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El Pinguino wrote:So....whats a Canadian Pale Ale?
Matt is correct about OT CPA.
And there is only one CIPA namely Scotch Irish Brewing Co. Sgt Majors IPA.Was....
I pine for this beer's pleasantly funky resiny notes. Orange you nostalgic for the citrus-pith aromas this one had back when Church Key still made it? It deserves its own category. I say we crowd-source a fund to bring it back with Perry's oversight & deft hand at brewing.
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Left Field's pop up shops they've held for the last couple weekends. I stopped by last Saturday afternoon for the first time since their opening party last year. It's pretty similar to what's going on at Junction with more natural light.
I picked up a bottle of Maris Pale Ale and tried the Prospect Citra on tap, which was quite good. It's kind of neat we have Bellwoods Monogamy Citra, Great Lakes Karma Citra and Left Field Prospect Citra available all at the same time. I guess you could do a citra tasting if you were so inclined.
They've updated their Facebook page saying they're releasing a coffee porter this weekend in collaboration with Pilot Coffee Roasters, who are next door to the brewery. Funny enough, Pilot's coffee shop Crafted is across the street from Bellwoods. Pilot coffee is one of favourites in the city, so I'll make a point to try this.
My only complaint is the $3 bottle deposit, which is quite steep. I live and work in the west end, which won't make me a frequent customer, but even if I lived nearby, I'd be turned off by this just the same. I have to say that the bottle deposit will likely keep me from returning to the brewery but I'll continue to try their beers on draft.
jp_jkl wrote:
My only complaint is the $3 bottle deposit, which is quite steep. .
Have you ever purchased a growler anywhere before? $3 is about as low as a growler deposit/purchase gets. Try going to Amsterdam, where they have a ridiculous $25 deposit on their 2L growlers.
Both the 6-4-3 (iipa) and Bricks and Mortar (coffee porter) are extremely well done. So much coffee in the latter - compared to all the Peche and other Imperial coffee stouts out there the first sip threw me. I imagine both won't last past tomorrow afternoon.
As of 11 AM this morning, GLB still had a few bottles of the three flavoured Harry Porters. Only a 4 or 5 each of Raspberry Fruitcake and Cherry Hoarder in the fridge when I left. A few more of the Bourbon Vanilla. Not sure if they have more, but doubt it.
Also, still some Last Vestiges of Winter, and GLBxBarHop Breakfast for Dinner Rye Stout.
I haven't heard anything other than a couple hints that were dropped in a newsletter.
"1. The blend includes barrels in their 3rd year of age, and 2. We made about triple the quantity of last year. We're hoping this last factor will help to keep it on the shelves for longer than 5 hours. More details will be released in a couple weeks, but we'll be celebrating on Saturday April 4th, so mark off your calendars now!"
I haven't heard anything other than a couple hints that were dropped in a newsletter.
"1. The blend includes barrels in their 3rd year of age, and 2. We made about triple the quantity of last year. We're hoping this last factor will help to keep it on the shelves for longer than 5 hours. More details will be released in a couple weeks, but we'll be celebrating on Saturday April 4th, so mark off your calendars now!"
I haven't heard anything other than a couple hints that were dropped in a newsletter.
"1. The blend includes barrels in their 3rd year of age, and 2. We made about triple the quantity of last year. We're hoping this last factor will help to keep it on the shelves for longer than 5 hours. More details will be released in a couple weeks, but we'll be celebrating on Saturday April 4th, so mark off your calendars now!"
