What're you drinking right now?

kevinlater · Post by **kevinlater** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:51 pm

just had the GLB ezra ale. great stuff

S. St. Jeb · Post by **S. St. Jeb** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:05 pm

Having a Tree Cutthroat right now. Have to say I'm underwhelmed and disappointed.

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 3:18 pm

Cutthroat too, consumed a few minutes ago and arriving here to comment on it I see Jordan's note just above where he is underwhelmed. I respect his palate but I like it a lot, the white pith citrus/pine of West Coast hop varieties is moderated by use of other varieties, e.g. Golding, and the malt base is very rich and balances off the hops just fine. As always taste is subjective and relative, but I think it's excellent.

Gary

schomberger · Post by **schomberger** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:30 am

^ and ^^ --I find Cutthroat is more that caramelly malty type of pale ale like Publican or Conductor's, which are quite unlike pales such as Detour, Naughty Neighbour or Rhyme&Reason.

S. St. Jeb · Post by **S. St. Jeb** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:46 am

G.M. Gillman wrote:Cutthroat too, consumed a few minutes ago and arriving here to comment on it I see Jordan's note just above where he is underwhelmed. I respect his palate but I like it a lot, the white pith citrus/pine of West Coast hop varieties is moderated by use of other varieties, e.g. Golding, and the malt base is very rich and balances off the hops just fine. As always taste is subjective and relative, but I think it's excellent.

Gary

schomberger wrote:^ and ^^ --I find Cutthroat is more that caramelly malty type of pale ale like Publican or Conductor's, which are quite unlike pales such as Detour, Naughty Neighbour or Rhyme&Reason.

Taste certainly is subjective and relative......and for me, I also find it can be inconsistent. Maybe the timing just wasn't right for me, or my hope and expectation affected my perception. Good comments on beers to compare to. I like them all, but was probably thinking Detour/NN/R&R when I had this, not Publican/Conductors.

Anyway, I have another one that I'll have in the next few days.

P.S. I'm not Jordan

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:34 pm

S. St. Jeb wrote:
P.S. I'm not Jordan

Wait if you're not Jordan, than that means.....

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:54 pm

schomberger wrote:^ and ^^ --I find Cutthroat is more that caramelly malty type of pale ale like Publican or Conductor's, which are quite unlike pales such as Detour, Naughty Neighbour or Rhyme&Reason.

Yes, I agree. I prefer the Cutthroat/Square Nail/Conductors varietal myself (also: I urge you to try Nickel Brook ESB if you can get it) but I know many others on here favour the other style. For example, I've been a bit mystified by all the love for Rhyme & Reason / Saint of Circumstance (even though I love several other beers by this brewmaster). So taste is personal, for sure.

S. St. Jeb · Post by **S. St. Jeb** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:39 pm

midlife crisis wrote: I urge you to try Nickel Brook ESB if you can get it

I've had it. Very good. I'm thinking more and more that my 'dislike' for Cutthroat was probably influenced by a false expectation of what it was.

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:40 pm

S. St. Jeb wrote:
midlife crisis wrote: I urge you to try Nickel Brook ESB if you can get it
I've had it. Very good. I'm thinking more and more that my 'dislike' for Cutthroat was probably influenced by a false expectation of what it was.

Oh geez, just noticed you live in Burlington! Piece of cake for you.

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:35 am

Over the weekend at Bar Hop, Milos' Craft Beer Emporium, and home:
Bellwoods Viking Grave (draught)
Indie Alehouse Couch Surfer (cask)
Bellwoods Donkey Venom (draught)
Bellwoods Cat Lady (draught)
Amsterdam Blacklight (draught)
Forked River Mojo (draught)
Block Three Florida Olde Ale (draught)
Nickel Brook Green Light Berliner Weisse (draught)
Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen Zwet.Be (sample)
Beer Lab Saison (sample)
Pyramid Outburst Imperial IPA (bottle)
Tree Mellow Moon Pineapple Hefeweizen (bottle)

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:10 am

Sorry about the name error. I agree about the malty vs. dry styles, kind of like bitter vs. spacial bitter in England but in North American terms.

Gary

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:05 am

Stratford Pilsener, in Stratford at Bentley's on the main strip. Excellent, rich-tasting, with a characteristic yeast background that is typically German/Czech, not the sulfur kind, but another kind I find hard to describe, medicinal maybe. It's good in TO when you see it here but better on the home ground.

Gary

IPA_Lover · Post by **IPA_Lover** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:13 am

This past weekend, all from the LCBO.

The Princess Wears Girlpants (Sawdust City) - Fantastic!
Mellow Moon Pineapple Hefeweizen (Tree) - Great summer sipper!
Hoperation Tripel Cross IPA (Phillips) - Your typical Belgian IPA but still very tasty.
Belgian Cherry IPA (Mill St.)

rfrf · Post by **rfrf** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:01 pm

Having a Dunham LaPatt Robuste Porter for the first time, would certainly drink this again and again.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:42 pm

I'm drinking Sprite, from the McDonalds soda fountain. Diluting this 1:1 with water from the still water dispenser recreates the historical Lymon style of pre-1960's Sprite.