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Bearing
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Post by Bearing »

Family bbq, so afternoon of low ABV & as much flavour as possible :
GR Mill Race Mild
Stiegl Radler
Naughty Neighbour

Home To Cameron's RPA, Lone Pine & Mad Tom... best Ontario summer ever!

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S. St. Jeb
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Location: Burlington, ON

Post by S. St. Jeb »

HOP-IT TRIPEL IPA

Didn't care for this one too much.

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Soods
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Location: Toronto

Post by Soods »

sprague11 wrote:
^ Blackback in Waterbury?

Enjoying a Shawinigan Handshake right now.
Exactly. Best place for a drink in Waterbury. Tacos not bad either. :D

Streets
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Location: Hamilton

Post by Streets »

Had an elite group of the Hamilton crew over last night to share a few bottles and some bbq.

Round Barn Brewery Summer Wheat
Founders All Day IPA
Community Beer Works The IPA
Terrapin Side Project Volume 18 Liquid Bliss
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire
Russian River/Sierra Nevada BRUX
Three Floyds Dark Lord 2009 (Thanks Patrick!)
Brooklyn Black Ops
Westbrook Brewing Co. Cap'n Skoon's Ballistic Stout
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break

Hope I didn't forget anything, thanks for coming out, and I'll make sure to have the place properly chilled next time ;)

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NRman
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Location: Waterloo

Post by NRman »

Smuttynose Robust Porter
I LOVE this beer!

JeffPorter
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Location: Brampton, ON

Post by JeffPorter »

Bottle of GLB A Waste of Men - seems like a hoppy barely wine to me. Delicious and dangerous. I have a whole bomber of it, so I'm taking it slowly.
"What can you say about Pabst Blue Ribbon that Dennis Hopper hasn’t screamed in the middle of an ether binge?" - Jordan St. John

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Torontoblue
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Location: Edmonton via Toronto via The Wirral

Post by Torontoblue »

2nd annual Ratebeer Alberta Gathering this weekend down in Medicine Hat, of the 200+ beers on offer, the following was sampled:

Snarling Badger Berliner Weisse by Grand Teton Brewing
Sourpuss by Coalition Brewing Co.
The Vine (2012) by Cascade Brewing
2009 Vintage Oak Aged Ale (Barrel No 145) by Brouwerij Rodenbach
Madame Rose (2012) by Goose Island
Barrel-Aged Farmhouse Saison (Bottle Conditioned) by Bellwoods
Gose by Upright
Lambickx by Brouwerij Strubbe
Edith by Hill Farmstead
Gypsy Tears (Red Wine Barrel Aged Edition) by Collaboration: Stillwater / Mikkeller / Fanø
Fresh Squeezed IPA by Deschutes
Roman Candle by Bellwoods
Yakima IPA by Microbrasserie Le Castor
Resin by Sixpoint Brewery
IPA Américaine by Microbrasserie Pit Caribou
Fou' Foune by Brasserie Cantillon
Sahalie by The Ale Apothecary
Saints' Devotion by The Lost Abbey
Mo' Betta Bretta by The Lost Abbey
Deliverance by The Lost Abbey
Brux Domesticated Wild Ale by Sierra Nevada
Trader Joe's Vintage Ale (2008) by Unibroue
Sanctification by Russian River
Transatlantique Kriek (Lips of Faith) by New Belgium
Consecration (Batch 013113) by Russian River
Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale aged In Red Wine Barrels
Vintage Ale (2008) by Fullers
Vintage Ale (2007) by Fullers
Vintage Ale (2006) by Fullers
Vintage Ale (2005) by Fullers
Kentucky Dark Star Bourbon Barrel Aged by Fremont Brewing
Crème Brûlée by Southern Tier

A mighty fine day in the sun.

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cratez
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Post by cratez »

Over the weekend at Milos' Craft Beer Emporium and Beertown London:
Black Oak Summer Saison (draught)
Le Trou Du Diable La Morsure IPA (draught)
Cheshire Valley Mildly Amusing (draught)
Great Lakes Lake Effect IPA (draught)
Railway City Honey Elixir (sample)
Grand River Mill Race Mild (bottle)
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA (draught)
Flying Monkeys Netherworld CDA (draught)
Great Lakes Hissy Fit (draught)
Wellington Shangri-la IPA (cask)
Great Lakes Miami Weiss (draught)

Right now:
Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott

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Belgian
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Post by Belgian »

Just a 2009 St. Ambroise Stout Imperiálle Russe, the oak has really mellowed and the bourbon melded with the ever-smoother roast profile.
In Beerum Veritas

sprague11
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Location: Newmarket, ON

Post by sprague11 »

Tdd mactavish
Wellington dark (i remember this being a lot better)
Ltm Gose
dunham rustic saison
Hellwoods
"A good light beer is one that doesn't taste like piss!" - Frank d'Angelo

Kekumba
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Location: Ottawa

Post by Kekumba »

Beau's Bourbon Barrel Oktobock
Broadhead Dark Horse Stout
Hill Farmstead Vera Mae

Thanks to Ian (iguenard) for the Vera Mae. I couldn't wait to open it, and it is absolutely fantastic. I'm not entirely sure where the dandelions fit in, but it's without a doubt the most sour saison I've had. Great stuff.

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Torontoblue
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Post by Torontoblue »

Another Ratebeer get together last night in The Chuck:

Kaleidoscope Mosaic IPA by Phillips
Kili Wit by Logsdon
Loakal Red by The Bruery (fresh growler)
Plum Noir (Blackwater Series) by Southern Tier
6e Soir Réserve Spéciale 2011 Vieillie Un An En Fût De Pinot Noir by Dieu du Ciel
Red Poppy Ale (2011) by The Lost Abbey
Corriveau Impériale Bourbon Barrel by Le Bilboquet Microbrasserie
Berserker Imperial Stout by Midnight Sun
Solstice d'été (Framboise) by Brasserie Dieu du Ciel
Singularity (2012) by Driftwood
Bring Out Your Dead by Bellwoods
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Highland by Mikkeller
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Bourbon by Mikkeller
Fermentation Without Representation Imperial Pumpkin Porter by Epic Brewing
Lower De Boom by 21st Amendment
Panil Barriquée Sour (2010) by Panil Birrificio Torrechiara

A nice night of good beers :D

iguenard
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Post by iguenard »

Kekumba wrote:Beau's Bourbon Barrel Oktobock
Broadhead Dark Horse Stout
Hill Farmstead Vera Mae

Thanks to Ian (iguenard) for the Vera Mae. I couldn't wait to open it, and it is absolutely fantastic. I'm not entirely sure where the dandelions fit in, but it's without a doubt the most sour saison I've had. Great stuff.
:) Wait till you taste Edward!

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Torontoblue
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Post by Torontoblue »

Wild Rose Gose Rider (growler)
Mikkeller/Three Floyds Risgoop.

Kekumba
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Post by Kekumba »

Cantillon Cuvee des Champions 2012
Beer Academy Hefe
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
Pan-Ontario 2013

GLB bottle of the Pan-Ontario. Are they the only ones who whisky aged it? Or is that the entire batch? Either way it tasted like cherry coke.

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