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nickelass wrote:GLB Karma Citra
Bellwoods Fall Saison
What's the fall saison like? I heard it was dark...
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JeffPorter wrote:
nickelass wrote:GLB Karma Citra
Bellwoods Fall Saison
What's the fall saison like? I heard it was dark...
It was pretty good. Darker and complex in it's own way. Nice bitter finish though.
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Does it have the good funk that their Farmhouse Saison has?
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Yesterday at Bar Hop and beerbistro with some London friends:
Great Lakes Karma Citra (draught)
Rogue Mocha Porter (draught)
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA (draught)
Saison Dupont (bottle)
Chatoe Rogue OREgasmic Ale (draught)
Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA (bottle)
Rogue Dead Guy Ale (draught)
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At beer bistro, Chatoe Rogue OREgasmic, also Mort Subite Kriek, both draft. Both top-quality. The Rogue is very drinkable, full-flavoured with layered, fresh hop flavour. Although not advertised as such, it has a wet hop character, which is all to the good.

The kriek was super-fresh, a little sweet and not really gueuze-like but with a complex tangy "fresh harvest" cherry taste.

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G.M. Gillman wrote:At beer bistro, Rogue's Chateau Rogue OREgasmic, also Mort Subite Kriek, both draft. Both top-quality. The Rogue is very drinkable, full-flavoured with layered, fresh hop flavour. Although not advertised as such, it has a wet hop character, which is all to the good.

The kriek was super-fresh, a little sweet and not really gueuze-like but with a complex tangy "fresh harvest" cherry taste.

Gary
the reason the kreik was not gueze like is because it is a back sweetened candy lambic, made for people you do not enjoy pure lambic
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Great Lakes 25th Anny IBIPA

Very impressed. Dangerously smooth and very well balanced. I'll be back for a few more bottles before it disappears forever.
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Nickel Brook Amarillo Saison
Black Oak Pineapple Coconut Pale
Orval 2008
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JeffPorter wrote:
nickelass wrote:GLB Karma Citra
Bellwoods Fall Saison
What's the fall saison like? I heard it was dark...
Fall Saison was very good. Their Belgian dubbel also great (toil and trouble I believe it is called).
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Sierra Nevada Stout
Founders Breakfast Stout
GLB 25th BIPA
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21st Amendment Back in Black with Du Hast on the "juke box" (on my "dime") in a North Beach curry house/Irish pub.
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Post by G.M. Gillman »

I knew that sweetening of some kind was added to the Mort Subite Kriek but still I thought it would show more lambic character.

The next time I have this I will blend it with the same house's gueuze, available in the bottle at beer bistro.

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G.M. Gillman wrote:I knew that sweetening of some kind was added to the Mort Subite Kriek but still I thought it would show more lambic character.

The next time I have this I will blend it with the same house's gueuze, available in the bottle at beer bistro.

Gary
that gueze is also sweetened, best bet would be to blend it with some lindemans cuvee rene
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Post by Streets »

My Vegas trip has been fairly disappointing so far...

Got stuck in terminal 3 leaving Pearson(new Mill St. pub is in 1) and had a couple Beck's bottles. There's nothing decent in any of a hotel bars, but the gift shop sells Paulener Heffe and Sierra Nevada Pale... So far my best score has been finding an oasis of Arrogant Bastard bombers at the gas station across the street from the hotel. :)

Although it has been liberating to walk around outside drinking my beer without getting 'boney'd' ;)
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If nothing else hit Walgreens on the strip, good bomber selection
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