Hockley Stout

pootz · Post by **pootz** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:53 pm

Had a sneek taste of the Hockley stout that should be out to LCBOs in a couple of weeks.

Fresh from the brite tank this was a tasteful take on a dry Irish stout, tasty and drinkable..Guinness fans should like it...tastes fresher and a bit more malty than the big G...should appear in liter bottles shortly.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:36 am

I really look forward to trying this - not so much a fan of their golden ale but the Hockley Dark is a Brown Ale I do quite like.

pootz · Post by **pootz** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:53 am

Belgian wrote:I really look forward to trying this - not so much a fan of their golden ale but the Hockley Dark is a Brown Ale I do quite like.

You will be intrigued as to how they managed to get a puffy Guinness-like cap and creamy mouth feel without the nitrogen treatment.

And, No, I ain't tellin'

habfour · Post by **habfour** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:50 am

Picked up a bottle yesterday at LCBO. Reminded me very much of the Sierra Nevada Stout. Definitely malty, hope this stays around for awhile, not many other excellent Ontario Stout's regularly available.

tuqueboy · Post by **tuqueboy** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:21 pm

habfour wrote:Picked up a bottle yesterday at LCBO. Reminded me very much of the Sierra Nevada Stout. Definitely malty, hope this stays around for awhile, not many other excellent Ontario Stout's regularly available.

best one in the province since Brock's IMHO.

pootz · Post by **pootz** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:41 pm

tuqueboy wrote:

best one in the province since Brock's IMHO.

I think you're refering to Brick Bock Toque. This is a stout...

... although a delightfully malty one...started out as an Irish but I think it is sufficiently malty to escape the "dry" Irish stout classification...very good effort.

tuqueboy · Post by **tuqueboy** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:42 pm

pootz wrote:
tuqueboy wrote: best one in the province since Brock's IMHO.
I think you're refering to Brick Bock Toque. This is a stout...
... although a delightfully malty one..started out as an Irish but I think it is sufficiently malty to escape the "dry" Irish stout classification...very good effort.

No, I'm not. Brock's extra stout used to be made by niagara falls brewing. and it was great.

http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer/niagara-fa ... tout/6439/

pootz · Post by **pootz** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:50 pm

tuqueboy wrote:
pootz wrote:
tuqueboy wrote: best one in the province since Brock's IMHO.
I think you're refering to Brick Bock Toque. This is a stout...
... although a delightfully malty one..started out as an Irish but I think it is sufficiently malty to escape the "dry" Irish stout classification...very good effort.
No, I'm not. Brock's extra stout used to be made by niagara falls brewing. and it was great.

http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer/niagara-fa ... tout/6439/

MY bad.... I misread the Brock for Bock...freudian dyslexia.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:11 pm

Picked up a bottle yesterday at LCBO. Reminded me very much of the Sierra Nevada Stout. Definitely malty,.

Ooh, I really liked SN Porter so now I'm salivating to try the Hockley today.

The EZ-cap 1 liter bottles are valuable for home-brewing and should be saved - you could give them to a home-brewer friend or else meet me for a pint and I could pass them on for you, to help the cause.

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:24 pm

This is quite a tasty stout, particularly for the relatively low alcohol. Very roasty - quite noticeably so. I'm really enjoying it, though the price ($9.95 per litre) must set a new standard for local microbeer!

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:21 pm

midlife crisis wrote:This is quite a tasty stout, particularly for the relatively low alcohol.

Shock Horror!! Sorry for the sarcasm but a low alcohol beer can have exceptional flavour you know, as the recent Monthly Relsease at Pepperwoods proved. A 3.5% English Mild. The flavours beat most stouts and porters out there at the moment. I just wish people will get away from this preconception that low alcohol strength equals low flavour

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:35 pm

I'm surprised by the flavour from this light weight as well. It's a little roasty, but certainly not too burnt or dry.

I like.

Stomp Brockmore · Post by **Stomp Brockmore** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:55 pm

Agreed. Very tasty, sessionable stout.

Also - take this, turn up the volume, and you'd have one killer Imperial.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:18 am

Roastiness - almost a hint of char or smokiness that is actually very pleasant.

Also has a toasty toffeeish sweetness.

Incredibly balanced ale, very full tasting yet clean with no organic 'off' tones, no lactic sourness or excessively acerbic hop bitterness. I agree with those who say it could be worked up to a great Imperial.

In fact the Great Lakes Blackout Stout I just tried was not half as interesting to me, because it was a malt bomb but it did not have the 'layers' the Hockley Stout has. This beer is 'comfort food' for beer buffs!

A · Post by A » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:27 am

Ah, a thick roasty stout - just in time for sitting out back on the patio in global-warming superheated downtown TO