Keith's being available on a hot day is what got me drinking beer. Before this event, I couldn't even choke down a beer just to go along with everyone else. I arrived at a party after having walked several km with an armload of stuff, and Keith's is what they had. Damn that tasted good, and since then I was able to drink even pretty bad beer if it was necessary.cratez wrote: Yep, context can influence our perception of beer. In my case, I was dying for a beer of any quality after packing boxes for most of the day and spending way too much time in traffic due to Taste of the Danforth. And I'm sure anything cold and carbonated would've tasted FANTASTIC after biking that long. Or maybe we're all just ignorant to the fact that Moosehead and Keith's are world class beers.
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cratez
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Over the last few nights:
Four Peaks Kilt Lifter Scottish Style Ale
Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA
Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison
Amsterdam De Wallen
Great Lakes Audrey Hopburn Belgian IPA
Amsterdam Fracture Imperial IPA
Four Peaks Kilt Lifter Scottish Style Ale
Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA
Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison
Amsterdam De Wallen
Great Lakes Audrey Hopburn Belgian IPA
Amsterdam Fracture Imperial IPA
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
At the Ottawa beer week festival...
Beau's Mr. Hyde (cask)
Beau's Spruce Moose
Beyond The Pale Bru
Beyond The Pale Party Animal (cask)
Beyond The Pale Tamed Angry Orchid
Flying Monkeys Orangemungus
Nickel Brook Bolshevik Bastard (cask)
Nickel Brook Green Light Berliner Weiss
Nickel Brook Immodest
At home...
Dunham Leo's Early Breakfast IPA
Tried nowhere near what I wanted to, but I gotta work early tomorrow morning so I tried to be somewhat responsible. Nice little setup for the festival, kicked the Winterbrewed festivals ass that's for sure. Lots of stuff we don't see in Ottawa, and a whole pile of offerings on cask. Very reasonable prices also. The Beyond The Pale cask wheel was awesome. $1 for a 4oz cask pour even if I don't get to pick which one, yes please. The Nickel Brook stuff was awesome. Bolshevik and Immodest shows up here from time to time but I've never gotten around to it. As someone who didn't care much for them before, they have a new fan.
Beau's Mr. Hyde (cask)
Beau's Spruce Moose
Beyond The Pale Bru
Beyond The Pale Party Animal (cask)
Beyond The Pale Tamed Angry Orchid
Flying Monkeys Orangemungus
Nickel Brook Bolshevik Bastard (cask)
Nickel Brook Green Light Berliner Weiss
Nickel Brook Immodest
At home...
Dunham Leo's Early Breakfast IPA
Tried nowhere near what I wanted to, but I gotta work early tomorrow morning so I tried to be somewhat responsible. Nice little setup for the festival, kicked the Winterbrewed festivals ass that's for sure. Lots of stuff we don't see in Ottawa, and a whole pile of offerings on cask. Very reasonable prices also. The Beyond The Pale cask wheel was awesome. $1 for a 4oz cask pour even if I don't get to pick which one, yes please. The Nickel Brook stuff was awesome. Bolshevik and Immodest shows up here from time to time but I've never gotten around to it. As someone who didn't care much for them before, they have a new fan.
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cratez
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Over the weekend at Bar Hop and beerbistro:
Nickel Brook & Swansea Homebrew Club Burnt Belt Table Saison (draught)
Neustadt Big Dog Porter (draught)
Nickel Brook Naughtiest Neighbour XAPA (draught)
Victory Prima Pils (bottle)
Cameron's Rye Pale Ale (draught)
Victory HopDevil India Pale Ale (bottle)
2013 Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale (bottle)
Right now:
Amsterdam 416 Local Lager - love the artwork on this can
Nickel Brook & Swansea Homebrew Club Burnt Belt Table Saison (draught)
Neustadt Big Dog Porter (draught)
Nickel Brook Naughtiest Neighbour XAPA (draught)
Victory Prima Pils (bottle)
Cameron's Rye Pale Ale (draught)
Victory HopDevil India Pale Ale (bottle)
2013 Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale (bottle)
Right now:
Amsterdam 416 Local Lager - love the artwork on this can
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
Last two nights helping my cousin get introduced to craft beer...
3F Oude Geuze
Beau's Opa's Gose
Beyond The Pale Rye Guy
DDC Bourbon Barrel Equinoxe Du Printemps
DDC Peche Mortel
GLB Audrey Hopburn
GLB Crazy Canuck
GLB Lake Effect (nitro)
GLB Miami Weiss
Hopfenstark Saison 55
Ithaca Pale Ale
Weihenstephaner Hefe
Westy 12
His favourites were Audrey, Opa's, and Peche.
3F Oude Geuze
Beau's Opa's Gose
Beyond The Pale Rye Guy
DDC Bourbon Barrel Equinoxe Du Printemps
DDC Peche Mortel
GLB Audrey Hopburn
GLB Crazy Canuck
GLB Lake Effect (nitro)
GLB Miami Weiss
Hopfenstark Saison 55
Ithaca Pale Ale
Weihenstephaner Hefe
Westy 12
His favourites were Audrey, Opa's, and Peche.
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Torontoblue
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Yesterday afternoon with the EBGA:
Drink'in The Sunbelt by Jester King
Stubblejumper Pilsener by Bushwakker
Switchback Stout by Tamarack
Gotlandsdricka by Jester King
Mad Bruin by Driftwood
X33-Beer by U Medvídků
Glacier Select Oktoberfest by Glacier Brewing
Pays du Soleil by Saint Somewhere Brewing
Brux Wild Ale by Sierra Nevada
Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (2010) by DFH
30th Anniversary - Fritz And Ken's Ale by Sierra Nevada
Brother David's Double Abbey-style Ale by Anderson Valley
Tripel Entendre by Sound Brewery
Drink'in The Sunbelt by Jester King
Stubblejumper Pilsener by Bushwakker
Switchback Stout by Tamarack
Gotlandsdricka by Jester King
Mad Bruin by Driftwood
X33-Beer by U Medvídků
Glacier Select Oktoberfest by Glacier Brewing
Pays du Soleil by Saint Somewhere Brewing
Brux Wild Ale by Sierra Nevada
Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (2010) by DFH
30th Anniversary - Fritz And Ken's Ale by Sierra Nevada
Brother David's Double Abbey-style Ale by Anderson Valley
Tripel Entendre by Sound Brewery
Sour in the Rye was fantasticmatt7215 wrote:havin a sour/funky day
@ jeff's house:
my homebrewed sour blend #5
my homebrewed lambic L2
Cisco Island Reserve Saison Farm House Ale
Epic Elder Brett Saison-Brett Golden Ale
The Bruery Sour in the Rye
back @ home with more L2
just put a homebrewed sour mashed saison in the fridge
after you left:
-great lakes audrey hopburn
-flying monkeys smashbomb
-ancorage the tide and its takers
-stillwater existent
-great lakes lube job
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TheSevenDuffs
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