Trafalgar Hop Nouveau

viggo · Post by **viggo** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:59 am

ritzkiss wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:
ritzkiss wrote: You're honestly going to compare it to the IPAs you can get in Buffalo? Really? That's some good ol' homer-ism at work. Hops Noveau is mediocre at best. Decent, one of the better Ontario IPAs in the bottle... which isn't saying much. Better than what I can get in Buffalo? Hardly, I can get a dozen better IPAs there.

As for my earlier comment to Derek, that was Rob posting under my id. But I agree...

I don't even know what you're talking about. When did I compare it to IPAs in Buffalo? Homerism? I live nowhere near Trafalgar, and I hate most of their beers, just for the record.

Detroit what? is just a silly thing I occasionally put at the end of some of my posts. It means nothing. Its from a Dr. Dre music video if you must know.
My bad then. Carry on.

Someone just got pwned!

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:21 am

viggo wrote:
ritzkiss wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:
I don't even know what you're talking about. When did I compare it to IPAs in Buffalo? Homerism? I live nowhere near Trafalgar, and I hate most of their beers, just for the record.

Detroit what? is just a silly thing I occasionally put at the end of some of my posts. It means nothing. Its from a Dr. Dre music video if you must know.
My bad then. Carry on.
Someone just got pwned!

I'd respond with some witticism but I'm too busy eating another piece of that RIS Cheesecake for breakfast. Who's pwned now, fool?

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:56 am

ritzkiss wrote:
viggo wrote:
ritzkiss wrote: My bad then. Carry on.
Someone just got pwned!
I'd respond with some witticism but I'm too busy eating another piece of that RIS Cheesecake for breakfast. Who's pwned now, fool?

Your gut and your liver?

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:57 am

Bobsy wrote:
ritzkiss wrote:
viggo wrote: Someone just got pwned!
I'd respond with some witticism but I'm too busy eating another piece of that RIS Cheesecake for breakfast. Who's pwned now, fool?
Your gut and your liver?

Ohhh snap! Bitch slapped!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:39 pm

NEWSFLASH:

"Hop Nouveau, while decently made, isn't the greatest OR hoppiest beer in the world. Some people like it at any rate."

It's Friday guys, stop tiring your lips out reading BarTowel & go to a pub.

viggo · Post by **viggo** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:59 pm

Belgian wrote:NEWSFLASH:

"Hop Nouveau, while decently made, isn't the greatest OR hoppiest beer in the world. Some people like it at any rate."

It's Friday guys, stop tiring your lips out reading BarTowel & go to a pub.

Says the guy with over 6% of all posts on BT. Take your own advice.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:03 pm

I'd love to be in a pub right now debating the merits of the Hop Nouveau, but apparently when I chose to get married last year at this time I should have known how many great events would be put on this weekend. So its off to Niagara for some wine tasting and maybe a little fun at the Casino.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:45 pm

Belgian wrote: It's Friday guys, stop tiring your lips out reading BarTowel & go to a pub.

I'll be heading down to C'est What... maybe even have some Hop Nouveau!

tuqueboy · Post by **tuqueboy** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:00 pm

Derek wrote:It's a 5% pale ale, not an IPA.

If it had the hopping rate of a Durham hophead I'd be all over it. As it stands, it's a great session brew. The price is a little steep, like any fresh produce at boutique market!

Given the location, they're probably Willamette, Perle, Sterling or Nugget:
http://www.thestar.com/article/496240

I wasn't getting any herbalness from Perle... but then I've never had wet Perle before!

'twas sterling and nugget

kwjd · Post by **kwjd** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:05 pm

Derek wrote:
Belgian wrote: It's Friday guys, stop tiring your lips out reading BarTowel & go to a pub.
I'll be heading down to C'est What... maybe even have some Hop Nouveau!

I'll be tempted to try it again and see if I like it better on tap. I can't always predict what I'm going to order 10 beers down the road though!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:31 pm

viggo wrote:
Belgian wrote:
It's Friday guys, stop tiring your lips out reading BarTowel & go to a pub.
Says the guy with over 6% of all posts on BT. Take your own advice.

I'm sure we'll run into each other someday soon.

wilco · Post by **wilco** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:53 pm

I really enjoyed this at C'est What last night, enough to go out and buy a bottle. Curious to see if there's a difference between the two.

bartle · Post by **bartle** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:57 pm

I wasn't expecting much from this. However, I was pleasantly surprised. It's a tasty brew. Nothing overly special, but quaffable, if you will. Price and product don't seem to match up though. The fresh wet hopped aspect is nice, but over-all I feel like someone stole my lunch money.

Both bottle and tap were on par. The bottle I had earlier seemed a little richer in mouthfeel. The colour was a little deeper and hazier. In other words, I liked the bottle version a little better.

kwjd · Post by **kwjd** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:08 pm

wilco wrote:I really enjoyed this at C'est What last night, enough to go out and buy a bottle. Curious to see if there's a difference between the two.

I think I liked it more at C'est What last night than when I had it from a bottle.

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:14 pm

Had some at CW and was pleasantly surprised. It may have been the best new beer of the night for me! That may be damning with faint praise... Anyways, it's a bit too mild to become A regular brew for me but I would happily drink it again in similarly good condition.