I think this version is better than the last two years. A much brighter, cleaner and more citrusy/floral hop profile than previous years. Finish is also much cleaner. I think the bitterness is balanced a bit better than previous versions as well; more bready sweetness on the finish.
Really nice. Worth trying even if you weren't gaga over the earlier vintages.
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Muskoka Harvest Ale
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A popular Muskoka word! Are you the guy keeping verticals of Summer Weisse "Vintages" for a future 'the way beer dies' tasting?The Great Gatsby wrote: gaga over the earlier vintages.
All goofing aside this Harvest Ale is really good on tap, looking forward to this harvest's Harvest.
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[/quote] A popular Muskoka word! Are you the guy keeping verticals of Summer Weisse "Vintages" for a future 'the way beer dies' tasting? [/quote]
No. But I guess my last post was "written in an obsolete vernacular"
[/quote]No. But I guess my last post was "written in an obsolete vernacular"
Naw, it's just funny the Summer Weiss has the 'vintage' boldly on the front label. I imagine some guy with thousands of cases in his cellar, expecting a big return on the investment.The Great Gatsby wrote:I guess my last post was "written in an obsolete vernacular"
"Mmm, Rogue Hazelnut Brown from 2004, an excellent year!"
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Was going to post something similar last night its really quite good and punched up this year...though I struggled to finish th bottle.
The Great Gatsby wrote:I think this version is better than the last two years. A much brighter, cleaner and more citrusy/floral hop profile than previous years. Finish is also much cleaner. I think the bitterness is balanced a bit better than previous versions as well; more bready sweetness on the finish.
Really nice. Worth trying even if you weren't gaga over the earlier vintages.
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Grabbed a pint of this the other day at Bros Beer Bistro and I while it was good, I preferred last years a bit more.
Maybe I was such a fan of last years that I'm remembering it to be better than it was, but for me last years was great. This years is still good, just not as good as 2011
Maybe I was such a fan of last years that I'm remembering it to be better than it was, but for me last years was great. This years is still good, just not as good as 2011
I don't always drink beer ... because sometimes my friends win and we have to go to macro-only establishments.
Still working on yesterday's bottle! Good hit of attractive fruit in the aroma and taste, citrus, some great cereal tones, and a bitter-citrusy hop thing going on that I like. Some honeyish malts. Sure it ain't Sierra Nevada Harvest or a Stone Anniversary, but it is a giant leap for brew-kind.
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Here comes the 2013 Harvest Ale.
I remember when this was released in 2010 and how good it was and how much it upped the game at Muskoka.
Amazing it's been only 3 years. Ontario beer has come a long way!
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I remember when this was released in 2010 and how good it was and how much it upped the game at Muskoka.
Amazing it's been only 3 years. Ontario beer has come a long way!
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Guess what we bottled yesterday and today!! Sneak peek available at retail store only for a sample. Hoping to have it for sale at retail store only.... by the weekend. With the weather today it feels like fall!!!!!
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