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Grand River Pugnacious Pale Ale
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Grand River Pugnacious Pale Ale
Thought this was just a one-off for last year's summer OCB feature but I see the Pugnacious is back on store shelves. It's not a crazy blast to the senses but I'll take a fresh and hoppy Grand River beer any time I can get it. Also curious to see if this year's is any different from the previous batch.
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Great news - nice to see it back!cratez wrote:Thought this was just a one-off for last year's summer OCB feature but I see the Pugnacious is back on store shelves. It's not a crazy blast to the senses but I'll take a fresh and hoppy Grand River beer any time I can get it. Also curious to see if this year's is any different from the previous batch.
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my thoughts exactly.TheSevenDuffs wrote:It is good to see more offerings on the shelves at the LCBO (especially from Ontario breweries) but this is not one I would buy again.
the smell of the river near the brewery, and the thought that they could use that water to brew turned me off after my visit.
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If you ever saw the South River you'd never drink the Highlander Pale/Scottish ale either. Fortunately we have developed filters and other water treatment methods that render the source for just about any brewery perfectly safe.kafercrazy wrote:my thoughts exactly.TheSevenDuffs wrote:It is good to see more offerings on the shelves at the LCBO (especially from Ontario breweries) but this is not one I would buy again.
the smell of the river near the brewery, and the thought that they could use that water to brew turned me off after my visit.
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Ground water is the primary source of drinking (and brewing) water in Cambridge.kafercrazy wrote:my thoughts exactly.TheSevenDuffs wrote:It is good to see more offerings on the shelves at the LCBO (especially from Ontario breweries) but this is not one I would buy again.
the smell of the river near the brewery, and the thought that they could use that water to brew turned me off after my visit.
Grand River? They don't use the river water (there is a sewage treatment plant nearby)... they have an artesian well with some seriously hard water from all the natural filtration through limestone.kafercrazy wrote:my thoughts exactly.TheSevenDuffs wrote:It is good to see more offerings on the shelves at the LCBO (especially from Ontario breweries) but this is not one I would buy again.
the smell of the river near the brewery, and the thought that they could use that water to brew turned me off after my visit.
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yep - crazy-ass limestone water - Cambrige, Guelph, Fergus - all lousy with the stuff...beautiful buildings, though!Derek wrote:Grand River? They don't use the river water (there is a sewage treatment plant nearby)... they have an artesian well with some seriously hard water from all the natural filtration through limestone.kafercrazy wrote:my thoughts exactly.TheSevenDuffs wrote:It is good to see more offerings on the shelves at the LCBO (especially from Ontario breweries) but this is not one I would buy again.
the smell of the river near the brewery, and the thought that they could use that water to brew turned me off after my visit.
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Not a bad beer at all but and nice to see it so widely available this time around.
Now for my one gripe: we have practically every beer now from GRB which is fantastic, seeing as how a few years ago it was a big deal to get Russian Gun in as a seasonal, but can we please please please get the Mill Race Mild into the LCBO already?
Rob? Bob? I know the BO is going a little APA crazy right now, which is fine, but this truly is my favourite GRB beer, and fresh it's beautiful - one of the most overlooked beers in this province, IMHO. Anything you guys can do to get it into the stores?
I love visiting the brewery, but it sucks having to buy six months of MRM the two times a year I get there.
Now for my one gripe: we have practically every beer now from GRB which is fantastic, seeing as how a few years ago it was a big deal to get Russian Gun in as a seasonal, but can we please please please get the Mill Race Mild into the LCBO already?
Rob? Bob? I know the BO is going a little APA crazy right now, which is fine, but this truly is my favourite GRB beer, and fresh it's beautiful - one of the most overlooked beers in this province, IMHO. Anything you guys can do to get it into the stores?
I love visiting the brewery, but it sucks having to buy six months of MRM the two times a year I get there.
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its been submitted to the LCBO multiple timesJeffPorter wrote:Not a bad beer at all but and nice to see it so widely available this time around.
Now for my one gripe: we have practically every beer now from GRB which is fantastic, seeing as how a few years ago it was a big deal to get Russian Gun in as a seasonal, but can we please please please get the Mill Race Mild into the LCBO already?
Rob? Bob? I know the BO is going a little APA crazy right now, which is fine, but this truly is my favourite GRB beer, and fresh it's beautiful - one of the most overlooked beers in this province, IMHO. Anything you guys can do to get it into the stores?
I love visiting the brewery, but it sucks having to buy six months of MRM the two times a year I get there.
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