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Torontoblue
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- Location: Edmonton via Toronto via The Wirral
It's $22.99 to $23.99 in Alberta....the Province that has lower taxes than BC. Liquor stores or agency gouging us?mgmoney wrote:ten fidy is pretty delicious stuff, but 18.99 for a four pack? Yikes!
15.99 USD is currently $18 canadian... Adding another buck for import and shipping seems like a pretty good deal to me!BakaGaijin wrote:I paid $15.99 for a 4 pack in Buffalo the other day and I thought that was expensive. It's not like this is barrel aged. Narwahl was $9.99 and was really good too.Derek wrote:Ten Fidy.
At $18.99 a 4 pack it isn't outrageously expensive, but I really ought to brew an imperial stout.
It is soooooo good though!
I agree that Ten Fidy is really good though.
We do have some decent seasonal locals, but driftwood is in bombers and Howe sound is in 1L bottles. I'd probably drink more if they were offered in a reasonable serving size.
Last night at Wvrst:
Nickelbrook Wet hop - so delicious. Super juicy hops, low bitterness, I could have had three of them.
5 paddles Midnight Paddler - Was listed as a stout at the bar, was decent, but a bit too bitter and not as big a mouthfeel as I would have liked.
However, untappd has it listed as a Black IPA. I don't know what to think now.
Nickelbrook Wet hop - so delicious. Super juicy hops, low bitterness, I could have had three of them.
5 paddles Midnight Paddler - Was listed as a stout at the bar, was decent, but a bit too bitter and not as big a mouthfeel as I would have liked.
However, untappd has it listed as a Black IPA. I don't know what to think now.
Homebrewed belgian dark that came in at 9.2%. I like it, but I think I'll brew it again with D90 sugar rather than D180. That Weyermann special W is really nice though.
Followed by a Rochefort 8, also 9.2%. Even with Lots of age, this is riddled with tertiary alcohols. I prefer their 6.
Followed by a Rochefort 10. Better than the 8, but FAR from my favourite quad.
Followed by a Rochefort 8, also 9.2%. Even with Lots of age, this is riddled with tertiary alcohols. I prefer their 6.
Followed by a Rochefort 10. Better than the 8, but FAR from my favourite quad.
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BakaGaijin
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- Location: Burlington
Drank a he NB Wet Hop the other night and really enjoyed it.admviolin wrote:Last night at Wvrst:
Nickelbrook Wet hop - so delicious. Super juicy hops, low bitterness, I could have had three of them.
5 paddles Midnight Paddler - Was listed as a stout at the bar, was decent, but a bit too bitter and not as big a mouthfeel as I would have liked.
However, untappd has it listed as a Black IPA. I don't know what to think now.
Tonight:
Delirium Tremens
Twice as Mad Tom IPA
Boneshaker
Bells Two-Hearted Ale
Heady Topper
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cratez
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Did a weekend tour of the Kitchener-Waterloo beer spots with the incredibly hospitable NRman and Bearing. Enjoyed the following at Beertown, Brick, Imbibe, The Bent Elbow, Kickoff, Block Three, Innocente, and Borealis:
Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier (draft)
Block Three King Street Saison (draft)
Brick Waterloo Classic Pilsner (sample)
Brick Waterloo IPA (sample)
Block Three Blocktoberfest (draft)
Sawdust City Ol’ Woody Alt (sample)
Block Three Iron Horse Dunkel (sample)
Nickel Brook Cause & Effect Blonde (sample)
Grand River E-I-E-I OPA (sample)
Nickel Brook Naughty Neighbour Pale Ale (sample)
Rogue Brutal IPA (draft)
Black Swan Porter (sample)
Muskoka Harvest Ale (draft)
Wellington Carved Out Pumpkin (sample)
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (draft)
Sawdust City Lone Pine IPA (draft)
Zywiec Porter (sample)
Block Three Living In Colour BPA (sample)
Block Three Monk’s Punk Coffee Belgian Amber (sample)
Innocente No Marzen For Error (sample)
Innocente Bystander APA (sample)
Innocente Glance Rye Pale Ale (sample)
Innocente Conscience American IPA (sample)
Sierra Nevada Snow Wit White IPA (sample)
Sierra Nevada Blindfold Black IPA (sample)
Beau's Nightmärzen Oktoberfest Lager (draft)
Then at home:
Green Flash Hop Odyssey Citra Session IPA
Anchor Big Leaf Maple Autumn Red
Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier (draft)
Block Three King Street Saison (draft)
Brick Waterloo Classic Pilsner (sample)
Brick Waterloo IPA (sample)
Block Three Blocktoberfest (draft)
Sawdust City Ol’ Woody Alt (sample)
Block Three Iron Horse Dunkel (sample)
Nickel Brook Cause & Effect Blonde (sample)
Grand River E-I-E-I OPA (sample)
Nickel Brook Naughty Neighbour Pale Ale (sample)
Rogue Brutal IPA (draft)
Black Swan Porter (sample)
Muskoka Harvest Ale (draft)
Wellington Carved Out Pumpkin (sample)
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (draft)
Sawdust City Lone Pine IPA (draft)
Zywiec Porter (sample)
Block Three Living In Colour BPA (sample)
Block Three Monk’s Punk Coffee Belgian Amber (sample)
Innocente No Marzen For Error (sample)
Innocente Bystander APA (sample)
Innocente Glance Rye Pale Ale (sample)
Innocente Conscience American IPA (sample)
Sierra Nevada Snow Wit White IPA (sample)
Sierra Nevada Blindfold Black IPA (sample)
Beau's Nightmärzen Oktoberfest Lager (draft)
Then at home:
Green Flash Hop Odyssey Citra Session IPA
Anchor Big Leaf Maple Autumn Red
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
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BakaGaijin
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- Location: Burlington
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Torontoblue
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- Location: Edmonton via Toronto via The Wirral
It was the official launch of Stone in Edmonton tonight....of course Clagary got there before us last night 
Start the night off with something 'lite" Stone IPA
Then wrongly Ruination IPA
But back on track with Stone Saison
Matt's Burning Rosids smoked Saison
Spröcketbier (Black Rye Kölsch)
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA
Stone Go To IPA
Stone Coffee Milk Stout
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA - Always a favourite
Stochasticity Project: Hibiscusicity - too flowery/perfumey
Stochasticity Project: Quadrotriticale - light bodied for a quad
Old Guardian Barley Wine
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
A rather pleasant evening.
Really looking forward to having Stone in AB!
Start the night off with something 'lite" Stone IPA
Then wrongly Ruination IPA
But back on track with Stone Saison
Matt's Burning Rosids smoked Saison
Spröcketbier (Black Rye Kölsch)
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA
Stone Go To IPA
Stone Coffee Milk Stout
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA - Always a favourite
Stochasticity Project: Hibiscusicity - too flowery/perfumey
Stochasticity Project: Quadrotriticale - light bodied for a quad
Old Guardian Barley Wine
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
A rather pleasant evening.
Really looking forward to having Stone in AB!
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cratez
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Over the last few nights at home:
Block Three Living in Colour (growler) - good session-stength BPA with big spicy-citrusy-yeasty notes and a slight nuttiness as well. More body than I expected for the weight (4.7%); this drinks like a drier, hoppier version of Black Oak Saison.
Anchor Porter - retrying after several years, this is more English in character than I remember, with the Northern Brewer hops adding grassy-minty notes and the flavour exhibiting some very faint diacetyl. And yet it still hits the American/Robust style with its near-black appearance, hop-forward aroma and taste, and medium-full body. A unique take, that's for sure.
Boulevard Smokestack Series - Double Wide I.P.A. - gargantuan nose blasts the senses with huge citric, resinous, and piney hop aromas. Flavour is similarly massive but with a noticeable caramel sweetness to even things out. An excellent DIPA.
Block Three Living in Colour (growler) - good session-stength BPA with big spicy-citrusy-yeasty notes and a slight nuttiness as well. More body than I expected for the weight (4.7%); this drinks like a drier, hoppier version of Black Oak Saison.
Anchor Porter - retrying after several years, this is more English in character than I remember, with the Northern Brewer hops adding grassy-minty notes and the flavour exhibiting some very faint diacetyl. And yet it still hits the American/Robust style with its near-black appearance, hop-forward aroma and taste, and medium-full body. A unique take, that's for sure.
Boulevard Smokestack Series - Double Wide I.P.A. - gargantuan nose blasts the senses with huge citric, resinous, and piney hop aromas. Flavour is similarly massive but with a noticeable caramel sweetness to even things out. An excellent DIPA.
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
Went to the Tree Institute last night for their weekly cask. It was the pale ale aged on oak, with red wine. Well-carbed and silky smooth, but I opted for a brauler of the hop head.
Unfiltered hop head has the drinkability of the Sierra nevada pale ale, with the flavour of an ipa. It seems drier than the brewery version too... Really great stuff.
Unfiltered hop head has the drinkability of the Sierra nevada pale ale, with the flavour of an ipa. It seems drier than the brewery version too... Really great stuff.