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Cale wrote:Anyone else think the Central City DIPA was stale and terrible? With all the praise I've heard of the LCBO shipment I am wondering if I got an off bottle.. nothing but stale hops and sweet raisiny malt.
Tried my bottle on Sunday and I felt the same way.
I think that's just the way it tastes. I had a bottle a while back that I got in a trade with someone in BC and I couldn't believe how bland it was considering the ratings that the locals had given it...
Last night at a hotel, The APK, and Milos' Craft Beer Emporium with Kishan and John:
AleSmith Old Numbskull (bottle)
Flying Monkeys Green Man Imperial Pale Lager (draught)
De Ranke Kriek (bottle)
De Ranke Cuvée De Ranke (bottle)
Several other draughts
Belgian wrote:
boney wrote:
cratez wrote:
Nickel Brook & Great Lakes Premature Ejac-O-Lantern (draught)
The 14 year old boy in me loves that name.
This beer never lasts and the keg blows in under five minutes.
Pumpkin flavor in ales is great, so bring it on in a summer beer.
LOL yep the name caught my eye and I was happy to find it's a really awesome flavoured saison.
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
Over the last two days:
Dieu du Ciel! Libre Échange (draught)
Le Trou du Diable SMaSH Citra (draught)
Dieu du Ciel! Chemin de Croix (draught)
Le Trou du Diable Dulcis Succubus (bottle)
Founders Centennial IPA (bottle)
Forked River Capital Blonde Ale (bottle)
Green Flash West Coast IPA (bottle)
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
Münchner Hofbräu Weissbier, a surprisingly perfect example of Weisse especially from the bottle. This will be my summer go-to given that we never see Franziskaner up here, and I love the stuff.
Victory Yakima Glory black ipa (very good example of the style, both flavours of stout & ipa combined).
Duchesse De Bourgogne flanders ale (excellent, better than I remember the last time I had it... too long ago).
Unibroue Ephemere Cerise cherry ale (maybe the 1st disappointment I've had from Unibroue; it's OK, while everything else I've had from that brewery is very good to excellent. It's definitely no Quelque Chose. Glad I tried the draught version, but in no rush to again, will see if the bottled version now in LCBOs is any better).
Jonah Hex wrote:Unibroue Ephemere Cerise cherry ale (maybe the 1st disappointment I've had from Unibroue...
By a quick look a lot of people find it far inferior to the apple - and I will say the cassis is also very good. Maybe cerise needs some tweaking? I have found these Ephemere only seem to get better, whether they actually make them better or, quite possibly, I just like them better.
I think cherry also can just be a difficult beer flavor to not seem fake or seem like cough syrup.
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