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Stone City Ales in Kingston
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A friend brought back two squealers as they call them. The tags were off but one was said to be the session ale and the other a Belgian IPA.
The session was a solid C-hop APA, no surprises but well made and refreshing.
The other had darker malts and a good sweetness with an interesting hop accent, more English perhaps than American although there was a funky note too, so probably it's a New World hop(s) of some kind. The Belgian taste was noticeable but not over the top, from the yeast I mean. Also very solid, no faults, very acceptable.
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The session was a solid C-hop APA, no surprises but well made and refreshing.
The other had darker malts and a good sweetness with an interesting hop accent, more English perhaps than American although there was a funky note too, so probably it's a New World hop(s) of some kind. The Belgian taste was noticeable but not over the top, from the yeast I mean. Also very solid, no faults, very acceptable.
Gary
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Just brought home a 32oz LPJC (Le Père Jean Claude) strong belgian IPA (7.7% 75 IBU).
Just about everything you want in an ipa. Persistent head, very nice lacing making rings on my glass, similar hoppiness to mad Tom (slightly hoppier IMO) with that Belgian yeast finish.
Well done Stone City!
Slots in at No. 2 on their beers to date (SOS being their best). If you in Kingston this holiday, pick some up....Err, I mean don't...
Just about everything you want in an ipa. Persistent head, very nice lacing making rings on my glass, similar hoppiness to mad Tom (slightly hoppier IMO) with that Belgian yeast finish.
Well done Stone City!
Slots in at No. 2 on their beers to date (SOS being their best). If you in Kingston this holiday, pick some up....Err, I mean don't...
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They've also started bottling bombers, as the growler / squealer returns are lacking... Who doesn't return a growler with a $5 deposit?
Just cracked into Tannenbomb, an imperial wit with spruce and cranberry (7.9 % abv, 20 IBU). Nice, dry and crisp, the spruce is the dominate flavour, not my favorite style, but a decently crafted festive wit.
Just cracked into Tannenbomb, an imperial wit with spruce and cranberry (7.9 % abv, 20 IBU). Nice, dry and crisp, the spruce is the dominate flavour, not my favorite style, but a decently crafted festive wit.
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Me! But only because I get to Kingston infrequently these days.Masterplan wrote:They've also started bottling bombers, as the growler / squealer returns are lacking... Who doesn't return a growler with a $5 deposit?
BTW, the only Ontario brewery I have encountered which will do true growler fills (ie actually fill the empty growler you provide, not merely exchange it for a pre-filled new one) is Block 3. Are there others?
Note: apart from Amsterdam which has, IIRC, custom growlers that are prohibitively expensive. I'm talking about any old standard growler.
I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to fill other people's growlers in Ontario. That's what they told me at great lakes anyway, though they would fill one of their own if you brought it in.midlife crisis wrote:Me! But only because I get to Kingston infrequently these days.Masterplan wrote:They've also started bottling bombers, as the growler / squealer returns are lacking... Who doesn't return a growler with a $5 deposit?
BTW, the only Ontario brewery I have encountered which will do true growler fills (ie actually fill the empty growler you provide, not merely exchange it for a pre-filled new one) is Block 3. Are there others?
Note: apart from Amsterdam which has, IIRC, custom growlers that are prohibitively expensive. I'm talking about any old standard growler.
That's weird. What if we all had un-branded growlers, are those somehow illegal to fill just anywhere we like?I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to fill other people's growlers in Ontario. That's what they told me at great lakes anyway, though they would fill one of their own if you brought it in.
Or - is there an interest to force any of us with a pricey branded growler to return to the same brewery? And people would hate having several different proprietary growlers, especially ones from far away, so that inhibits competition yes?
(Not to presume it isn't the regulations at fault, I'm asking the question.)
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Nickelbrook will fill any growler
Filled my growler there with "Sons of Sydenham" recently
Filled my growler there with "Sons of Sydenham" recently
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Visited the brewpub yesterday and tried 4 of their offerings:
Belgian IPA: this was extremely disappointing. Had next to no Belgian character at all. Just tasted like a fairly bland IPA.
IPA: This was solid. Definitely above agerage but there are plenty better in Ontario.
Oatmeal Stout: the best of the 4. A really nice example of the style.
Tannen Bomb (imperial wit with spruce and cranberry): this was interesting and well made. No complaints but not world class either.
Overall the brewpub is a really cool spot wth a great vibe. The beer was above average but nothingman worthy of hype at this point (in my opinion).
Belgian IPA: this was extremely disappointing. Had next to no Belgian character at all. Just tasted like a fairly bland IPA.
IPA: This was solid. Definitely above agerage but there are plenty better in Ontario.
Oatmeal Stout: the best of the 4. A really nice example of the style.
Tannen Bomb (imperial wit with spruce and cranberry): this was interesting and well made. No complaints but not world class either.
Overall the brewpub is a really cool spot wth a great vibe. The beer was above average but nothingman worthy of hype at this point (in my opinion).
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Can this thread be moved to Ontario Brewers forum?
Drinking their Devil and the Deep a 'kettle soured Ale fermented with 100% brettanomyces, dry hopped with Galaxy and citra'.
6.5%, 30 IBU
Released today.
I'm not a huge sour drinker, but a pretty refreshing beer, juicy with nice floral notes, with some muted sour funkiness.
Drinking their Devil and the Deep a 'kettle soured Ale fermented with 100% brettanomyces, dry hopped with Galaxy and citra'.
6.5%, 30 IBU
Released today.
I'm not a huge sour drinker, but a pretty refreshing beer, juicy with nice floral notes, with some muted sour funkiness.
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We've been getting quite a bit of their more eclectic stuff in Toronto lately. I had their Two Smoking Bushels (Rauchweizen on apples) and Raithlin's Revenge (Rum barrel aged North American red) at Barhop last night. They were both interesting.