Germany gives Toronto brewers a thumbs-up!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:31 am

Had some Germans out at BeerBistro (of course) so they wanted to try some Kanadisches Bier.

I suggested, per their tastes, the King Dark and Denison's Weisse, both served in pristine form on tap. They were impressed with how solid and convincingly made these German styles were here.

In particular he remarked the Denison's was a "thick, fat" hefeweizen, which is certainly a compliment from a Bavarian Bierkenner.

When next round I ordered a Sgt Majors IPA, she quickly said she'd have the same. I said uh, are you sure, it is a rather hoppy bright altbier style of the British tradition. No matter. Upon tasting she immediately says, vis-a-vis the Dunkel 'Ja, that is something else!' but apparently had no trouble enjoying this wonderfully bitter-hoppy Imperial Pale.

The Sergeant is now a superb British-tasting creation which is noticably more smooth that the previous Church Key-made version. It is no longer a grapefruity, pine-resiny monster, but in a way the still-defined hoppiness now seems more in balance with the malts underneath. At present I can say they at Heritage have settled into a VERY nice recipe. The Sarge also looked a fair few shades darker than I ever remember. Hmm, very nice work Perry!

shintriad · Post by **shintriad** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:56 pm

Sounds like a gemutlich evening.

In particular he remarked the Denison's was a "thick, fat" hefeweizen, which is certainly a compliment from a Bavarian Bierkenner.

From what I recall of the Bavarian people, I'd have to say "look who's talking."

Ale's What Cures Ya · Post by **Ale's What Cures Ya** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:50 pm

It is no longer a grapefruity, pine-resiny monster,

That's sad to hear, because I loved that beer that way.

Still I'm more than open to trying the new Sgt. Major. Maybe Perry will start brewing the Admiral Perry more regularly.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:00 pm

DragonOfBlood wrote:It is no longer a grapefruity, pine-resiny monster,

That's sad to hear, because I loved that beer that way.

I did too, but I really like it now as a whole package. I totally get it, really solid.

Ale's What Cures Ya · Post by **Ale's What Cures Ya** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:13 pm

Belgian wrote:
DragonOfBlood wrote:It is no longer a grapefruity, pine-resiny monster,

That's sad to hear, because I loved that beer that way.
I did too, but I really like it now as a whole package. I totally get it, really solid.

Can't wait to try it.

viggo · Post by **viggo** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:24 pm

I liked it a lot better back in the day. Doesn't taste like an IPA anymore.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:32 pm

I get the feeling the Sarge's hops are still in there, just more in balance. I dunno.

Two of three pints recently were brilliant, while the one remaining lacked some carbonation & was merely quite good.

Count me a fan either way.

DAN-D-MAN · Post by **DAN-D-MAN** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:34 am

I had the Corporal Punishment at Volo last week and it tasted terrible. I got through about half of it and had to dump it. Ralph said he had just tapped it about 3 days before so it wasn't old. It's at this point that Ralph explained both the IPA and the Corporal taste different now.

Very disappointing... Perry, what's goin' on!?