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BEER OF THE YEAR
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BEER OF THE YEAR
I had a pleasant surprise when I picked up The Star today...Josh Rubin selected Rochefort 10 as his beer of the year in Ontario. We're happy to have been able to bring this great brew to Ontario and hope that you all will continue to support Rochefort 8 on the General List.
That's like choosing the 1927 Yankees as your team of the year...esprit wrote:Josh Rubin selected Rochefort 10 as his beer of the year in Ontario.
What's the value (or fun) in choosing a classic beer from a brewery that's 400+ years old as your beer of the year? I think we had a pretty good year beer-wise in Ontario to justify a more local (and recent) selection.
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So are we (consumers), but this is a cop out.esprit wrote: We're happy to have been able to bring this great brew to Ontario and hope that you all will continue to support Rochefort 8 on the General List.
Everything that the guy above said, to a tee; this choice screams "I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or piss anyone off." Ironically, this bothers me more than if he had said "something from Trafalgar".
Grow a pair and make a real pick.
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So, OK then, please nominate your Ontario Beer of the Year for 2013. I think it should be a new beer, ie a beer that was first brewed in 2013 so we don't get a ton of Ten Bitter Years, Twice as Mad Tom and Hellwoods votes, etc. But to each his own.
Mine is Great Lakes Simple Porter. Just an astonishingly good beer for 3.7% abv. Very good no matter what the abv is. Outstanding work.
Mine is Great Lakes Simple Porter. Just an astonishingly good beer for 3.7% abv. Very good no matter what the abv is. Outstanding work.
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I'd go with Collective Arts Rhyme & Reason.midlife crisis wrote:So, OK then, please nominate your Ontario Beer of the Year for 2013. I think it should be a new beer, ie a beer that was first brewed in 2013 so we don't get a ton of Ten Bitter Years, Twice as Mad Tom and Hellwoods votes, etc. But to each his own.
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Seconded.BlackRedGold wrote:I'd go with Collective Arts Rhyme & Reason.midlife crisis wrote:So, OK then, please nominate your Ontario Beer of the Year for 2013. I think it should be a new beer, ie a beer that was first brewed in 2013 so we don't get a ton of Ten Bitter Years, Twice as Mad Tom and Hellwoods votes, etc. But to each his own.
I used to sell beer. Now I don't.
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Even though it's not technically from 2013, this was the first year of widespread (LCBO) distribution of Cameron's RPA, so I'll go with that. I really liked their Obsidian as well.midlife crisis wrote:So, OK then, please nominate your Ontario Beer of the Year for 2013. I think it should be a new beer, ie a beer that was first brewed in 2013 so we don't get a ton of Ten Bitter Years, Twice as Mad Tom and Hellwoods votes, etc. But to each his own.
Mine is Great Lakes Simple Porter. Just an astonishingly good beer for 3.7% abv. Very good no matter what the abv is. Outstanding work.
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I nominate Great Lakes Lake Effect IPA. A terrific IPA from an innovative Ontario brewery. A "mainstream" release, not some obscure tiny-batch beer that 50 people get to drink.midlife crisis wrote:So, OK then, please nominate your Ontario Beer of the Year for 2013. I think it should be a new beer, ie a beer that was first brewed in 2013...
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thirdedMatttthewGeorge wrote:Seconded.BlackRedGold wrote:I'd go with Collective Arts Rhyme & Reason.midlife crisis wrote:So, OK then, please nominate your Ontario Beer of the Year for 2013. I think it should be a new beer, ie a beer that was first brewed in 2013 so we don't get a ton of Ten Bitter Years, Twice as Mad Tom and Hellwoods votes, etc. But to each his own.
Many, many excellent choices but let's go with 2: Rhyme & Reason PA and Nickel Brook's Kiangoi. R&R because it's a great expression of this particular style, and Kiangoi because it was the first beer I've had in ages that actually seemed truly unique and different. Ironically these beers are produced at the same facility by the same person.
The Article.
I'm 50/50 on this because Roche 10 does signify a point of arrival in Ontario, literally and symbolically. For years we've griped, and it's about freaking time.
Far as 'actual bests 2013' - I've lost track. Sure, Nickel Brook or Indie Ale house sumpthinorother, etc etc - the point of Señor Rubin's other article is that beer is finally happening here in to the extent that a 'Toronto beer week' is becoming redundant, and he means that in a good way. It's more that we don't need to prop up the idea with a life support system anymore because it finally sells itself.
- yours truly,
not Josh's publicist.
I'm 50/50 on this because Roche 10 does signify a point of arrival in Ontario, literally and symbolically. For years we've griped, and it's about freaking time.
Far as 'actual bests 2013' - I've lost track. Sure, Nickel Brook or Indie Ale house sumpthinorother, etc etc - the point of Señor Rubin's other article is that beer is finally happening here in to the extent that a 'Toronto beer week' is becoming redundant, and he means that in a good way. It's more that we don't need to prop up the idea with a life support system anymore because it finally sells itself.
- yours truly,
not Josh's publicist.
In Beerum Veritas