2010 John By

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:36 pm

hows it drinking?

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:14 pm

matt7215 wrote:hows it drinking?

Are you talking about the stuff that came out Jan/Feb this year or is there a fresh batch now?

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:17 pm

i checked drinkvine and there is tons of it, im assuming its fresh. if it was last years and this old it would have exploded by now.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:19 pm

matt7215 wrote:i checked drinkvine and there is tons of it, im assuming its fresh. if it was last years and this old it would have exploded by now.

Nothing in York Region yet.

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:15 pm

I found some at Summerhill. It's good, similar to last year, a fresh, uncomplex Impy stout.

Gary

notdan · Post by **notdan** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:53 am

Had a few sips last night. Agreed with the above comment... nothing complex but pretty tasty and a good deal.

ErkLR · Post by **ErkLR** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:06 pm

Glad to hear this is good so far, I have avoided picking it up because every bottle I saw on the LCBO shelves had obvious sediment on the bottom. Strangely this didn't stop me buying the Black Irish a couple weeks ago.

I've read threads on here before about SI/Heritage having contamination problems (and I've run into them and returned the beer), but I haven't seen if anyone knows why EVERYTHING from them has sediment in it lately. It seems to no longer be an occasional problem, but a feature. Have they changed something in their process? I mean I looked at a few bottles of Start's Session Ale with CHUNKS in the bottom.

I have zero problem with beers that aren't clarified, but I don't know if they're doing this on purpose or not.
P.S. Hi, I'm new.

Edit:
So literally seconds after hitting the submit button, I'm rinsing out a bottle of Black Irish a friend of mine brought to a party here Sat and I see the label now says "Our all natural ale is unfiltered"... *facepalm* But I think that is new.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:52 pm

having my first of the season and it wont be my last. nicely hopped with coffee also in the nose. very hoppy flavour with the dark malt coming in near the end. the finish is bitter. a bit thin and not complex but a decent drinker right now.

ill grab another bottle the next time im in the lcbo.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:20 pm

Had one the other night. I enjoyed it. Tasted more like a coffee porter than an imperial stout to me, but it was tasty nonetheless.

Didn't impress me enough to buy some to cellar though...

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:49 am

I'll pick up some bottles tonight, I have a few from last year left and will do a side by side

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:40 am

ErkLR wrote:Glad to hear this is good so far, I have avoided picking it up because every bottle I saw on the LCBO shelves had obvious sediment on the bottom. Strangely this didn't stop me buying the Black Irish a couple weeks ago.

I've read threads on here before about SI/Heritage having contamination problems (and I've run into them and returned the beer), but I haven't seen if anyone knows why EVERYTHING from them has sediment in it lately. It seems to no longer be an occasional problem, but a feature. Have they changed something in their process? I mean I looked at a few bottles of Start's Session Ale with CHUNKS in the bottom.

I have zero problem with beers that aren't clarified, but I don't know if they're doing this on purpose or not.
P.S. Hi, I'm new.

Edit:
So literally seconds after hitting the submit button, I'm rinsing out a bottle of Black Irish a friend of mine brought to a party here Sat and I see the label now says "Our all natural ale is unfiltered"... *facepalm* But I think that is new.

Welcome to the forum. Nice to see another Londoner on board.

Lots of Scotch Irish at my LCBO store, and I buy it often and it is always good.

ErkLR · Post by **ErkLR** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:04 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:
Welcome to the forum. Nice to see another Londoner on board.

Lots of Scotch Irish at my LCBO store, and I buy it often and it is always good.

That's good hear, I really WANT them to be really good. It's my favourite ON brewery, probably because Sgt. Major was the first ON craft brew that I really liked. I'll pick up some John By next time I'm near an LCBO.

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:42 pm

2 Bottles, dated L3 - one was great, but the other was an infected mess, reeking of nail polish remover. I was cooking with it, and it completely ruined a stew I was making.

Like many others, I'm done with this brewery.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:33 pm

John By is on cask now at C'est What. I had a couple last night and loved it. Thick, black, tart, didn't get a lot of coffee presence but it's a mouthful at 8.5%.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:33 am

sprague11 wrote:2 Bottles, dated L3 - one was great, but the other was an infected mess, reeking of nail polish remover. I was cooking with it, and it completely ruined a stew I was making.

Like many others, I'm done with this brewery.

It's too bad really. Scotch Irish gave us Ontario both a genuine IPA and an Imperial Stout - rare sty;es made here. Just as incredible the same brand offer(ed) a very good porter, a good bitter brown and a great session mild. All the right recipes... could have been a flagship Craft Brewery here.

Also never cook with bad-smelling ingredients LOL! Nail polish remover??

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