise, not your typical barrel flavour. The heart of this beer is a barley wine, but there is a nice complexity to it. Considering the list of spices and maple syrup that went into this, there is a really nice harmony going on here, none of them beats you over the head and it's very waming without being cloying.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:08 am

I grabbed a bottle of this at cooper st yesterday. If anyone is looking for it at that store you have to ask for it as they are selling it by request only out of the back. Still 44 bottles when I left the store at 4:30 yesterday.

S. St. Jeb · Post by **S. St. Jeb** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:07 pm

matt7215 wrote:you have to ask for it as they are selling it by request only out of the back.

Huh??

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:25 am

It's because they have such a limited supply. The guy I talked to said he was holding it back because he knew if it went on shelves it would sell out in a day and he wanted to save it for people who actually asked for it and thus would be more likely to appreciate it.

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:30 am

It was on the shelves in the usual way at Wilson + Dufferin yesterday.

Lukie · Post by **Lukie** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:27 pm

I was disappointed to be honest and I wanted to like this beer, given the impressive ingredient list. Imo the cardamom and cloves dominate the flavour too much and the body is very thin for this style, making the barley wine categorization almost unrecognisable.

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:52 pm

I'm sad to say this, as I was really looking forward to this beer, but I wasn't blown away. I didn't hate it, but there was much to be desired. First and foremost it exhibited an unfortunate astringent bitterness that I often find in barleywines that perhaps go to heavy on the hops(can't say whether or not that was the case here. it could have been unresolved alcohol). It wasn't in your face like some others I've had but it was enough to impact the experience.

I think the spices were a little too heavy handed as well with the cardamom and clove dominating the flavour profile. The nose was more pleasant and definitely showcased the dried fruit additions and calvados barrels which was the primary reason I was excited for this. I'm curious how long it matured in the barrels.

It was an ambitious project and all things considered it could have turned out a lot worse. I think you guys have your hearts in the right place and I hope you don't take my criticism personally. I look forward to your next offering and I think once you've had a chance to refine your style you'll give us something really special.

studious · Post by **studious** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:22 am

Based on these reviews, I think I'll let my bottle spend some time in the cellar before cracking! Maybe next winter.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:40 pm

squeaky wrote:It's because they have such a limited supply. The guy I talked to said he was holding it back because he knew if it went on shelves it would sell out in a day and he wanted to save it for people who actually asked for it and thus would be more likely to appreciate it.

Weird. So now employees are allowed to pre-qualify who can buy a beer, while other would-be buyers are excluded from even finding it?

I mean the heart's in the right place, but this is an equal-access system. (-ish.)

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