Creemore Springs Kellerbier

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:30 am

the kellerbier is a good trader right now

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:37 am

northyorksammy wrote:the kellerbier is a good trader right now

I've sent it to 4 different people. Its a great little beer and its nice to get it out there and show that we are capable of good things here.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:43 pm

It is a pretty tough style to find, so the trading might last some time with this one.

Lager Bore · Post by **Lager Bore** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:13 pm

Bytowner wrote:The new batch will be coded "073009", so July 30th. Apparently it's still not as hoppy as they were hoping.

I just bought one two days ago (401/Milner) stamped "H1409 1040". H for hoppier?

Roger

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:20 pm

Lager Bore wrote:
Bytowner wrote:The new batch will be coded "073009", so July 30th. Apparently it's still not as hoppy as they were hoping.
I just bought one two days ago (401/Milner) stamped "H1409 1040". H for hoppier?

Roger

H=August? A third batch? I still haven't picked up the second!

Lager Bore · Post by **Lager Bore** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:31 pm

Derek wrote:
Lager Bore wrote:
Bytowner wrote:The new batch will be coded "073009", so July 30th. Apparently it's still not as hoppy as they were hoping.
I just bought one two days ago (401/Milner) stamped "H1409 1040". H for hoppier?

Roger
H=August? A third batch? I still haven't picked up the second!

Ah, the old A=1, B=2, C=3 code... very Get Smart!
Can't say I noticed much difference in terms of bitterness with previous sampling of Kellerbier. But then again I wasn't looking for it.

carguy · Post by **carguy** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:51 am

I bought a couple cans when it first hit the shelves, and I was really impressed with it. I bought a couple more cans a few days later, even though I knew the money was going to Molson, but, since there is "so much beer, and so little time" I didn't buy any more until yesterday, when I bought two more cans. I don't know if they were improperly stored or something, but they were terrible. Nowhere close to those original cans I had a month ago. There was no hop flavour or aroma at all. Tasteless and watery. I was hugely dissapointed.

tupalev · Post by **tupalev** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:42 am

I've been buying 8 cans consistently since this was released, mostly from St Clair and Keele on their regular shelves (although it was in the cold section last time) and it has been solid every time. I guess it depends where you get it. My favourite beer of the summer by far.

carguy · Post by **carguy** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:40 pm

I was in the same LCBO today, and the Keller was gone, just an empty space where there was three flats of it yesterday. Maybe there was something wrong with it. I can't imagine they sold three flats in a day.

tupalev · Post by **tupalev** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:53 pm

I bought 30 cans today from St Clair and Keele and they still had over 70 cans on the cold area shelves! If you want a consistent place to get it (for Toronto folks), I'd recommend this LCBO.

kinguy · Post by **kinguy** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:53 pm

It was okay, but nothing to write home about. The can I had didn't seem particularly hoppy either.

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:28 pm

I just did a side-by-side of the July 10 and August 7 versions (G1009 and H0709). The July seemed to be more bitter, with a better aroma too. They are pretty close but I would concur that the newer stuff is somewhat "watery", by comparison. A bit disappointing!

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:00 pm

That is interesting. I wonder if the later packaging is the same brew as July's, just held in the keller longer. Longer storage might smooth it out some.

Gary

tuqueboy · Post by **tuqueboy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:47 pm

G.M. Gillman wrote:That is interesting. I wonder if the later packaging is the same brew as July's, just held in the keller longer. Longer storage might smooth it out some.

Gary

indeed it is the same brew. they only did one. they did two separate cannings, however. supposedly used slightly more hops in the second canning. dry-hopped (well, late-hopped is what the brewer said) both cannings.

Weissebier · Post by **Weissebier** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:38 am

I suppose the question here is "do you rouse before serving"? I rouse with all un-filtered products, and have noticed a marked difference with the Kellerbier, not only in terms of clarity but also flavour. Rousing makes a world of difference even with a good Weisse.

Each canning would have been roughly 13,000 cans. Given that roughly 80,000 cans was stated as being a total production run, one can assume that there would have been approx. 6 cannings in total.

W.